The Federal Government says it has uncovered 32 routes through which food items are smuggled out of Nigeria. Vice President Kashim Shettima disclosed this on Tuesday while addressing a conference on Public Wealth Management held in Abuja, the nation’s capital. He said on the midnight of Sunday, 45 trucks loaded with maize were intercepted while…
Political activist, Aisha Yesufu, has slammed Nigerians protesting over the high level of economic hardship in the country. Nigerians are currently going through untold economic hardship as many families could no longer boast of a square meal per day. The situation has led to protests in some part of the country with residents of Ibadan,…
NIGERIANS are known for their patronage of eateries and local restaurants with the best food. In fact some patronize expensive restaurants to show off their wealth. However, food, a major need of humans, has become very difficult to purchase that many now go for a day or two without it. The increasing prices of goods…
By Micheal Adeyemo A Legal Practitioner, Barrister Kunle Abimbola, and a Public Affairs Analyst, Honourable Femi Adebisi, have thrown their weight behind the re-introduction of the parliamentary system of government. Barrister Abimbola and Honourable Adebisi said this while featuring on Pensioners FM weekend Current Affairs Programme “Voice of Liberation” According to Barrister Abimbola, the Parliamentary…
By Adebayo Yusuf Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde has promised to create more investment friendly environment for various levels of business towards upward socio-economic development of the state. Governor Makinde made this known at the grand opening of the 11th branch of Vanguard Pharmacy Limited at Omolayo, Akobo, Ibadan Governor Makinde, represented by the state…
The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, on Friday, directed its members and affiliate unions to begin mobilisation for a two-day nationwide protest expected to take place on February 27 and 28, if the federal government fails to implement all the agreements signed with it in October 2023. The two-day nationwide protest according to the communique signed by the…
By Babatunde Tiamiyu 24 hours after Mr President’s meeting with state governors, Governor Ademola Adeleke yesterday unveiled his government’s food security plan as he advocated national unity to resolve the current national economic crisis. This was made know in a statement by the governor’s Spokesperson, Mallam Olawale Rasheed. The Governor who attended President Bola Tinubu’s…
A Toyota Previa bus conveying about 100 jerry cans filled with premium motor spirit, also known as petrol, to some villages in Kwara State was in the early hours of Friday burnt to ashes in Ilorin, the state capital. The bus, which was loaded with about 100 kegs of petrol, reportedly caught fire at Gunniyan…
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday ordered the Federal Government to investigate and prosecute the killers of journalists in Nigeria from 1986 to 2023. Among those killed within this period are the founder of Newswatch Magazine, Dele Giwa; Bagauda Kaltho, Alex Ogbu, Ikechukwu Onubogu, Maxwell Nashan, Onifade Pelumi, and Precious Owolabi. The Incorporated…
The Federal Government has retracted its earlier statement on the legal aspect of the Enhanced Trade and Investment Partnership signed with the United Kingdom on Tuesday. This came following criticism from Nigerians over the perceived one-sided nature of the Memorandum of Understanding signed with the UK. The Nigerian Minister for Trade and Investment, Doris Uzoka-Anite,…