•Beer Some Nigerians have said they turn to beer as a way of easing frustration and coping with stress brought on by harsh living conditions in the country. Despite shrinking incomes and rising living costs, they explained that consuming a few bottles of beer helps them calm down and strategise better. It was discovered that […]
•Wike during the media chat in Abuja today Conference of Professionals in the Peoples Democratic Party (CP-PDP) has said that the Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike’s media chat today, has further confirmed his frustration over his failure to secure the support of credible Nigerians for President Tinubu’s unattainable re-...
Barely eight months after the federal government approved a 50 percent tariff hike for telecom operators in the country, subscribers have begun to tell tales of woes on how the sharp increase is straining their budgets and negatively impacting on their socio-economic lives. The service providers’ customers, who have no options but to use the [...
•INEC chairman, Prof Mahmood Yakubu and the parties As the final countdown to Saturday’s by-elections across the country ebbs, the major political parties are on the war path with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over the list of candidates for the elections. Checks by our correspondent showed anger and frustration by the p...
•Candidates Parents and candidates sitting for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) say they are facing multiple challenges at various centres since the commencement of the exercise on Monday, February 3. The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) had earlier shifted the registration from Jan.31 to allow it to im...
•Some Nigerian banks There appears to be no respite yet for the Nigerian banking public following the upgrades being carried out by some deposit money banks (DMBs) in recent times. Despite recent assurances by the institutions, Nigerians have continued to express frustration over the lingering glitches in the banks’ operations with the many cu...
•Petrol queue Following the new adjustment in the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, also known as petrol by the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) the product now sells between N1150 and N1500 in Yenagoa the Bayelsa State capital and its environs. Our reporter who visited various filling stations and outlets in [&hel...
•Natasha Akpoti-Uduagan Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has voiced her concerns about Nigeria’s growing economic difficulties and the discontent simmering across the nation. In a statement personally signed by her and released today, the senator highlighted the power of protests as a means for Nigerians to express t...
•Tinubu His narrow victory in the last presidential election notwithstanding, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, still looked like he enjoyed a tinge of goodwill from those that elected him. That goodwill appeared to have been squandered by a string of unpopular policies, missteps, and outright blunders committed by the administration. In eight mont...

