The announcement of the duty waiver for essential foods by the Federal Government came at a time when the country’s food inflation has gone up. Though operators have applauded the …
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LASG gives food items to religious bodies
The Lagos State Government on Wednesday began the distribution of 20,000 bags of food items to religious bodies in the state to cushion the effect of hardship in the land. …
Read More »Maiduguri dry port ready for operation December — Zulum
The Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has said that the Jauri Inland Dry Port located in Maiduguri, Borno State, would be ready by December. Zulum disclosed this on Wednesday, when …
Read More »Dangote, African leaders to discuss continent’s future
The 11th edition of the Financial Times Africa Summit has been scheduled for October 29, at The Peninsula in London. The summit is expected to bring together a lineup of …
Read More »Lagos, Ogun team up against open defecation
The Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency and the Ogun State Environmental Protection Agency held a public sensitisation programme aimed at ending open defecation along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The agencies also …
Read More »Gunmen kill Niger farm manager, abduct three
Gunmen have killed a farm manager and kidnapped three other persons when they raided two farms in Niger State. PUNCH Metro gathered that the farm manager of one of the …
Read More »Fiscal policies affecting fight against inflation – MPC
Members of the Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria have expressed concerns that some fiscal policies were hampering the efforts to rein in inflation in the country. …
Read More »I’ll seek legal action against police after brutality – Protest victim Waziri
A viral video showed policemen brawling with Hamza Waziri, who was on a wheelchair, during the #EndBadGovernance protest in Bauchi State. The Chevening scholar tells UMAR SANI about his travails …
Read More »Apapa Ports moved 10,000 export cargoes by rail H1 – Official
The Nigerian Ports Authority has disclosed that the movement of cargo by rail has improved from 9,000 moves recorded in 2023 to 10,000 in the first six months of this …
Read More »Musa: D’Tigress Olympics unsung hero
Nigeria’s senior women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, were hailed by all and sundry following their impressive performance at the recently concluded Paris 2024 Olympics, with the coach Rena Wakama and some …
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