The Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN), has called on the federal government to ensure the faithful, efficient, and speedy implemented of the Economic Recovery and Growth Plan (ERGP), staying the country’s future prospect depends on its implementation, as it is anchored on industrialisation. The Institute made this call at the 5th Annual Economic…

Head of Service of the Federation, Mrs. Winifred Oyo-Ita has said yesterday’s launch of the Public Service Learning Management System (PSLMS) in Abuja is an initiative for efficient public service delivery in the country. She also described the capacity building system, which is aimed at improving the skills and competency database of the Federal Government.…

Increased pre-election expenditure and sustained revenue shortfalls may further widen Nigeria’s fiscal deficit this year, the World Bank has warned.

With at least N300 billion worth of investment at stake and potential job loss of at least 100,000, the  Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry...

The Nigerian government said it has disbursed over N120 billion to about 800,000 farmers in the country since the commencement of Anchor Borrowers Programme (ABP). Minister of Economic planning and budget, Udoma Udo Udoma, made the disclosure at the 42nd Annual Conference of Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators of Nigeria (ICSAN) in Lagos on…

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) yesterday approved the 2019-2021 Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and Fiscal Strategy Paper (FSP).

The Federal Government is mulling a birth control policy where the number of children per woman is to be pegged at two to check the prevalent poverty and unemployment in the country.

Is the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari ready to walk its talk in the promise to give the Nigerian economy a new direction? This question will be answered if (or when) the Economic Recovery and Growth Plan (ERGP) the president launched last year begins to bear fruits.

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), mobilized approximately 300,000 graduates in 2017. The federal budget allocation for the scheme...

The need to revive the Nigerian economy and sustain the growth momentum since the country’s exit from recession in the second quarter of 2017 appears more compelling now than ever before, state actors need to know this as they now struggle to put politics above governance issues.

The Federal government’s Economic Recovery and Growth [ERGP] Focus labs has set a target of $9.24 billiion revenue inflows for private sector investments in manufacturing and processing industries in Nigeria expected to create over 300,000 jobs across the six geo-political zones by 2020. This, in addition, will be backed by over $400million government’s investment to…

The 2018 Federal Government budget has just been signed into law on 20th June 2018 amidst controversies between the Presidency and the National Assembly on issues such as the budget...