House of Representatives Committee on the National Agency on Food, Drugs Administration, and Control (NAFDAC) has suspended the ban on the sale of spirits and alcoholic drinks in sachets and pet bottles until further investigation is conducted. This decision came after a public hearing in Abuja, where Rep Regina Akume, the Committee Chairperson, emphasized […]
Afenifere, pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, has urged Yorubas not to participate in protests over economic hardship. On February 16, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) announced plans to embark on a two-day strike to protest the economic hardship being faced by Nigerians. The two-day warning protest would be held on February 27 and 28. Residents of […]
Qatar has agreed to host the business and investment forum proposed by Nigeria during President Bola Tinubu’s visit to the Arab nation on March 2, 2024. On February 24, 2024, a leaked memo showed that Qatar declined the proposed investment forum, citing the unavailability of Mohammed Bin Hamad Al-Thani, the country’s minister of commerce […]
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency on Sunday said they unmasked members of an organised criminal network behind the recent importation of two containers laden with illicit drugs. NDLEA, in a press statement on Sunday signed by its Director, Media & Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, also noted that assorted arms and ammunition were […]
Ahead of the planned nationwide strike by Nigeria Labour Congress, (NLC)and the Trade Union Congress, (TUC) ,65 Civil Society Organisations have pulled out, saying the strike might stir up anarchy and cause more hardship on citizens. The Civil Society Organisations under the aegis of Coalition of Civil Society Organisations Forum also warned against […]
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo said over 80 per cent of Nigeria’s crude oil were stolen. Obasanjo stated this in Abuja at the launching of a book titled, ‘Court and Politics,’ written by Dr. Umar Ardo, a former associate of the ex-Vice President, Atiku Abubakar. According to the former president, one of the reasons why […]
“With immediate effect, the bloc has suspended all commercial transactions with Niger, frozen itsstate assets in the regional central bank, frozen assets of the state and state enterprises in commercial banks, and suspended all financial assistance with regional development banks.” “A planned 30 billion CFA francs ($51 million) bond issuance by Niger in the […]
President Bola Tinubu will visit Qatar in March for bilateral discussions as scheduled despite speculations of a snub by authorities of the Asian nation. A memo between the Embassy of the State of Qatar in Abuja and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs over preparations for a sidelines meeting was leaked and misrepresented to mean […]
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against Nigeria’s governors and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Mr Nyesom Wike “over their failure to account for the alleged missing N40 trillion federal allocations meant for local governments in the states and the FCT.” The suit followed the damning revelations […]
By Chris Ekpenyong Like a patient who has undergone numerous surgeries and rehabilitative procedures under the supervision of surgeons and medical consultants for years, yet with no recovery in sight but a rather deteriorating condition laced with permanent bodily scars as evidence, the economy of Nigeria has always been under the knife. It has […]
