BY GODWIN OBI The Senate on Tuesday urged the Federal Government to introduce the Nigerian version of the “food stamps programme” as interim intervention to cushion the effects of food shortages in the country. This followed the adoption of a motion on “the Introduction of Food Stamps in Nigeria asContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved about 60 kilometers of concrete road in a session of Abuja -Lokoja Road to be started next month. Disclosing this, yesterday, when the governor of Kogi State, Ahmed Usman Ododo paid him a courtesy call, Minister of Works, Engineer Nweze DaveContinue Reading
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), on Tuesday night, suspended its two-day protest all over the country. The Labour, in a communique at the end of its National Executive Council meeting, said the objectives of the protest were achieved on the first day of the demonstration. “Consequently, NEC-in-session resolved as follows:Continue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) UK has approved a grant worth more than N800 million to the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) to build an ultramodern Seafarers Recreation Centre in Nigeria. The construction of the facility will be done in partnership with the Nigeria MaritimeContinue Reading
It will be recalled that the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), on the directive of Mr. President, announced the commencement of a noble intervention aimed at alleviating the hardships faced by Nigerians and improving access to essential food items through direct disposal of seized edible goods condemned in competent courts ofContinue Reading
…To create jobs by unlocking assets, optimizing GDP BY GODWIN OBI The Federal Government on Tuesday said it has set a target of raising $10 billion to increase the foreign exchange liquidity that will stabilize the nation’s currency, Naira. The government has also hinted of its plans to create millionsContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Human rights lawyer Femi Falana (SAN) maintains that the federal and state governments are empowered by several laws to control the prices of goods and services. Falana spoke on the heels of the rising cost of food items in the country and the increasing inflation rate. InContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says it is working to distribute some seized food items nationwide as the biting food crisis continues in the country. According to the National Public Relations, CSC Abdullahi Maiwada, the food items will be distributed after they are certified fit for human consumption.Continue Reading
Customs seized vehicles BY GODWIN OBI The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has revealed the data generated upon completion of five successful bidding windows on its revived electronic auction portal, saying that 13,605 applicants registered in the five windows, 476 vehicles were uploaded, and 462 were won. The service has alsoContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Plateau State, Sylvanus Namang, has been killed by some suspected assailants.Namang, according to witnesses, was gunned down in Pankshin town, Pankshin Local Government Area of the state.An official of the party, who spoke on condition of anonymity,Continue Reading