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Food Crisis: Naira Purchasing Power Sinks as Prices Skyrocket Market prices of everything, including pepper, oil and onions have surged due to food supply crisis in Nigeria. People can barely afford to eat two times a day as the value of the Nigerian naira has plunged, chasing scarce food items amidst insecurities and monetary policy […]

C’River Paid N55bn Debt in 12 Months, Gov. Otu Gov. Bassey Otu of Cross River has said that since assumption of office on May 29, 2023, a total of N55 billion had been paid to offset debts and contractual obligations. Addressing newsmen at a dinner to give his administration’s stewardship, on Thursday night in Calabar, […]

The Senate has proposed a bill to strip the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) of its final decision-making power in setting interest rates. According to a copy of the bill , this authority is to be transferred to a newly proposed Coordinating Committee for Monetary and Fiscal Policies, which will be headed by the Minister […]

Kimberly-Clark, the American multinational and makers of “Huggies”, has announced its decision to stop local manufacturing and sales operations in Nigeria. This marks the end of its 14-year presence in the country. The company disclosed this decision in a statement released on Friday. It attributed the move to its recently adjusted global strategic priorities and […]

The High Court of Ogun State has announced its annual vacation for the year 2024. According to a notice issued by the Chief Judge, Hon. Justice (Dr.) M. A. Dipeolu, the court will be on vacation from Monday, July 15, 2024, to Friday, August 23, 2024. The court will resume on Monday, August 26, 2024, […]

Many trucks, petroleum tankers and vehicles were reportedly trapped around the Oyigbo axis of the Port Harcourt-Aba Expressway in Rivers State on Friday. It was gathered that security operatives blocked the Imo River border between Rivers and Imo over the Biafria Day sit-at-home. The development was following the killing of some soldiers by suspected members […]

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Lagos Branch is set to host the “Democracy Day Walk” on Wednesday, June 12, 2024, as part of its Lagos Law Week activities. The event aims to promote networking, raise awareness about mental health and wellness, and provide a platform for exercise and physical activity. The Democracy Day Walk is […]

Chidi Odinkalu, a prominent Nigerian lawyer and human rights activist, has taken to social media platform X (formerly Twitter) to express his concerns over the recently trending Draft Bill for an Act to Substitute the 1999 Constitution with the 2024 Constitution. In a series of tweets, Odinkalu called out the Nigerians and national leaders, alleging […]

The organised labour comprising the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) has said it would commence an indefinite strike on Monday, June 3, following the failure to reach agreement on a new national minimum wage and the non reversal in the hike of electricity tariff by the federal government. Presidents of […]

President Bola Tinubu has defended the government’s decision to re-introduce the old national anthem, ‘Nigeria, We Hail Thee’, stating that it was a priority for him. During a meeting with the Arewa Consultative Forum at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Thursday, Tinubu pushed back against criticism, asserting that the reintroduction of the old national […]

In response to the killing of five soldiers by suspected criminal elements in Aba on Thursday, May 30, 2024, the Abia State Government has announced a N25 million reward for anyone providing information leading to the arrest of the perpetrators. The incident occurred around 7:45 am at Obikabia Junction in the Ogbor Hill area of […]

A Chief Magistrates’ Court on Friday revoked the bail it granted Abubakar Ismail, 34, who claimed to be a medical doctor at the Life Plus Medical Centre in Bassa village in Abuja. Chief Magistrate Musa Abdulrazaq, revoked the defendant’s bail following his absence from court. Abdulrazaq said that the defendant had violated the conditions of […]