Exchange rate: Ayu slams Buhari over “weak Naira”
…Says a failed Somalia better than Nigeria By Dirisu Yakubu & Joy Abijah ABUJA- National chairman-elect of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Dr. Iyorchia Ayu has taken a swipe at the monetary policy of the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government which has seen the Naira depreciates in value in relation to other international currencies. Ayu who […]
Troops kill scores of bandits in Niger State
Following the new and decisive onslaughts on armed bandits terrorizing and kidnapping citizens in the North West particularly Niger State and the Kaduna-Abuja highway, the Air Component of Operation Gama Aiki (OPGA) has eliminated scores of armed bandits in Niger State.
Journalists float NGO to sensitise Nigerians on ills of corruption, violence
A group of journalists, in collaboration with other concerned Nigerians, have come together to advocate against corruption and violence in the country. To achieve these twin objectives, the group has floated a Non- Governmental Organisation (NGO) called Media Anti-Corruption Initiative (MACI), a vehicle through which it intends to drive the advocacy. According to the press […]
NLC urges Buhari to assent to 2021 Electoral Act amendment
An FCT A High Court has stopped a Wuse Zone II Chief Magistrates’ Court from proceeding with the case filed by the Inspector-General of Police against Ikenga Ugochinyere, Spokesperson of the Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP)
Businesswoman excretes 80 pellets of cocaine at Abuja airport
A businesswoman heading to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia for Umrah (Lesser Hajj) has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, NAIA, Abuja for ingesting 80 pellets of cocaine.
Manufacturers say subsidy removal may cause fuel induced inflation
By Yinka Kolawole The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has raised concerns that the proposed fuel subsidy removal by the Federal Government will lead to inflation occasioned by increase in production costs which may translate to higher prices of goods. MAN however agreed to the need for deregulation to enable competition and efficiency in the […]
