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Tuesday, 27 February 2024 04:47

FEC constitutes committee to implement Orosanye panel report on restructuring of MDAs

Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Monday, gave its nod for the implementation of aspects of the 2012 Stephen Oromsaye Panel Report. Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, disclosed this after the council meeting presided over by President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. He said the go-ahead was given to reduce the cost of governance.” The minister further said the implementation of the report means that some agencies, commissions and departments of government have been scrapped, merged, subsumed and others moved under new ministries. He explained: “President Bola Tinubu has taken a decision to implement the so…

Tuesday, 27 February 2024 04:45

NLC nationwide protest to go ahead today despite last minute pressure from FG - Ajaero

The federal government has been unable to convince the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) to halt its planned nationwide protest. A government delegation led by George Akume, secretary to the government of the federation, met with the NLC and Trade Union Congress (TUC) and other labour leaders on Monday night. After the sit-down, Ajaero said the union would embark on a peaceful rally to express their grievances over the deteriorating economic crisis and high cost of living in the country. Speaking with journalists, Ajaero said it is the responsibility of both parties to ensure the protest is peaceful. He asked the…

Tuesday, 27 February 2024 04:44

Hardship: Customs suspends rice sale after pregnant woman, 6 others die in stampede

Nigeria Customs Service, on Monday, announced the suspension of the sale of foodstuffs following a stampede that reportedly killed seven persons at the NCS Old Zonal Headquarters in the Yaba area of Lagos State on Friday. Chief Superintendent of Customs and National Public Relations Officer for Comptroller General of Customs, Abdullahi Maiwada, disclosed the suspension of the exercise in a statement on Monday. Nigeria Customs had said it was selling seized food items at N10,000 per 25kg to alleviate the people’s suffering as a result of the current high cost of living and other economic hardships. On Friday, a pregnant…

Monday, 26 February 2024 04:45

Tinubu sets up economic advisory committee - Dangote, Soludo are members

President Bola Tinubu has set up an economic advisory committee comprising the federal government, state governments, and the private sector. The president announced the setting up of the committee after he held a meeting with some key stakeholders at the State House, Abuja, on Sunday evening. Tinubu said the goal is to provide “additional efforts” in stabilising the economy and ensuring the “best economic future” for Nigerians. “Let’s look at what we’re doing right and what we’re doing wrong to bring life back to the economy. Like I said, many times, the people of this country are only the people…

Monday, 26 February 2024 04:44

Hardship: NLC says no going back on nationwide protest, warns against physical attacks by govt’s agents

Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) says it is determined to go ahead with its planned two-day nationwide protest over the rising cost of living, irrespective of the intimidation by the government. In a statement on Sunday, Joe Ajaero, the NLC president, said the hardship that Nigerians are experiencing cannot be cured by intimidation and violence. Ajaero noted that the protest scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday would be observed in a peaceful manner. The NLC president said citizens have the fundamental right to peaceful protest. He urged the government to put on its thinking cap and find a lasting solution to the…

Sunday, 25 February 2024 04:56

Tinubu-led ECOWAS eats the humble pie, lifts sanctions on Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso after military-ruled countries withdrew membership

The West African regional bloc said on Saturday it would lift strict sanctions on Niger as it seeks a new strategy to dissuade three junta-led states from withdrawing from the political and economic union - a move that threatens regional integration. The decision to lift the sanctions was reached at the extraordinary summit of the ECOWAS held in Abuja on Saturday. The regional bloc also lifted sanctions on the Republic of Guinea-Bissau. The military junta in Mali took over power in August 2020 while soldiers in Burkina Faso overthrew the democratic government in September 2022. Also, soldiers in the Niger…

Sunday, 25 February 2024 04:55

Traders mop up foods items in Nigeria, sell across borders in Niger, Cameroon, others on massive Naira devaluation

Amid the free fall of the naira to the United States dollar, traders who deal in grains have devised a way to sell their wares to neighbouring countries for higher profits. Many of them, who spoke to our correspondents, claimed that they preferred to sell their wares to the countries because they had stronger currencies compared to the naira. This, several experts have said, may lead to hoarding and an artificial grain scarcity and can cause the price of the goods to further head north, thereby leading to a food crisis if nothing is done about it. This is coming…

Sunday, 25 February 2024 04:54

Hardship: Soldiers, police, others thwart attempts by desperate residents to loot Jos market

Security operatives including soldiers, police and Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Crops (NSCDC) have taken over the popular Yankalli Market, one of major commodity markets in Plateau State, following an attempt by desperate residents to break in to steal food and other essential commodities. The desperate people, including both males and females, arrived at the market around 8:00 pm on Friday but were intercepted by security operatives who had been deployed in anticipation of attack. Jamilu Kabiru, chairman of a traders’ association, confirmed the development, stating that they had earlier reported to security agencies. He said “We had heard on…

Saturday, 24 February 2024 04:32

CBN sets new guidelines, capital requirements for BDCs

Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has released guidelines for the sale of foreign exchange (Forex) by Bureau De Change (BDC) operators within the country. CBN said the guidelines will enhance the regulatory framework for the operations of BDCs as part of the ongoing reforms of the Nigerian foreign exchange market. The apex bank disclosed this on Friday in a document titled ‘Revised Regulatory and Supervisory Guidelines for Bureau De Change Operations in Nigeria’. A BDC is a company licensed by the CBN to carry out only retail foreign exchange business in Nigeria. According to the CBN, the guidelines revise the…

Friday, 23 February 2024 04:48

Nigeria's economy grew 3.46% in Q4, 2023 - NBS

Nigeria's economy grew 3.46% in the fourth quarter, a similar pace as it did a year earlier, data showed on Thursday, as oil output picked up and government reforms to boost growth began to take effect. Gross domestic product grew quicker than in the two previous quarters of 2023. GDP grew 2.54% in the third quarter and 2.51% in the second. Growth in the final quarter of 2022 was 3.52% in annual terms. National Bureau of Statistics said full-year growth for 2023 was 2.74%. "The performance of the GDP in the fourth quarter of 2023 was driven mainly by the…

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Friday, 23 February 2024 04:48

FG mulls halting cooking gas exports to end scarcity, crash price

Federal government has announced the suspension of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) exports. Ekperikpe Ekpo, minister of state for petroleum resources (gas) made this known on Thursday during an “Internal Stakeholders’ Workshop” in Abuja. He said the action is part of a deliberate attempt to increase the availability of LPG in the domestic market and lessen the financial strain on customers due to the hike in the price of the commodity. “We are interacting with critical stakeholders to ensure that there is no exportation of LPG. All LPG produced within the country will have to be domesticated. When this is done,…

Friday, 23 February 2024 04:46

FAAC: FG, states, LGs share N1.149trn for January 2024

Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) announced the distribution of N1.149 trillion in January 2024 revenue, marking an increase compared to December 2023. FAAC’s spokesperson, Bawa Mokwa, disclosed in a statement on Thursday that the amount was distributed among the Federal Government, States, and Local Government Councils. The N1.149 trillion in total distributable revenue comprised distributable statutory revenue of N463.079 billion, distributable Value Added Tax (VAT) revenue of N391.787 billion, Electronic Money Transfer Levy (EMTL) revenue of N15.922 billion and Exchange Difference revenue of N279.028 billion, according to a communiqué issued by FAAC. FAAC said that the total revenue of N2.068…

Friday, 23 February 2024 04:45

Hardship: Protesters disrupt flow of traffic on Kaduna-Abuja road, steal foodstuffs from trucks

Some hoodlums have disrupted a protest by fish vendors, and stolen food items from trucks stuck in traffic, along Kaduna road in Suleja area of Niger state. Confirming the development to our correspondent on Thursday, Sadiq Bala, a candidate of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) for the Suleja constituency, said the fish sellers were protesting the rapid increase in prices of fish. Bala said the fish vendors started the protest at about 10 am on Thursday. “It was fish sellers that started the protest before it was hijacked by aggrieved youths who turned it into a hardship demonstration,” he said.…

Thursday, 22 February 2024 05:05

We can’t buy food in Nigeria due to rising prices - WFP

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) says it is reviewing its local food procurement and will buy food in Nigeria only in stable market conditions. According to a statement on Wednesday by the international organisation, the decision was made amid rising inflation and high food prices exacerbated by market speculation in Nigeria. On February 15, 2024, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) reported food inflation rate in January this year was 35.41 percent on a year-on-year basis. This is 11.1 percent points higher compared to 24.32 percent rate recorded in January 2023. According to the bureau, the rise in…

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