Mr Tinubu, majority of 40m MSMEs are on life support
In 2022, MSMEs contributed 48 percent to Nigeria’s gross domestic product (GDP), accounted for 96 percent of businesses and 84 percent of employment.
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In 2022, MSMEs contributed 48 percent to Nigeria’s gross domestic product (GDP), accounted for 96 percent of businesses and 84 percent of employment.
The importation of refined petroleum has significantly contributed to the country’s import bill, which requires foreign exchange. A review of the OEC data shows that refined petroleum took 18.3 percent of the country’s import bill in 2021.
A typical example of the monetary and the fiscal policies misalignment is the recent Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) cashless policy which was planned without consultations with the Ministry of Finance.
By May 2023, Chief Bola Tinubu is expected to be sworn in, having been announced as the president-elect by the Independent National Electoral Commission, after a contentious February 25 election.
“Obi has to prove that his allegations against the disqualification of Tinubu is valid before the court, presenting legal documents to back it up. This is how his claim can be valid, else, it is just an allegation without substantial evidence,” he said.
An examination of one of Tinubu’s recent speeches reveals the triple trouble on top of his subconscious mind – food insecurity, martial insecurity, and interethnic insecurities.
The petitioner said the second respondent, Bola Tinubu, must be disqualified on the grounds of his trial at the US court on drug dealing, which led to his forfeiture of $460,000.
A further analysis reveals that if the LP sustains its current momentum, it may further dampen the chances of the PDP winning the presidential election in subsequent elections.
Tinubu won states such as Benue, Ekiti, Rivers, Borno, Jigawa, Zamfara, Kogi, Kwara, Niger, Ondo, Oyo and Ogun states.
Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) got 4,772 (1.02 percent) votes in the state, while the New Nigerian People’s Party (NNPP) contestant, Rabiu Kwankwaso, polled 1,803 votes.
In partnership with DEAN Initiative, we polled 1,356 Nigerians across the 36 states and the FCT using a simple random sampling method. A few facts about the data are noteworthy: first, the data do not measure respondents’ probable voting choice, rather it measures their perception of candidates, parties and election readiness, generally.
Nigerians have in the last two weeks been thrown into chaos amid scarcity of fuel in petroleum outlets across the country. Last week, The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority said it found gasoline with methanol above national specifications in the supply chain and removed the fuel from circulation.
After 5,328 hours, amounting to 222 days, the Nigerian government lifted the ban on Twitter operations in the country earlier in the week.