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•vows to act against hoarders The Federal Government on Thursday ordered the immediate release of 102,000 metric tonnes of rice and maize. About 40,000 tonnes is to be released from the strategic grain reserves while private rice millers are to provide 60,000 tonnes. Government is hoping that the release will crash the price of the commodities in the country. It has also …

The Federal Government on Thursday told the organised labour comprising the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and the Trade Union Congress, TUC of Nigeria that the allegation that it doesn’t keep to it’s promises is not true, claiming it keeps to all its promises. The government also told the two labour centers that it was not in the interest of anyone …

Residents of the ancient city of Kano trooped out in large numbers to stage a peaceful protest over the high cost of food, lamenting that the economic situation has worsened daily. Speaking on behalf of the protesters, Malam Usman Saidu Bello, of Rijiyan Lemo, Kano, said that the harsh economic situation has caused untold hardship to the teeming masses of …

… Decry worsening suffering, non-implementation of 16-point Oct. 2, 2023 agreement The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC, have issued a 14-day nationwide strike notice to the Federal Government. Their grouse is the non-implementation of the 16-point agreement between organised labour (NLC and TUC) and the Federal Government on October 2, 2023. Leaders of …

Washington (AP) — The Supreme Court seems poised to reject attempts to kick former President Donald Trump off the 2024 ballot, with conservative and liberal justices in apparent agreement in a case that puts them at the heart of a presidential election. A definitive ruling for Trump, the leading Republican candidate for president, would largely end efforts in Colorado, Maine …

BY MIKE OSAROGIAGBON A plot to murder an operative of the Edo State Security Network (ESSN), has been foiled in Benin City, as police in Edo clamped down on more cultists suspected to be behind several recent killings recorded in some parts of the state capital. Among the suspects in police net is one Odion Atiku who was alleged to …

Abuja, Nigeria – Renowned human rights activist and an international conflict resolution expert, Comrade Igbotako Nowinta, has told Nigeria’s President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu to immediately declare a state of emergency as the excruciating economic pains upon the masses have become unbearable. “The Nigerian masses are now being driven beyond the zone of tolerance as a result of the unprecedented hyperinflationary …

• Children at risk of acute malnutrition as harsh environment cripples poultry industry• Cost of eggs triple in 15 months, farmers abandon business• Soybeans growers snub industry, take products to border to earn foreign currencies• 9 out of every 10 children lack access to egg Stakeholders in the poultry business are worried that unless urgent interventions are urgently implemented, the …

Chaos has been a common theme for the 118th Congress. But this week, lawmakers took the drama to new heights, as Republicans in both chambers sank two top GOP priorities – impeaching Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and securing the southern border – serving up a double dose of dysfunction in the nation’s capital. “I had many people reach out to me via text …

The all-share index, which indicates the general market movement of stocks on the NGX, has hit several record levels since the middle of last year. What could be the propelling force of an equity market that has almost doubled in value in eight months when other key macroeconomic indicators like inflation, exchange rate, and lending rates are pretty much grim? …