Tinubu tops N25,000 to the salary of junior civil servants

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has announced a short-term pay raise of N25,000 for junior government workers, a move, he said, was to relieve the stress his “bold reforms” have had on families and households. Tinubu made the pledge on Sunday (Oct. 1) in his nationwide broadcast to commemorate Nigeria’s 63rd independence anniversary, 48 hours before a planned indefinite work strike by Nigerian workers set to begin October 3. Nigerian workers under the aegis of the...

NGO trains CBOs on village savings/loan association scheme

As part of efforts towards attaining the ActionAid Women’s Voice and Leadership project’s anticipated outcome of Improving the Management and Sustainability of Local Women’s Rights Organizations, and enhancing advocacy and programming for gender equality in Nigeria, a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), Women’s Rights and Health Project (WRAHP) has coordinated a two-day training on setting up an operational mechanisms for Village Savings and Loan Association Scheme. The two-day training which took place at Ireti Resource Center in...

Nigeria Forum 2023 set to hold Monday, October, 2

The Nigeria Forum 2023 is set to hold a business summit on Monday, 2nd October to address challenges and unlock business opportunities in Nigeria. Dr. Brian Reuben, the convener in a press statement made available to journalists stated that the prestigious Nigeria Forum, organised by the Sixteenth Council, aka Brian Reuben Policy Group United Kingdom, is set to take place on October 2nd, 2023, in Ikoyi, Lagos. The statement read, “This esteemed annual event draws policymakers, business...

Alleged plot to stop Tinubu’s probe of CBN exposed

…Former Acting Governor, Folashodun Shonubi, refused to vacate office despite President Tinubu’s appointment of a substantive governor to replace him. _____ Alleged plot by “influential individuals” in the business industry to prevail on President Bola Tinubu to stop the ongoing investigation of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has been exposed. The Coalition for Transparency and Economic Reforms (COTER), which raised the alarm over what it described as the looming danger at the CBN said,...

US Deputy Treasury Secretary Adeyemo identifies four economic reform priorities for Nigeria

U.S. Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo has urged the Nigerian government to stabilise the naira and fight corruption to unlock what he called “the type of growth that creates economic opportunity for the Nigerian people.” Adeyemo, the highest-ranking member of the African diaspora in President Joe Biden’s administration, who is on a trip to Nigeria, said this on Monday during his visit to Lagos Business School. He delivered an economic policy speech titled ‘U.S.–Nigeria Economic...

Soludo engages Canadian firm for Anambra rail project

Governor Chukwuma Soludo has contracted a Canadian-based infrastructure advisory organisation, CPCS Transcom Limited, to prepare and design a master plan for rail line network for Anambra State. The rail lines would run from Onitsha, the state’s commercial nerve centre, to Ihiala, targeting the Oseokwa Port through Nnewi, Igbo-Ukwu, Ekwulobia, Oko down to Umunze, the border town to Abia and Imo, General Manager, Anambra State Bureau of Public Procurement (ANSBPP), Mr Okey Ezeobi, told journalists on...

Upcoming FITCC Conference – One-on-One with the Event Facilitator, Linda Anukwuem

…Says the event will validate demand for a Nigerian Consulate in Houston The President of AIX LLC, the Houston-based facilitator of the FITCC Conference, Linda Anukwuem walked into the newsroom to shed light on a two-day international conference expected to attract a diverse group of entrepreneurs and industry leaders in America’s fourth largest city, Houston. Ms. Anukwuem spoke to WAP’s Editorial Board Co-chair, Dr. Anthony Ogbo. Below is the transcript: Come October 24-25, the Fidelity...

Gov. Soludo lays foundation of Kojo auto assembly plant

Prof. Chukwuma Charles Soludo, Anambra State Governor has performed the groundbreaking ceremony of Kojo Auto Assembly and Natural Gas Facility in Umunya, Oyi Local Government Area of Anambra State A press statement by Christian Aburime, Chief Press Secretary to the Governor on Saturday noted that the plant is the second automobile company after Innoson Motors and first CNG manufacturing automobile company in the state, and will also house the first CNG station located at Umunya....

Anambra investment summit to kick off Thursday

Prof. Charles Soludo, Governor of Anambra State will on Thursday declare open the Anambra Investment Summit 2023, expected to take place at the International Convention Center, Awka. According to a press release signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Christian Aburime on Wednesday, Soludo is set to host an extraordinary investment event that promises to be an eye-opener for the business community in Nigeria and beyond. The statement noted that the Anambra Investment...

Proliferation Of Illegal Lottery Businesses Worries BOGIS

The proliferation of illegal lottery houses in Maiduguri, the Borno state capital, and environs has become a great concern to the Borno Geographic Information Service (BOGIS). Adam Bababe, the Executive Secretary of the BOGIS in a statement said there was a noticeable increase in people leasing out their lands in residential and commercial areas for lottery or game houses. He explained that Section 13, sub-section 2 of the Borno State Land Use Regulation 2022, mandates...

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