Briga News Nigeria The organised labour union has tabled a new minimum wage of $300 (N436,500) for Nigerian workers before the Federal Government. Labour said the proposed N436,500 was due to the fall in the value of the naira against the dollar. This was disclosed by the Chairman, Trade Union Side, Joint Meeting of the…
By Peter Jonah Nigeria’s Minister for Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr Betta Edu has told the joint National Assembly Committee that she was determined to meet 100 per cent, of the mandate given to her by President Bola Tinubu to reduce humanitarian crises andpoverty challenges in Nigeria. The Minister asserted this while addressing the…
Briga News Nigeria RIVERS STATE 2024 BUDGET STATEMENT: PRESENTED TO THE RIVERS STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY. BY HIS EXCELLENCY SIR SIMINALAYI FUBARA GSSRS,GOVERNOR, RIVERS STATE, (13TH DECEMBER 2024). Mr Speaker, Honourable Members, distinguished guests, ladies, and gentlemen. 2.​It is my pleasure to be before this hallowed chamber today to present our state’s budget estimates of…
Briga News Nigeria Delta State Commissioner for Lands, Surveys and Urban Development, Chief Emamusi Obiodeh, says the State Government have adequate land to provide for serious investors with capacity to create new towns and industrial parks in Delta State. Obiodeh stated this while defending the 2024 budget of the ministry before the State House of…
Briga News Nigeria …As Hotel Owners Beg Governor Oborevwori To Intervene, Say Businesses Are Dying Hoteliers, residents and other business owners in Warri, Effurun and their environs have lamented the continued power outage in the commercial never centres of Delta State, saying that their businesses are fast crumbling to the total blackout. Warri, Effurun, Osubi,…
Briga News Nigeria Abuja—Adewale Adeniyi, the comptroller general (CG) of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), says waivers and concessions granted to investors by the administration of Muhammadu Buhari, former president, cost the country N1.3 trillion. Adeniyi said customs would have generated more income for Nigeria’s consolidated revenue fund in 2023 without the waivers and concessions…
Briga News Nigeria The World Bank has the Nigerian naira is among the worst-performing currencies in the African continent. According to the global bank, the naira weakened by nearly 40 per cent against the United States dollar since it was devalued in June. It made this known in its report titled, ‘Africa’s Pulse: An analysis…
Briga News Nigeria On Tuesday, the naira experienced a significant drop, breaching the significant psychological barrier of 1,000 per dollar in the parallel market. This decline occurred in anticipation of Nigerian lawmakers conducting a review of Olayemi Michael Cardoso for the position of the new head of the nation’s central bank. The exchange rate increased…
Briga News Nigeria President Bola Tinubu has on Monday advanced his economic development diplomatic drive for investment attraction as he engaged extensively in a bilateral discussion with South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa, in New York City, ahead of the United Nations General Assembly. President Tinubu asserted that Africa must have a consensus view that the…
Briga News Nigeria The 650,000 barrels per day Dangote Refinery is yet to begin production after the August commencement date, earlier announced by the President, Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote. While delivering his speech at the official commissioning of the refinery by former President Muhammadu Buhari in May, he said, “Your excellencies, distinguished guests, our first…