•A mining site Mining communities in Nigeria have continued to experience a rise in out-of-school children due to their pursuit of quick cash through mineral exploration and other activities in the value chain. N&G Consulting Firm Ltd, a specialist consultancy offering organisational development, leading change, organisational culture and ...
•Foodstuffs Prices of essential food items have gone up by at least 30 per cent between December and April in at least eight states, according to surveys by our correspondents. The development has made consumers in the country groan, saying the hikes in the prices of goods have affected their budgets, reports The PUNCH Prices […]
•Siminalayi Fubara Rivers State governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has announced a remarkable achievement of over a 100% increase in the state’s monthly Internally Generated Revenue (IGR). Governor Fubara revealed that the IGR has surged from approximately N11 billion under the previous administration to between N26 and N27 billion in about one year...
•Foodstuffs Nigerians have reacted, stating that the surge in the dollar’s value is not solely responsible for the increase in the prices of goods. Reacting to a post on social media platforms, Nigerians emphasised that the decline in dollar might not affect the prices of goods as there are additional underlying factors influencing it, reports...
Chairman of Ikoyi-Obalende Local Council Development Area (LCDA) in Lagos, Mr Fuad Atanda-Lawal, has approved 100 per cent pay rise for the medical doctors attached to all the primary health centres in the council area. Atanda-Lawal made the announcement yesterday after extensive deliberations on the need to ensure that all residents of the co...
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said today that the headline inflation rate increased year-on-year (YoY) by 0.98 percentage points to 29.9 per cent in January 2024 from 28.92 per cent in December 2023. The Bureau disclosed this in its Consumer Price Index, CPI, report for January 2024, noting that food inflation also increased to [&hel...
•Gani Adams A group, Oodua Youth Coalition (OYC) has charged the Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams to, as a matter of urgency, intervene in the growing insecurity in the South West region. The group also called on Adams to urgently work out the best approach to tackle the security challenges in the […]
The price of 1 kilogram (Kg) of rice increased year-on-year, YoY, by 81 percent to N917.93 in December 2023 from N506.17 in the corresponding period of 2022. The National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, disclosed this yesterday in its Selected Food Price Watch for December 2023. NBS also said the average price of 1kg of Beans […]
•Barrels of crude oil Oil prices shot up nearly three percent today as more companies suspended shipping through the Red Sea following attacks on vessels by Yemen’s Iran-backed Huthi rebels. Meanwhile US stocks sought to continue last week’s rally on expectations that the US Federal Reserve will cut interest rates next year, although it appear...
•Tinubu Amidst the cold war between the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike and his estranged benefactor cum Rivers Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Honourable Yekini Nabena, has advised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to rise above narrow pol...