FG pays N585m fines, begins nationwide prisoners' release
The Federal Government, on Thursday, said it had raised N585m towards the settlement of fines for inmates in a bid to decongest correctional centres across the country.
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The Federal Government, on Thursday, said it had raised N585m towards the settlement of fines for inmates in a bid to decongest correctional centres across the country.
We retain the 2023-24 GDP growth forecast of 6.5 per cent but we will rework the numbers to see if the July-September growth data adds an upside to the forecast, said Chief economic adviser V. Anantha Nageswaran
At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened stronger at 83.29 against the dollar and touched the highest level of 83.25
Positive cues from equity markets amid strong domestic macroeconomic data boosted the overall sentiment.
The Union Cabinet, headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, extended the PMGKAY scheme earlier this week. The initiative, introduced in 2020 as a pandemic relief measure, will now provide 5 kilograms of free food grains per month to 81.35 crore underprivileged individuals for an additional five years, incurring an estimated cost of Rs 11.80 lakh crore, , PMGKAY