Economy

Nigeria At Economic Crossroads, by Professor Abubakar Aliyu Liman

Corruption, it is said, is the albatross around the neck of our efforts towards national development. Well, there are other factors such as gross insensitivity or the indifference of the managers of our public affairs. I also want to believe that the entire system has been compromised right from the era of military regimes up […]

Technology

Nigeria Begins Talks With Binance; Planning Economic Diversity Through Blockchain Technology

In a bid to diversify the economy which over the years depended solely on crude oil, the Federal Government of Nigeria is currently in talks with the cryptographic giant, Binance to expand it’s economic scope through the Blockchain technology. Bloomberg reports that, Nigerian authorities and cryptocurrencies investment and exchange platform, Binance Holdings Ltd. are in […]

Economy

Nigeria Saves N5.03 Trillions From Import Reduction

The Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu has said that Nigeria has made tremendous breakthrough in import reduction, by cumulatively saving N5.03 Trillion from 2017 to 2020. The Minister made the statement today, at the closing ceremony of the STI EXPO 2022 in Abuja. The Minister made the quote based on the […]

Economy

We’re Working To Bring Down Inflation, Boost Economy – FG

The federal government has assured of its determination to ensure that the inflation rate which has been on a downward trend is brought even lower as the government continues to work ways of reviving the economy. The Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Clement Agba, gave the assurance yesterday at the Presidential Villa, […]

Economy Technology

FG To Train 500,000 Public Servants On Digital Economy

The Bureau of Public Service Reforms (BPSR) says plans are underway to train 500,000 public servants on digitisation and Information Technology (IT) to improve service delivery. Mr Dasuki Arabi, the Director-General of the bureau disclosed this when he featured at the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) forum in Abuja on Sunday. Arabi said that the […]