Former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi, has lamented the rising cost of living in Nigeria, stating that severe hunger has now become a member of many households across the country. In a post on his X account to mark World Food Day, the former governor highlighted that the skyrocketing prices of food have made basic…
His Excellency Comrade Dr Nasir Idris, Kauran Gwandu, on Tuesday flagged-off the construction of 6.4 kilometer township dualisation in Argungu town, which is expected to gulp over N7.23 billion. Speaking at the inauguration ceremony in Argungu, Argungu Local Government Area, Gov. Idris said the money covered road construction, drainage system and installation of solar street…
Nigeria’s headline inflation rate for September 2024 rose to 32.70 per cent after slowing consecutively in the previous two months of July and August. This was according to the latest Consumer Price Index report from the National Bureau of Statistics. It is a marginal increase of 0.55 per cent from the August 2024 figure of…
The Federal Government has said the petition by Yoruba nation agitator, Mr Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as “Sunday Igboho”, calling on the United Kingdom to consider the Yoruba nation was not endorsed by the UK government. The spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Eche Abu-Obe, in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday, said…
The Nigeria Health Commissioners Forum (NHCF) is proud to announce the launch of Project 10 Million Know Your Number, Control Your Number, a subnational health promotion and awareness campaign aimed at combating the rising prevalence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), particularly hypertension and diabetes, in Nigeria. This was disclosed in a press statement signed by Chairman,…
The removal of fuel subsidies in Nigeria has significantly reduced cross-border smuggling of Premium Motor Spirit. This is according to the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, Mr. Mele Kyari. Kyari stated this in an interview with Channels TV on Sunday, explaining that the subsidy created a price disparity between…
The Nigeria Football Federation said it believed that the delay by the Libyan authorities was intentional. The Nigeria Football Federation has said the Super Eagles will no longer take part in the 2025 AFCON qualifier against Libya after the Libyan authorities delayed the Super Eagles at the Al Abraq Airport for more than 12 hours…
To mark International E-Waste Day, October 14, consumers worldwide are urged to collect dead and/or unused electronics and electrical products and give them a second life through reuse or repair, or recycle them properly. Above all, consumers should stop throwing them away in household waste bins. The Global E-waste Monitor 2024, authored by UNITAR in…
•Advises government to peg import duty exchange rate, crude supply at N1,000 The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has called on the Federal Government to peg import duties at an exchange rate of N1,000/$ to stabilise costs for manufacturers who rely on imports, boost productivity and enable long-term planning. The chamber, in a…
“And in the shadowless unclouded glare,Deep blue above us fades to whiteness where,A misty sealine meets the wash of air .” The immortal words of Sir John Betjeman, poet and Victorian architectural heritage campaigner, born 1906, died 1984, who saved the gorgeous St Pancras station from demolition in the 1960s. His statue stands majestic on…
