Kano leads in states with highest Inflation rate as inflation soars to 28.2%

Nigeria’s inflation rate jumped in November to 28.2 per cent, the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, said last Friday. The latest rate is a 0.61 per cent rise from October’s 27.33 per cent. The consumer price index, a main gauge of inflation, soared about 6.73 per cent points, compared to the 21.47 per cent recorded in November 2022, NBS said. Rises in the price of goods caused by President Bola Tinubu’s economic reforms, including scrapping...

NGO partially suspends operations in Zamfara due to insecurity

Médecins Sans Frontières, MSF, also known as Doctors Without Borders, a charity organisation that provides humanitarian medical care in conflict zones, is evacuating its staff from Zamfara State because of growing security risks. The MSF said armed gangs have been attacking Zurmi town in Zamfara State since 10 December, with some occurring dangerously close to a hospital supported by the humanitarian organisation. Adjide Hermann, MSF deputy field coordinator in Zurmi, said the organization can no...

2025: Tinubu approves blueprint for APC victory in Anambra — Duru

Ahead of the 2025 governorship election in Anambra State, the Deputy National Organising Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Nze Chidi Duru on Saturday said President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved a blueprint to win the state for the party. He said the winning plan was disclosed by the National Chairman of the party, Alhaji Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, during a stakeholders meeting he held with leaders of the party from Anambra State in Abuja,...

Anambra: NSCDC deploys 2,046 personnel to beef up security during Christmas season

..Charges residents to be vigilant The Anambra State Commandant of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Anambra State Command, Mr. Edwin Osuala has ordered the deployment of 2,046 officers and men drawn from various departments and units to safeguard public spaces, maintain peace and order, ahead of Christmas celebrations. The personnel are also to attend to emergencies before, during and after the Christmas and New Year celebrations, in respect of the expected rise in economic activity,...

Four Rivers State Commissioners Resigns

The political atmosphere in Rivers State is tense as four cabinet members have tendered their resignation letters to Governor Sim Fubara on Thursday 14/12/2023. They are Commissioners for Finance-Isaac Kamalu, Justice-Zacchaeus Adangor, Works-George-Kelly Alabo, Social Welfare and Rehabilitation-Inime Aguma. They stated that their resignations were personal, but some political pundits attributed the trend to political wrangling between Governor Aim and FCT Minister Wike.

Governor Sim Fubara presents 2024 budget of N800bn to five lawmakers amid crisis

Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara is proposing to spend N800,392,485,433.01 for the 2024 fiscal year. Governor Fubara presented the budget proposal to the Rivers State House of Assembly on Wednesday. The Governor dubbed the budget, ‘Budget of Renewed Hope, Consolidation and Continuity.’ Present at the presentation were the House of Assembly Speaker Edison Ehie and four other lawmakers only as the 27 legislators who defected from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to the All Progressives...

Ownership Of Lagos: Group condemns Ohanaeze attack on Bode George

A political group, Lagos PDP Patriotic Forum has condemned the attack of Chief Bode George, former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) by Ohanaeze Ndigbo, over his comment on ownership of Lagos of the Igbo soc Chief Bode George, former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) over his comment on the ownership of Lagos According to the group, it was unfortunate that the Ohaneze misconstrued the position of the...

One-on-One with WAP: Prof. Chukwulobelu Speaks on Issues, Appraises Soludo’s Performance

The Secretary to the Government of Anambra State, Prof. Solo Chukwulobelu, has said that Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, is doing very well and therefore will get his second term. This among many other things he disclosed during an exclusive interview session with the WAP. The one hour and forty-five minutes interview had the Secretary to Anambra State Government, explain himself, narrating his journey as a professor of Financial Economics at the Birmingham City...

Senate to amend fiscal responsibility act

The Senate is set to amend the Fiscal Responsibility Act, 2007, based on the Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) report. Senator Muhammed Sani Musa, the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance, stated this during the ongoing 2023 budget defence and 2024 budget presentation at the National Assembly. According to Musa, the Senate was going to work on the FRA, 2007 and look at those areas that they feel they can strengthen the Commission and...

Construction, Upgrade Of 120 Secondary Schools In Kebbi To Gulp N8.9bn

Kebbi State government has commenced the construction and upgrade of 120 secondary schools across the state at the cost of N8.9 billion. Recall that in July Governor Nasir Idris approved over N2.4 billion for the construction of new and renovation of existing classrooms and the purchase of furniture for some selected schools across the state. Governor Idris while launching the project in Bubuche town, Arugungu Local Government Area, said the initiative was to revitalize the...

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