The Chairman, Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights, and Legal Matters, Mohammed Monguno, on Monday said the National Assembly was concerned and shared the citizens’ distress over the current security challenges in the country. The senator who decried the situation noted that the security sector had a huge …
Read More »‘Beg your father for us’ – Actress Mercy Aigbe tells Seyi Tinubu
Nollywood actress Mercy Aigbe has urged President Bola Tinubu’s son, Seyi Tinubu, to plead with his father on behalf of Nigerians to take urgent actions to tackle the excruciating economic hardship. She made the call after Seyi Tinubu admonished Nigerians to be patient with his father and endure the …
Read More »What I would have done differently – Atiku Abubakar
Atiku said President Tinubu has failed to show any convincing policy moves his government is making to arrest volatility in the currency market and tackle Nigeria’s endemic poverty. The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 general elections, Atiku Abubakar, on Sunday, said he …
Read More »Nigerian Breweries releases new prices of drinks
The Nigerian Breweries Plc recently announced an upward price change for its Stock-Keeping Units (STUs) with effect from February 19. “In appreciation of our great partnership and your commitment, we will deliver at the current prices all open orders that are fully funded and created in our system …
Read More »Your Policies Don’t Work, Inflicting More Pains On Nigerians – Catholic Bishops Slam Tinubu
Catholic Bishops in the country, under the auspices of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), have told President Bola Tinubu that his policies are inflicting untold hardship on Nigerians. The Bishops lamented that there is increasing hunger in the country, unemployment, kidnapping, general insecurity and other crimes are …
Read More »Nigerian Citizens are hungry and angry – Bauchi Governor
Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has expressed worry over the worsening hardship caused by the nation’s declining economy. Mohammed said the masses are experiencing hunger which is translating into anger, adding that inflation and food insecurity are contributing to the hardship. The governor made the remark on Friday during …
Read More »NLC declares two-day national protest over hardship
The Nigeria Labour Congress has declared a two -day national protest on 27th and 28th of February to demonstrate outrage on the mounting hardship and insecurity across the country. The NLC said if its demands are not met after the nationwide protests, it would issue a seven-day …
Read More »CBN bars foreign oil firms from repatriating 100% FX proceeds at once
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has stopped international oil companies from repatriating 100% foreign exchange proceeds to their mother companies overseas at once. The apex bank said international oil companies can repatriate 50% of their proceeds in the first instance and then the other half after 90 …
Read More »FG to borrow N2.5trn through bond, says DMO
The Debt Management Office (DMO) has said that the Federal Government is seeking to raise N2.5 trillion in its second bond auction of the year. In a circular issued on Wednesday, DMO stated that the offerings consisted of N1.25 trillion with a maturity date of February 2031 and another …
Read More »President Bola Tinubu, governors in emergency meeting in Aso Rock
President Bola Tinubu is currently meeting with governors and some security chiefs at the Council Chamber, Presidential Villa, Abuja, over the current hardships in the country. It was reliably gathered that President Tinubu summoned the meeting in view of the economic hardship in the country as well as …
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