•Nze Chidi Duru Deputy National Organising Secretary of the All Progressives Congress Nze Chidi Duru, shares his thoughts with Sunday PUNCH about the economic hardship in the country, President Bola Tinubu’s reforms, and the political crisis rocking Kano and Rivers states, among other issues. Excerpts: What’s your assessment of President Bola ...
•A market place Nigeria’s inflation figure has reached a new high, hitting 34.19 % for June 2024, according to the latest data from the National Bureau of State Statistics (NBS). This is an increase of 0.24% points when compared to the inflation figure for May 2024 released by the NBS. “In June 2024, the headline […]
Crisis has again erupted in the Zamfara State chapter of the All Progressives Congress as the federal lawmaker representing Kaura-named-Birnin Magaji Federal Constituency, Hon Sani Jaji and his supporters created another faction within the party. Addressing a press conference in Gusau on Wednesday, the chairman of the Sani Jaji-led APC faction...
It is a tale of woes as an acute scarcity of one of Nigerians’ most popular staple foods, bread, has hit Kaduna, Katsina, and Kano states. Checks by our correspondents revealed that the most-favoured staple was now as scarce as petrol or the highly-prized precious metal, Gold, reports NAN. It was observed that whereas the […]
•Tinubu As Nigeria battles an economic crisis sparked by the government’s twin policies of petrol subsidy removal and unification of FX windows, United Kingdom-based Diageo joined about 15 other multinational companies that have exited the country in the past three years. Diageo is the latest to announce its departure on Tuesday, June 11 when ...
•Food stuffs The United Nations has again predicted that 82 million Nigerians, about 64 per cent of the country’s population, may go hungry by 2030, calling on the government to tackle climate change, pest infestations, and other threats to agricultural productivity. The prediction comes in the wake of a persistent hike in food prices in [&hel...
•Tanker drivers The ongoing leadership tussle rocking the Petroleum Tanker Drivers (PTD) branch of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG), seems to have worsened as some aggrieved members of the Association held a parallel election in Abuja. A huge number of the Association members who are dissatisfied by the recent el...
•Fubara and Wike A group of 60 lawmakers in the House of Representatives, popularly known as G-60 lawmakers, today, called on the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokeun, to stop aiding the Federal Capital Territory Minister, Nyesom Wike in meddling in the Rivers State political crisis. The lawmakers spoke against today’s ruling of the ...
•Biden US President Joe Biden took to the airwaves on July 4 fighting to show he is fit to run for reelection and serve another term, trying to douse Democratic panic triggered by his disastrous debate with Donald Trump. As Americans gather for their Independence Day holiday, concern has swelled over the 81-year-old incumbent’s mental [&hellip...
•Dangote refinery The domestic crude oil supply crisis that recently led to accusations and denials in the oil sector may warrant an investment plunge in the industry, operators declared yesterday. According to operators at the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the crisis may damage the confidence of International Oil Companies and inves...

