BY GODWIN OBI, EFE MODESTUS, DURU ADOLPHUS The Organised Private Sector has expressed worry over the continued hike in the inflation rate in Nigeria, stressing that this will further raise the cost of production, raw materials, logistics, and machinery, among others. On Wednesday the National Bureau of Statistics reported thatContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, on Wednesday, criticised the handling of the economy by President Bola Tinubu’s administration, asserting that things are not being done correctly. He also posited that the government lacked persons of pedigree to articulate its policies for Nigerians to understand. Sanusi,Continue Reading
Gunshots disrupted the Edo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal which began hearing on Wednesday in Benin City, the state capital. Hoodlums were also reportedly seen outside the turbo-charged venue of the tribunal where gunshots rent the air, leaving people to scamper for safety. The tribunal had commenced hearing on theContinue Reading
The Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Bosun Tijani, has reiterated that the Federal Government would not allow telecoms companies to increase tariffs by 100 per cent For some years now, the telecoms companies have been asking for an increase in tariff, citing rising operational costs, inflation and nairaContinue Reading