Informal Sector

The National Pension Commission (PenCom) says it will provide incentives such as health insurance for contributors willing to embrace the Micro Pension Plan (MPP) in its efforts to incorporate workers in the informal sector. This…

Lagos State Employment Trust Fund (LSETF) and Polaris Bank have partnered to provide N1billion funds to1,827 artisans of the registered 5.5 million artisans in the state. Data from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) shows that 5.5…

BARBARA BAKO, Abuja Following the dearth of detailed information on the informal sector, the duo of National Bureau of Statistics ((NBS) and the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) are planning a National…

Oyo State Government has commenced collection of taxes from the informal sector of the economy across the state. In this bid, Chairman, Oyo State Board of Internal Revenue, Mr Bicci Alli, led other revenue officers to major markets in…