•VP Shettima jets out Vice-President Kashim Shettima is expected to depart Abuja today for Sweden on a 2-day visit to represent Nigeria in bilateral engagements. Stanley Nkwocha, the Spokesman to Vice President Kashim Shettima, in a statement issued today, said the visit which is at the instance of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. “The Vice Presid...
•Prof Pat Utomi Professor Pat Utomi, former presidential aspirant, a professor of political economy and management expert is worried by Nigeria’s state of affairs and wants urgent action to halt the country’s slide to economic abyss. Utomi, who is currently on Woodrow Wilson’s fellowship in the United States and won’t return till May 2025, tol...
•Cooking with firewood Nigerians, especially at the grassroots, have been urged not to resort to the use of firewood as a result of the economic hardship and recent hike in the process of cooking gas. The warning came from researchers and climate change advocates at a programme held in Abuja yesterday to discuss ‘Maximising energy […]...
•Tinubu The World Bank Vice President and Chief Economist, Mr. Indermit Gill said yesterday that the federal government should sustain ongoing reforms despite the hardship on Nigerians. While also commending the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN for the unification of the exchange rates, Gill called on the federal government to provide cost-effecti...
The national grid collapsed yesterday, plunging millions of Nigerians into darkness up till the time of filing this report this morning. Electricity distribution companies across the country said the grid collapsed around 6:48 p.m., resulting in the loss of power supply across their networks, reports Channels TV. “Dear Valued Customer,” Eko El...
•Super Eagles stranded for 12 hours at Al Abraq International Airport in Libya After more than 12 gruelling hours at the Al Abraq International Airport in Libya, the Confederation of African Football has yet to address the situation of Nigeria’s Super Eagles who have been stranded at the airport since their arrival yesterday afternoon. The [&h...
Nigeria is facing a worsening food security crisis, with over one million additional people experiencing severe food insecurity in 2024 compared to the previous year, according to a report by the World Bank. The recently released Food Security Update Report highlights that countries like Nigeria, Ethiopia and Yemen have seen a significant rise...
•Tinubu and some top government officials before his departure to the UK Presidential spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga has been criticised by Nigerians over his post on President Tinubu’s annual vacation. This was after the senior special assistant to the president on political and other matters, Ibrahim Masari today said Tinubu had left the United ...
The latest hike in the cost of petrol has pitched oil marketers against the national oil company with the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) tackling the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) over the latest adjustment to price of the product, just as Nigerians across the country have lamented the incr...
•Tinubu Before President Bola Ahmed Tinubu took over on May 29, 2023, fuel sold at N198 per litre. Outlets of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Ltd (NNPCL) which now have different prices, depending on the location, also sold at the old rate. However, in his inaugural address at Eagle Square, Abuja, Tinubu exclaimed “Subsidy is [&hel...
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