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Seyi Tinubu The eldest son of President Bola Tinubu, Mr Seyi Tinubu, on Monday, pleaded with Nigerians to exercise patience with his father’s administration as they weather the challenging economic times. This followed protests in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital, where angry youths took to the streets to decry the rising cost of living. More so, a 41-year-old man identified as …

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory FCT, Nyesom Wike, has asked settlers on the Abuja Science and Technology Village in Chika-Aleita along the airport road to immediately vacate the area or face demolition. The minister gave the order on Monday during an inspection tour of the village, alongside his counterpart in the Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology, Uche Godfrey …

Cement Manufacturers have agreed to sell a 50kg bag of cement at a retail price between N7,000 and N8,000, depending on location nationwide, PUNCH Online reports. However, the manufacturers stated that the price drop from the current market price would depend on the fulfilment of certain government interventions to ameliorate critical challenges faced in the industry. The Minister of Works, …

The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) has taken a firm stance against outstanding debts owed by various government ministries, departments, and agencies (MDAs), including the Presidential Villa, with a total debt amounting to N47.195 billion as of December 2023. In a published notice in the national daily (PUNCH) on Monday, February 19, AEDC made it clear that these indebted MDAs have a 10-day ultimatum, …

The Senate has said that the Federal Government is committed to the transformation of the education sector for rapid development in the country. Describing education as the bedrock of the development, the Senate stressed that for Nigeria to get it right, the challenges facing the education sector must be properly addressed. Speaking yesterday in Abuja when the newly inaugurated leadership …

Edo State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), has given a 7-day ultimatum to the All Progressives Congress  (APC) in the State to replace the working tools of Journalists damaged during an attack on them at the Lurshiville Hotel, GRA, Benin City, venue of the collation of results for Saturday February 17, 2024 parallel primaries of the party.  APC …

Katsina gov signs executive order, sets up task force Sule: What Nasarawa is doing to address high cost of living Again, PDP governors attack APC over economy, others As governments at all levels intensify efforts to halt the current food crisis, Katsina State Governor Dikko Radda has signed into law an executive order to check food scarcity and prohibit hoarding of food …

He stated: “At a meeting called at his instance on Thursday to address the Foreign Exchange crisis and the problem of economic downturn, among others, Bola Tinubu failed, yet again, to showcase any concrete policy steps that his administration is taking to contain the crises of currency fluctuation and poverty that face the country.  “Rather, he told the country and …

There are indications that the organised labour is prepared to lower its demand for N1m minimum wage for workers in the country in line with realities on the ground. The shift in position will likely be communicated to the Federal Government during the second meeting of the tripartite committee on the minimum wage on Monday and Tuesday. Sunday PUNCH gathered …

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has cautioned the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to stop its opposition to the students’ loan scheme instituted by the federal government. The students body said members of the association  are really in need of the loan facilities as it is designed to ease their financial burdens, particularly put upon them and many other …