SOKOTO — The Association of Onions Producers, Processors, and Marketers of Nigeria (OPMAN) has threatened to stop the supplying of Onions to the entire Southern part of Nigeria unless certain conditions laid down by the association are met. The National President of the association, Alhaji Aliyu Isa, disclosed this while addressing newsmen after the emergency meeting of the association held in his office in Sokoto. He disclosed that about N4.5 billion worth of Onions and...

BAUCHI — The Aero Airline, on Wednesday commenced its maiden commercial flight operations from Bauchi to Abuja. Speaking during the launching ceremony of the flight operations at the Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa International Airport, Bauchi, Mr. Abdullahi Mahmood, the Managing Director of Aero Airline, said that the decision was as a result of the state governor’s resolve in revamping the economic activities of the state. He said Bauchi state was chosen due to the governor’s...

The Nigeria inflation rate has dropped for the first time in 20 consecutive months; it recorded 18.12 percent decrease in April year-on-year from 18.17 percent reported in March. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) disclosed this in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) April 2021 report published on Monday. Latest data by the agency revealed that food, urban, and rural inflation also dropped, leaving core inflation on the high at 12.74 per cent which rose due...