Commodities export’ll grow economy – SEC

June 6, 2023 Amaka Ifeakandu 0

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has said that Nigeria has various commodities that could be exported in a bid to grow the economy, provide jobs for Nigerians as well as provide the nation with foreign Exchange. Director General of the SEC, Mr. Lamido Yuguda who stated this in Lagos while speaking to journalists said that the agricultural sector in Read More

Resurgence of old, new naira notes, Ramadan push prices higher

April 6, 2023 Blessing Anaro 0

The release of the old naira notes and the beginning of Ramadan has driven prices of commodities, particularly tomatoes higher in recent days, Bismarck Rewane, Chief Executive Officer of Financial Derivatives Company (FDC) has said. “During the naira cash saga, the price of a 50kg bag of tomatoes dropped by 6.25 per cent to N15,000 as its high perishability forced Read More

Yuletide: Low key celebration for Nigerians as fuel crisis, harsh economy bite

December 25, 2022 Segun Odunewu 0

Nigerians celebrate this year’s Christmas in low key as fuel scarcity and the harsh economic conditions continued to bite as the celebration appears not to have come with so much fun-fare, Blueprint has gathered. There have been lamentations across the country following the surge in prices of foodstuffs and other commodities in the market. Apart from the scarcity of the Premium Motor Read More