The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management, and Social Development, Sadiya Farouq, has disclosed that the Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed, added N206bn to the humanitarian ministry’s budget. Farouq, who appeared before the Senate Committee on Special Duties to defend the 2023 budget, revealed that the ministry requested some projects[Read More…]
Author: Godwin Anyebe
FG Kicks Against IMF Prediction, Says Nigeria Won’t Face Food Crisis
The Federal Government has advised Nigerians to stay calm and not be afraid of any form of food crises as predicted by the International Monetary Fund. Kicking against the projections, FG stated that several measures had been put in place to forestall the scarcity of food in Nigeria, stressing that[Read More…]
Subsidy: Petrol, Electricity Spent Inefficiently – World Bank
The World Bank report has revealed that Nigeria’s petroleum, electricity, and foreign exchange resources have been consumed by inefficient and regressive subsidiaries. This was contained in a statement on the bank’s website announcing the launch of the new Nigeria Public Finance Review report. The bank added that subsidies benefit only[Read More…]
WAW Detergent recognized as One of 100 Brands Transforming Africa
Peace Legend Awards, an apex event organised by animation, has recognised the WAW brand as one of the 100 brands that are transforming Africa, based on its continuous impact and investment in improving the continent. The WAW detergent is a unique, bold multipurpose laundry care brand from the stable of[Read More…]
Ajinomoto Wins Consumers’ Assembly Award
Ajinomoto Fodds, Nigeria Ltd has won the prestigious Consumers’ Assembly award (seasoning category) for its consistency in local content compliance in Nigeria. The awards was conferred on Ajinomoto recently in Lagos at Consumers’ Experience Summit/Awards with the theme: “harnessing local content for Consumers’ gain: way to go”. Speaking on this[Read More…]
Collapse of the Soft Drinks Sector Looms – Sectoral Group of MAN Cries Out!
The carbonated soft drinks sub-sector of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria [MAN] have raised a discomforting alarm over the Federal Government’s proposed 20 per cent Ad-valorem Excise Tax on Non-Alcoholic Beverages which covers the widely consumed Carbonated Soft Drinks [CSD] segment. The sectoral group heads rising from a meeting on[Read More…]
Afro and the Beats Unveils Partners
Activities leading to the much-anticipated festival scheduled to commence at Agege Stadium on December 23rd, 2022 has commenced in earnest with the organisers of Afro And The Beats unveiling their major partners. According to the organisers, these partners, which include Goldberg, Desperado and Zagg from the stable of Nigerian Breweries[Read More…]
Lampe Omoyele, Obia, Fabusoro, Amanfo, others to speak at BJAN’s 10th Marketing Conference
Brand Journalists’ Association of Nigeria (BJAN) has announced Chief Executive Officer, Nitro 121, Lampe Omoyele as Keynote Speaker, alongside Chief Executive Officer, Association of Advertising Agencies of Nigeria (AAAN), Kemi Fabusoro,Emeka Obia from Publicis Groupe/Redefini, CEO ID Africa, Femi Falodun, Oluwarantimi Olaniyan, Business Lead Quadrant MSL, Chineze Amanfo,Lead Public Relations[Read More…]
Bigi Drinks Gifts Consumers Brand New Car, other Exciting Prizes in 2nd Watch and Win Promo in Lagos and Abuja.
It was a refreshingly gleeful experience at the Silverbird cinema on recently as Bigi drinks, consumers’ favourite range of refreshing soft drinks from the stable of Rite Foods Limited, rewarded a consumer, Kehinde Adewole with a brand-new car and other exciting prizes at the grand finale of the second edition[Read More…]
Firstbank UK Stands Tall At 40, Appreciates It’s Consumers And Regulators
FBNBank UK, a member of First Bank of Nigeria Limited and Subsidiaries had London, the United Kingdom painted blue as it celebrated its 40th anniversary, themed Partnership Beyond Borders, on Friday, 11 November 2022. The event which had customers, members of government functionaries and the diplomatic community, regulators, captains of[Read More…]
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FG Revenue Rises 76% to N12.5tn, Fueled by Tax and Oil Gains — Budget Office
The Federal Government’s earnings have increased by 76 percent, rising from N7.1 trillion in 2022 to N12.5 trillion in 2023, due to higher taxes and oil revenues. This information was revealed in the recently released 2025-2027 Medium Term Expenditure Framework and Fiscal Strategy Paper from the Ministry of Budget and[Read More…]