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The sponsor of the bill and Deputy Speaker of the 10th House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, representing Bende Federal Constituency of Abia State, who made this known in a post on his X handle on Tuesday said that establishment of State Police has become imperative and urgent given the recent security challenges confronting Nigeria and Nigerians. A bill for establishment …

• Experts task FG, labour on speedy, rancour-free negotiation• Warn against unrealistic wage hike• Canvass interventions in education, health, housing, other sectors• Minimum wage below UN poverty line impoverishes, NLC insists As Nigeria prepares for negotiations for a new national minimum wage, Organised Labour and other critical stakeholders have tasked the Federal Government to ensure a hitch-free negotiation process that would …

The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS)  has disclosed that its operatives will distribute all confiscated food products nationwide.  This was stated in a release issued on Tuesday, by CSC Abdullahi Maiwada, spokesperson for the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS).  The statement said the decision was taken to alleviate the current hardships faced by Nigerians and to solve serious problems of food security …

The National Association of Block Moulders of Nigeria (NABMON) has said the agreement between the Federal Government and three major cement manufacturers that a 50kg bag of cement, for now, is not supposed to sell for more than N7,000 to N8,000 is faulty. The National President, Mr Adesegun Banjoko, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria …

Vice President Kashim Shettima, on Tuesday, revealed that the federal government has uncovered 32 routes used to smuggle food out of Nigeria. The revelation is coming at a time when the government is battling to provide more food for the citizens who have been hit by skyrocketing prices since the removal of petroleum subsidy. Speaking at a conference on Public Wealth …

An Ibadan man accompanied his wife and daughter to the market in search of salt to add to their tasteless pot of soup. That was in March 1881, when the city was besieged by hunger and war. It was a season of famine. The man who accompanied his wife and daughter to the market lost one of them right there, …

Cement manufacturers have agreed to ensure that the price of 50kg bag of cement does not exceed N8000 across the nation. It said that prices could be N7,000 in some parts of the country owing to closeness to the supply of the product. This was part of the agreement between the federal government and the cement manufacturers as well as …

Edo State branch of the All progressives Congress (APC) has called for calm pending the resolution of the crisis that erupted from its recent primary election which produced multiple candidates for the September 2024 gubernatorial election in the state. A statement signed by the party’s State Vice Chairman (APC, Edo South), Mr. Benson Edosomwan on Tuesday said: On behalf of members of …

By Olumuyiwa Adejobi The development of a nation in all areas is linked, and could be directly proportional to its security architecture and dynamism. In many areas, and by many scholars, security has not only been seen or perceived as absence of war but also the general well-being of the citizenry of that Nation, which encompasses the principles and concept …

…As Police arrest 5, recover diverted goods The Nigeria Police Force has again reiterated its commitment to enforcing all laws and emplacing anti-crime strategies to curb illegal activities at our various ports and around the economic hubs in Nigeria. The commitment is geared towards stimulating the government’s agenda of quick economic recovery and development in our dear county. The commitment …