Lagos shuts 3rd Mainland Bridge for 24hrs
THE Lagos State Government, yesterday, said that the Third Mainland Bridge will be shut down by the Federal Ministry of Works for rehabilitation.
Report of coup scare fake, act of disinformation — FG
The Federal Government, yesterday, dismissed a report of a coup scare in the country, saying it was unequivocally false and a heinous act of disinformation.
Hardship didn’t start with Tinubu —Ambode
FORMER governor of Lagos State, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, has said that the current hardship in Nigeria did not start with the President Bola Tinubu-led administration.
Current economic woes vindicate Emefiele —Stakeholders
A Delta State-based group, the Agbor Stakeholders Forum, ASF, has said that the prevailing economic woes in the country, arising from the economic policies of the Federal Government, have made a saint and hero out of former Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele, instead of the ‘villain’ he is being painted to be by the current administration.
CBN jerks up benchmark interest rate to 22. 75 %
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) yesterday raised its benchmark interest rate, the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) by 400 basis points from 18.75 per cent to 22.75 per cent.
Looting of food trucks in Niger State
About two weeks ago, protests erupted in some parts of the North, notably Minna, the capital of Niger State, over the wave of hunger, food hyperinflation and hardship. The police arrested and detained many of the protesters (among whom were women). The state’s Governor, Mohammed Bago, later got them released and issued a public apology. […]
