Prices Of Perishable Food Items Crashes In Yobe, Borno, Adamawa States

Prices of perishable items in some major towns in Yobe, Borno and Adamawa states have recorded a fall. At Damaturu market in Yobe, a big basket of tomatoes sold at N120, 000 about four months ago now cost N40, 000 while a small basket previously sold at N75, 000 now attract N18, 000. A bag of pepper now sold at N82, 000 as against N170, 000 same period last year while a bag of pepper goes...

Five Family Members In Sokoto Dies Of Food Poisoning

Five family members in Kaurar Wanke village, Shagari Local Government Area of Sokoto State have died after consuming soup prepared with a local seasoning commonly called “Gishirin lalle” in the Hausa language. Recall that last week, seven members of the same family in Runjin Barmo village, Kajiji District, Shagari Local Government Area of Sokoto state, died of food poisoning after consuming a cassava dish suspected to be contaminated. Asabe Balarabe, Sokoto State Commissioner for Health...

Kidnappers Demand N500m Ransom for Abduction of Monarch

…Residents Resort To Prayers For Safe Return The District head of Gatawa in the Sabon Birni Local Government Area of Sokoto State, Isa Muhammad Bawa who was kidnapped along with his son and brother have spent 23 days ago in captivity, as Kidnappers demand N500 million as ransom. Recall that the 74-year-old traditional ruler, his son, and his younger brother were abducted at Kwanan Maharba along the Goronyo-Sabon Birni Road while returning from Sokoto. The...

Bumper harvests: Food Prices Normalize In Kano, Kaduna, Katsina

Reports from Kano, Kaduna and Katsina, states indicate that with the bumper harvest, prices of food items have normalize in some parts of the states while prices have remained high in certain areas. Investigations revealed several factors influencing the varying prices of foodstuffs, impacting the purchasing power of ordinary citizens in these states. In Kano State, the arrival of new harvests has led to a reduction in the prices of some food items. A survey...

NNPC Denies Owing International Oil Companies $6.8bn

Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has denied reports making the rounds that it owes the International Oil Companies (IOCs) $6.8bn. In a press statement on Sunday signed by Olufemi Soneye, the Chief Corporate Communications Officer, NNPCL, the National oil company also denied reports that it has not remitted revenues to the Federation Account since January, among other allegations. The statement reads, “The attention of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) has been...

FG’s $1 Trillion Economy: SEC Rolls Out Initiatives To Attract New Listings

To drive activities in Nigeria’s capital market in alignment with the Federal Government’s one trillion dollar economy target, the new management of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has rolled out new initiatives. Dr. Emomotimi Agama, Director-General of the SEC made the remark at his first post-Capital Market Committee (CMC) press briefing in Lagos over the weekend. Agama expressed the determination of the commission to continue to encourage companies to list and urged the exchanges to take...

2027: Ganduje Denies Presidential Ambition, Restates Loyalty To Tinubu 

Alhaji Abdullahi Ganduje, the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has denied any presidential ambition in 2027. The former Kano State Governor had on Sunday restated his loyalty to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu amid posters currently circulating on social media that claimed he would contest the presidency in 2027, and urged the general public to disregard the posters. A press statement signed by Mr. Edwin Olofu, the Chief Press Secretary to the APC National...

Nurses in North America hosts Medical Outreach for Anambra Residents

The honourable member representing Orumba North constituency in the Anambra State House of Assembly has facilitated international medical outreach across many towns in Anambra State. The international medical mission undertaken by the National Association of Nigerian Nurses in North America – NANNNA, commenced its mission in Anambra State with training for health practitioners, which was held at the conference hall of the Secretary to the Anambra State Government, inside the Government House of Anambra State....

President Tinubu Reduces Nigeria’s Delegation to UN General Assembly

President Bola Tinubu has directed a reduction in the size of Nigeria’s official delegation to the upcoming United Nations General Assembly, UNGA, meetings in New York, United States. Femi Gbajabiamila, Chief of Staff to the President, disclosed this during a one-day retreat organised by the State House management for heads of government agencies under its supervision in Abuja. He explained that the decision was part of the administration’s commitment to ensure prudent management of resources...

Chinese Firm Agrees to Release Seized Presidential Jet for Tinubu’s Trip

Zhongshan Fucheng Industrial Investment Co. Ltd, a Chinese company, has agreed to release one of the three presidential jets seized over a contract dispute with the Ogun State government. According to a spokesperson for the company, “Zhongshan has consistently sought to act reasonably and fairly in the course of a legal dispute with Nigeria which was not of its making.” The company’s gesture comes after a French court ordered the seizure of the jets as...

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