The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission has blamed smugglers and grain hoarders for being responsible for persistent hikes in food prices in Nigeria. Tunji Bello, Executive Vice Chairman of FCCPC made the blame at a town hall meeting with industry leaders, micro, small and medium enterprises, MSMEs, market heads, farmers, transporters, and service providers on Wednesday in Kano. Bello said: “In addition to grain hoarding, also identified price fixing and artificial barriers imposed by market...

Following drug allegations against the Senate’s deputy leader, Senator Oyelola Yisa Ashiru (APC Kwara South), the Senate has constituted a six-member ad hoc committee headed by Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe to investigate the matter. The constitution of the committee followed a ‘personal explanation’ by Ashiru under Order 42, of the Senate rules, in which the lawmaker said his privileges were breached by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). Senate President Godswill Akpabio charged the ad...

A spate of killings and kidnappings by One Chance operators and other criminal elements in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have become worrisome. The House of Representatives has summoned FCT Minister Nyesom Wike, the FCT Police Commissioner, and the Director General of the Department of State Services (DSS) to appear before its Committee on Federal Capital Territory (FCT), National Security and Intelligence and Police Affairs. The action of members of the lower chamber followed the...

The Federal Government has banned the export of cooking gas produced in Nigeria due to a hike in the price of the Liquefied Petroleum Gas. Ekperikpe Ekpo, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas) who announced the ban during a meeting with key stakeholders in the LPG value chain to address the escalating prices and the hardship they impose on Nigerians. Ekpo explained that the measures were aimed at boosting availability, ensuring affordability, and protecting...

The House of Representatives Committee on Constitution Review is set to engage key stakeholders, like the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, Nigeria Guild of Editors, Conference of Speakers of State Legislatures, chairmen of the 18 political parties, and Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in the ongoing process to amend the 1999 Constitution. Hon. Benjamin Kalu, the Deputy Speaker and Chairman of the committee, stated this on Tuesday during the committee’s meeting in Abuja. According to him, the committee...