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By Halimah Olamide Amidst worries over the food crisis in the country, President Bola Tinubu on Thursday told governors that importing food items into the country is out of the question. He also said his administration would not set a price control board. The president said the country should be able to navigate its ways through the economic crisis without opening another avenue for those he called “rent seekers.” Tinubu spoke at a meeting he held with governors where he also challenged them to do their part to bring good governance to the people. He said government prefers to evolve…

By Halimah Olamide President Bola Tinubu on Thursday reappointed the Director General of the National Agency for Foods, Drugs Administration and Control, NAFDAC, Prof Mojisola Adeyeye. A statement by the presidency on Thursday showed that new heads were also named for some other agencies under the Ministry of Health. According to the statement by Ajuri Ngelale, President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment and reappointment of the following Board Chairpersons and Chief Executive Officers under the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare: (1) National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC): Board Chairperson: Dr. Mansur Kabir Chief…

Nigeria’s inflation rate accelerated further in January and reached almost 30% in annual terms, driven by soaring food costs and the fall of the country’s naira currency to record lows. Some economists believe the data could help convince the central bank to deliver a large interest rate hike when it meets later this month. Consumer inflation rose for the 13th straight month in January to 29.90% year on year from December’s 28.92%, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed. Inflation in Africa’s biggest economy and most populous nation has not climbed so high since mid-1996, eroding incomes and savings,…

*We’re Hungry, Jobless; Angry Residents Cry Out Protesters filed out in Ota, an Ogun state community as residents filed out on Thursday crying of hungry and joblessness. While majority of the protesters walked, some hung onto moving mini-trucks while some were inside tricycles popularly called Keke Marwa. As they walked through the major streets of Ota, they displayed placards accusing the Bola Tinubu administration of creating suffering in the country. They complained of lack of jobs while also saying that salaries are not enough to feed families. They also called on the traditional ruler of Ota to come to the…

By Halimah Olamide Amidst growing insecurity in the country, President Bola Tinubu and the 36 state governors have agreed to consider the establishment of state police after full implications have been considered. Minister of Information and National Orientation Mohammed Idris, who disclosed this after a meeting between the President and the state governors on Thursday in Abuja, said they agreed that the security situation in the country deserved new initiatives. The government also ordered clampdown on those hoarding food. “Now, there is also a discussion around the issue of state police. The federal government and the state governments are mulling…

By Halimah Olamide Amidst growing concerns over the negative effects of betting on young Nigerians and others, the House of Representatives has resolved to stop betting in accordance with the provisions of the National Lottery Act. The House urged the National Lottery Regulatory Commission (NLRC) to comply with the Lottery Regulatory Commission Act, 2005. The resolution followed the adoption of a motion by Rep. Kelechi Nwogu (PDP-Rivers) at plenary in Abuja on Thursday There have been outcry over the survey that showed approximately 60 million Nigerians aged between18 and 40 engage in sports betting. According to him, weak or neglected…

By Kamil Opeyemi A group sympathetic to the government of President Bola Tinubu, the Independent Media and Policy Initiative (IMPI) on Thursday shifted the blames for the nation’s economic woes on governors of the 36 states of the federation. IMPI said the sub-national governments are “shirking their constitutional responsibility by expecting the federal government to solely carry the burden of easing the current economic situation.” The group said most governors are known to seize federal allocations that are supposed to be administered and managed by local governments for the development and the good of the people in LGAs. Using available…

By Halimah Olamide The Federal Government May have dropped criminal charges brought against rights activist and publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore. A notice of discontinuation of the charges seen by NPO Reports correspondent showed that it was signed on February 14 2024 and received at the Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday. It was signed by the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice Lateef Fagbemi. In the memo, the Attorney General said the decision, which is within the powers of his office was according to Section 107 (1) of the Administration of Criminal Justice…

Comrades and compatriots of the Press, The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) held its National Executive Council (NEC) meeting at the Niger Delta University, Wilberforce Island, between Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th February, 2024. At the meeting, the union undertook a comprehensive review of the state of its engagements with Federal and State Governments on how to reposition Nigeria‟s public universities for global reckoning by arresting the worsening living and working conditions in the universities and the nation at large. The meeting was alarmed, going by the reports it received, on the failed promises of the Tinubu-led administration toward…

By Halimah Olamide The Federal Government on Wednesday made a u-turn on its earlier declaration that lawyers lisence in the United Kingdom can now practise in Nigeria. Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment Dr. Doris Nkiruka Uzoka -Anite stated this in a series of tweets in her official X handle on Wednesday. Her retraction came amidst outcry by the Nigerian Bar Association which kicked against the controversial Memorandum of Understanding purportedly signed between Nigerian and the UK. The Minister said there have been some misinformation in the manner the MoU was communicated to Members of the public leading to the…