Economy

By Bukola Adewumi The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC)and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) has lauded President Muhammadu Buhari for signing the N30,000 minimum wage bill into law.

Olukayode Babalola Nasarawa state Governor-elect, Sule Abdullahi, on Friday, pledged to implement the new minimum wage, after sworn in as the governor.

By Jude Opara, Abuja The House of Representatives has decried what it described as “the deliberate noncompliance” with provisions of the 2018Appropriation Act concerning the release of statutory transfers to government agencies on first line charge.

By Jude Opara, Abuja The Senate yesterday hinted that it will deliberate of the 2019 appropriation when it returns from the Easter break. This is as the Committee on Appropriation laid the 2019 budget report at floor of the Senate.

Not less than 300 youths in Anambra, who enrolled for 2018 National Industrial Skills Development Programme (NISDP) have received starter packs from Industrial Training Fund.

The Ogun Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development on Wednesday said it had disbursed N200million to a total of 7, 350 persons in the seventh phase of its micro-credit scheme covering January to March.

The Acting Chairman, Fiscal Responsibility Commission (FRC), Mr Victor Muruako, has expressed displeasure over poor funding of Federal Government owned roads across the country and called for increase in the funding.

By Emmanuella Anokam/Monday Ijeh The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has urged the Federal Housing Authority (FHA), to replicate the opportunities of its “housing ecosystem” across the country.

By Bukola Adetoye Lagos, April 16, 2019 (NAN) The Nigerian Council of Registered Insurance Brokers (NCRIB) on Tuesday urged the Federal Government to inject fresh ideas into the running of the nations’ economy.

By Lucy Ogalue/Doris Esa The Federal Government is partnering with the private sector under a Public Private Partnership (PPP) agreement to produce 13 million ECOWAS biometric identification cards for Nigerians worth N14.7 billion.