BY GODWIN OBI AND CHIGOZIE EZEH As President Ahmed Bola Tinubu is set to mark one year in office, the Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Senator Abubakar Bagudu, few days ago, in an interview on the Nigerian Television Authority, NTA, declared that the President’s economic reforms have started bearingContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Emir of Kano Muhammadu Sanusi II has ascribed his reinstatement as God’s will, thanking the state government for the “rescue mission”. Sanusi was reinstated on Thursday and received his appointment letter a day after following Governor Abba Yusuf’s signing of the Kano State Emirate Council (Repeal) BillContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The National Bureau of Statistics yesterday said that the surge in prices of food items continued in April, with the average price of five basic foods items recorded 140.4 per cent, Year-on-Year, YoY increase during the month. The five food items are local rice, garri white, tomatoes, beansContinue Reading
•Bemoans effects of poverty, cybercrime From Fred Ezeh, Abuja Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar, has told the Federal Government that Nigerians were increasingly being frustrated by poverty and hunger, thus challenging the political office holders to rise to their responsibilities of protecting Nigerians and uplifting their living standards.Continue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Four years after Muhammadu Sanusi II was deposed as the Emir of Kano, Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State has reinstated him to the throne. “With the full support of the kingmakers, I have approved the reappointment of Mallam Sanusi Lamido,” the governor said to cheers atContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Adewale Adeniyi, is set to collaborate with the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) Post-Mortem Sub-Committee to develop strategies aimed at boosting revenue generation and enhancing trade facilitation. This joint effort seeks to identify innovative solutions to optimise revenue collectionContinue Reading
Kebbi State Governor Abubakar Atiku Bagudu ….As Budget minister says policies necessary, already yielding resultsFrom Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja BY GODWIN OBI The Federal Government has apologised to Nigerians over the impact of its policies, noting that notwithstanding the inflation and currency problems that have hampered economic growth, the policies areContinue Reading
• Says tackling insecurity remains top priority BY GODWIN OBI Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) and Chairman of Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC), George Akume, has announced that President Bola Tinubu’s first year celebration will be low-key. Akume revealed that the anniversary will be commemorated through a series ofContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Organised Labour comprising the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) has again rejected the Federal Government’s new offer of ₦57,000 minimum wage. The Organised Labour rejected the government’s fresh offer, the third proposal in about a week when negotiation talks resumed onContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI A couple, Kazeem Omogoriola Owoalade and Rashidat Ayinke Owoalade have been declared wanted for running a cocaine cartel from India by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). Disclosing this in a statement on Sunday, NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi, said four members of the syndicate wereContinue Reading