FG to open grain reserves to address rising food costs
Mohammed Idris111, minister of information and national orientation, says the federal government is planning to unlock the national food reserves to ameliorate the effect of food inflation on the…
Ignore nationwide protests over hardship at your peril, APC chieftain warns Tinubu
Former national vice chairman (North West) of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Salihu Mohammed Lukman, has asked President Bola Tinubu to ignore the mass protests over high cost…
Abia varsity shut down indefinitely as students protest fees hike
The Michael Okpara University, Umudike, Abia State has suspended indefinitely its ongoing academic activities following the protest by students against the increment of school fees in the early hours…
Ibadan explosion: Oyo govt to prosecute three suspects
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, on Tuesday, received an official report of the January 16, 2024 explosion at Adeyi Avenue, Old Bodija in Ibadan, the state capital. The report,…
Tragedy as 400 level OOU student commits suicide in Ago-Iwoye
A 400- level female student of Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Adaze Doris Jaja, has committed suicide in a hotel in the town. The 31 year old was reported to…
How police officers ‘abducted’ Abuja resident, emptied over N20m in his accounts
Amid the rising wave of insecurity in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), some police officers have been arrested for forcefully collecting N20.9m from a resident of Abuja. The incident,…
EFCC arrests 41 illegal miners, impounds 12 trucks in Kwara
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ilorin Zonal Command, has arrested 41 suspects and impounded 12 trucks said to be containing different types of solid minerals without licence.…
Worship for Change Foundation donates ₦33m to four special needs schools across Nigeria
In a heartwarming display of generosity, the Worship for Change Foundation, a non-profit organisation, has donated a total sum of ₦33 million to four schools dedicated to caring for…
$40bn demand for foreign education, medicals more than total reserves – CBN
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said the $40 billion foreign exchange demand to pay for education and medical treatment abroad is more than the total reserve of…
Our husbands don’t touch us at night because of heat’, Rivers women protest
There was a mild drama in the Diobu area of Port Harcourt, Rivers State capital, on Tuesday, as some women marched to the office of Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution…
