Manufacturers and Organised Labour have kicked against the Federal Government’s 240 per cent hike in the tariff payable by electricity users enjoying a 20-hour power supply. They insisted on the electricity subsidy, warning that its removal would send manufacturers out of business and worsen inflation, reports The PUNCH. The subsidy on electri...
•Aliyu An initiative to tackle diabetes and mental health issues has been launched in Lagos with a focus on empowerment, awareness, prevention and management of the diseases. Under the auspices of Oni na Foundation (love of a mother), the initiative will galvanise research on diabetes care and treatment including assessing the efficacy of some...
•Akpabio Governors yesterday denied a claim by Senate President Godswill Akpabio that the federal government disbursed N1.08trillion to states to address the food crisis in the country. During the inauguration of the renovated central mosque in the Iseyin area of Oyo State yesterday, the state governor, Seyi Makinde, said as the Vice-Chairman ...
•Pope Francis Catholic Bishops in Nigeria have expressed disagreement with the position of Pope Francis on the blessing of same-sex couples. The Pope’s stance could be translated as endorsement of same-sex marriage by the Church, reports Daily Trust. In a speech delivered by President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), Most Rev...
•Obi and Bode George Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 election, Mr. Peter Obi, has said that despite the funds released for the fight against insecurity, the rate of kidnapping and banditry has increased under President Bola Tinubu. His criticism came even as the President of the Middle Belt Forum (MBF), […]