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The prices of 1 kilogram (kg) of beans, tomatoes and 12 pieces of agric medium sized eggs rose above 200 percent year-on-year in July 2024. According to the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, Food Price Watch Report for July 2024, the  price of 1 kg beans brown (sold loose) increased by 262.98 percent YoY to N2,444.81 in July 2024 from  …

After nearly 20 years of back-and-forth negotiations, the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) and the Shipping Agencies Employers Association (SACFEA) have finally reached a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), introducing a N200,000 minimum wage for shipping workers. This development comes at a time when only a few state governors have expressed readiness to pay the N70,000 national minimum wage signed into law by President Bola Tinubu.  …

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine says it has a new long-range weapon to strike deep into Russia without asking permission from allies — a homegrown combination of missile and drone that the defense minister vowed Monday would provide “answers” to a wave of Russian bombings. The “Palianytsia” was created due to urgent necessity, Ukrainian officials said, as Russia has dominated the …

The Federal Government has declared that underage candidates will no longer be permitted to sit for secondary school leaving examinations administered by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) and the National Examinations Council (NECO). The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, disclosed this when he appeared on Channels Television’s ‘Sunday Politics’ programme on Sunday night. He stressed that both the …

By Williams Adesoji A prominent Nigerian social critic and human rights activist, Comrade Igbotako Nowinta has called on the Nigerian people to stop the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio and his fellow senators of the National Assembly from enjoying illegal monthly allowances which they are currently drawing from the nation’s lean resources. Comrade Nowinta, Executive – Director, Nigerian Good Governance Research …

Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has advised eligible voters to go to the various designated centers across the State to collect their Permanent Voters Card (PVC) and vote on September 21 in protest against what he called the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led government’s gross mismanagement of the nation’s economy. Obaseki said the mismanagement of the nation’s economy by APC-led government …

CHICAGO — Before dropping his bid for reelection, President Joe Biden framed voters’ choice in November in dark and ominous terms, painting Republican nominee Donald Trump as a menace to American democracy and questioning whether the country could survive if he won. The Democratic Party’s new nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris, isn’t exactly shrinking from that message, warning in her Thursday night acceptance speech …

SOLINGEN, Germany — The Islamic State group Saturday claimed responsibility for a knife attack in Solingen, Germany that killed three people and wounded eight others, according to its Amaq news site. The group said the attacker targeted Christians and is a “soldier of the Islamic State” who carried out the attack “to avenge Muslims in Palestine and everywhere.” Police began …

The Police said no ransom was paid to secure the release of the 20 medical students kidnapped in Benue. A statement by the Force Police Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi said: “Contrary to some tweets and unconfirmed stories that some money was paid, no kobo was paid to release them. They were actually rescued tactically and professionally.” THE NATION reported the …

Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun got her tenure as Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) underway yesterday with a pledge to build a judiciary that every Nigerian will be proud of. This she plans to do by making the generality of the people “have more confidence in the judiciary.” Justice Kekere-Ekun spoke moment after her swearing in by President Bola Tinubu at the …