Sami Tunji

Tension has gripped the civil service following President Bola Tinubu's alleged decision to stay the appointment of the new acting Accountant-General of the Federation, Mr Babatunde Ogunjimi.

FG plans to spend N8.52tn (inclusive of government enterprises) on personnel and pension costs for federal workers next year.

The Central Bank of Nigeria has granted Bureau de Change operators temporary permission to purchase up to $25,000 weekly in foreign exchange from the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market, which was launched earlier this month.

According to the report, this was the most common type of crime within the period under review.

As Christmas approaches, Nigerians are grappling with a record-high transport inflation rate of 30.54 per cent in November 2024

Civil servants under the employment of the Federal Government are facing a low-key Christmas celebrations following the delay in payment of their December 2024 salaries.

The Central Bank of Nigeria has announced the launch of an externally hosted whistleblowing platform set to go live on January 1, 2025.

The Federal Government has budgeted N6.21bn for salaries of workers of the moribund Ajaokuta Steel Company next year, according to the proposed 2025 budget.

The National Bureau of Statistics has disclosed that African investors, excluding those from Nigeria, contributed a notable $285.11m in foreign capital to Nigeria in the third quarter of 2024.

The National Bureau of Statistics has earmarked N35m in its 2025 budget proposal for “Capacity Building on Cybersecurity and Data Centre Management.”