The Chairman of the Mile 12 International Market in Lagos State, Shehu Usman Jubrin, has pinned the recent high cost of tomato, pepper, and other perishable items on insecurity and other factors. A small basket of tomatoes goes for about N35,000 at the market while the price of pepper has also jumped, raising concerns among…
Former President Muhammadu Buhari has advised Nigerians to keep growing their own foods and control population growth.The former President expressed satisfaction that a considerable number of Nigerians have embraced farming once again.Buhari, however, expressed deep concern over the unchecked rise in population within the nation, saying the situation now calls for immediate attention.He spoke to…
By Babatunde Tiamiyu The president of the federal republic of Nigeria, Bola Tinubu has announced fresh appointments of Governing Councils and Boards of Federal Universities, Polytechnics, and Colleges of Educations across the country. The president announced the appointments of former Oyo state deputy governor, Rauf Olaniyan, ex minister, Bayo Shittu, and former House of Representatives…
By Babatunde Tiamiyu Society of Nigerian Broadcasters, SNB, has announced 14th-15th August as the date of its National Conference. This was contained in a statement by the SNB National Coordinator, Dr. Yemisi Bamgbose. According to the statement, Keynote Speaker at the conference, which is jointly organised by Broadcasting Organisation of Nigeria, BON, Broadcast Media Africa,…
The House of Representatives Committee on National Security and Intelligence has asked the Federal Government to purchase new aircraft for President Bola Tinubu and Vice-President Kashim Shettima. The committee’s recommendation is contained in a report released after its investigation into the status of the aircraft in the presidential air fleet. “The committee is of the…
The Association of Local Government of Nigeria has raised concerns over the proposed N62,000 minimum wage, insisting that if approved, the wage may put a strain on the councils’ financial burden. Newsmen report that the Federal Government on Wednesday admonished organised Labour to consider the broader economic implications of its push for an unrealistic higher…
By Babatunde Tiamiyu The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris , has launched the Audience Measurement System at an event put together by the Advertising Regulation Council of Nigeria, ARCON, National Broadcasting Commission, NBC, and FNEIL. Alhaji Malagi, said the system, through the use of the passive method of data collection and technologically…
The Federal Government has warned the organized labour against negotiating a new minimum wage that would lead to mass retrenchment of workers or endanger the welfare of about 200 million Nigerians. Speaking at the opening of the 2024 Synod of the Charismatic Bishops Conference of Nigeria in Abuja on Wednesday, the Minister of Information and…
President Bola Tinubu says he will approve the government can afford as the new minimum wage for workers in the country. He stated this on Wednesday at a dinner to mark Nigeria’s 25 years of unbroken Democracy in Abuja. The President appreciated those who stood by him over the years and promised Nigerians that he…
Following the allegations of sexual harassment leveled against him by one Mrs Simisola O. Fajemirokun-Ajayi, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Adamu Ibrahim Lamuwa, has filed his response. Recall that Lamawa was accused of sexual harassment by a married employee of the ministry, Mrs Simisola Fajemirokun Ajayi, who disclosed the alleged…