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Friday, 23 February 2024 04:45

Hardship: Protesters disrupt flow of traffic on Kaduna-Abuja road, steal foodstuffs from trucks

Some hoodlums have disrupted a protest by fish vendors, and stolen food items from trucks stuck in traffic, along Kaduna road in Suleja area of Niger state. Confirming the development to our correspondent on Thursday, Sadiq Bala, a candidate of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) for the Suleja constituency, said the fish sellers were protesting the rapid increase in prices of fish. Bala said the fish vendors started the protest at about 10 am on Thursday. “It was fish sellers that started the protest before it was hijacked by aggrieved youths who turned it into a hardship demonstration,” he said.…

Thursday, 22 February 2024 05:05

We can’t buy food in Nigeria due to rising prices - WFP

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) says it is reviewing its local food procurement and will buy food in Nigeria only in stable market conditions. According to a statement on Wednesday by the international organisation, the decision was made amid rising inflation and high food prices exacerbated by market speculation in Nigeria. On February 15, 2024, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) reported food inflation rate in January this year was 35.41 percent on a year-on-year basis. This is 11.1 percent points higher compared to 24.32 percent rate recorded in January 2023. According to the bureau, the rise in…

Thursday, 22 February 2024 05:04

Nigeria Immigration Service gets new Comptroller-General

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Kemi Nanna Nandap as the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS). Ajuri Ngelale, presidential spokesman, who announced this in a statement on Wednesday, said the appointment is effective from March 1, 2024. “Nandap takes over from Mrs. Caroline Wura-Ola Adepoju, whose term in office expires on February 29, 2024. “Before her appointment as Comptroller-General, Nandap was the Deputy Comptroller-General in charge of the Migration Directorate of the Service. “The President anticipates that the new Comptroller-General will deepen the ongoing reforms in the service and create a robust mechanism for efficient and…

Wednesday, 21 February 2024 02:59

Nigeria, Ghana to have slowest economic growth in West Africa 2024 - AfDB

The economies of Ghana and Nigeria are poised to see the slowest economic growth in 2024 when compared to their peers in the West African region. Overall, the West African region is expected to grow by 0.8% to 4.0% this year and 4.4% in 2025 according to the AfDB macro-economic performance outlook for 2024. African Development bank stated that aside Nigeria and Ghana, every other country in the sub-region is estimated to grow by at least 4% in 2024 with embattled Niger leading the pack at 11.2% followed by Senegal and Ivory Coast at 8.2% and 6.8% respectively. It stated,…

Tuesday, 20 February 2024 04:53

Naira crashes further at both official and parallel markets

The parallel section of the foreign exchange market recorded a new all-time low on Monday after the naira depreciated to N1,730 per dollar. The naira fell by 8.13 percent from N1,600/$ recorded on February 16, 2024. Currency traders at the street market quoted the buying price of the dollar at N1,700 and the selling price at N1,730 — leaving a profit margin of N30. “Customers are demanding for the dollars so much and it is affecting the market,” a black market trader known as Aliyu said. At the official window, the naira depreciated by 2.65 percent to N1,537.96/$ on February…

Tuesday, 20 February 2024 04:52

This is renewed ‘shege’, not renewed hope, protesters cry out in Oyo against hardship

Residents of Ibadan, the Oyo state capital, protested the economic hardship pervading the country. The protesters assembled and took off from Mokola axis on Monday morning. They wielded placards with inscriptions like: “End food hike and inflation”, “insecurity not our birthright”, “Mr President, this is not the hope, this is shege”. Videos making the rounds on social media showed a truck conveying some of the leaders of the protest. The Oyo state police command had warned that it would not tolerate a breakdown of law and order during protests. “The Oyo State Police Command wishes to inform members of the…

Monday, 19 February 2024 04:50

Tinubu’s economic policies responsible for current unprecedented hardship - Catholic Bishops

Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) has said the reform agenda of President Bola Tinubu has added to the plight of the citizens and worsening their conditions. President of the CBCN, Lucius Iwejuru Ugorji, said this at the formal opening of the 2024 First Plenary Assembly of the CBCN at the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria (CSN) Resource Centre, Abuja, on Sunday. The programme had as its theme, ‘Synod on Synodality: Areas of Concern for the Church in Nigeria’. Ugorji said with the end of the fuel subsidy regime and the unification of the foreign exchange market, there has been a…

Monday, 19 February 2024 04:49

Niger, currently under military rule, posts fastest growing economy in Africa - AfDB

African Development Bank Group announced in its latest Macroeconomic Performance and Outlook (MEO) report that Africa will host eleven of the world’s 20 fastest-growing economies in 2024. The continent’s real gross domestic product (GDP) growth is projected to average 3.8% in 2024 and 4.2% in 2025, surpassing the projected global averages of 2.9% and 3.2%, respectively. Africa is poised to maintain its position as the second-fastest-growing region after Asia. The 11 fastest growing economies and their projected growth rate for 2024 are; Niger – 11.2% Senegal – 8.2% Libya – 7.9% Rwanda – 7.2% Cote d’Ivoire – 6.8% Ethiopia –…

Saturday, 17 February 2024 04:50

NLC announces dates for nationwide protest over widespread hunger

Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has declared a two-day nationwide mass protest over the economic hardship being faced by Nigerians. The two-day warning protest would be held on February 27 and 28. Benson Ukpa, NLC national head of information, confirmed the development. He said the decision was reached during an emergency session of the NLC held in Abuja on Friday. On February 8, the NLC and Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) gave a 14-day ultimatum to the federal government over the rising cost of living in the country. In a joint statement, the unions said the government failed to honour…

Saturday, 17 February 2024 04:48

Three West African states form union after exit from ECOWAS

Ministers of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have adopted a treaty to create a union of states aimed at fostering economic and political integration in the Sahel region of West Africa. The military-ruled countries last month announced their exit from the Economic Community of West African States, the 48-year-old regional bloc they helped to found. They criticize Ecowas for failing to assist them in their fight against a sprawling Islamist insurgency that threatens their existence. “Our decision to withdraw is irreversible,” Kassoum Coulibaly, defense minister of Burkina Faso, said during a meeting of ministers in the capital of Ouagadougou late…

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Friday, 16 February 2024 04:39

Nigeria’s inflation rate soars further on continuous increase of food prices

The consumer price index (CPI), which measures the rate of change in prices of goods and services, rose to 29.9 percent in January 2024 — up from 28.92 percent in the previous month. National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) disclosed this in its CPI report for January, released on Thursday. According to the bureau, food inflation also surged to 35.4 percent in the month under review. The bureau said the January 2024 headline inflation rate showed an increase of “0.98% points when compared to the December 2023 headline inflation rate”. “On a year-on-year basis, the headline inflation rate was 8.08% points…

Friday, 16 February 2024 04:38

FG sets up modalities committee for creation of state police

Mohammed Idris, minister of information, says the federal government may adopt state police to check the rising insecurity in the country. Idris spoke on Thursday, after a meeting between President Bola Tinubu and the state governors, at the presidential villa in Abuja. Addressing the press alongside Caleb Mutfwang, governor of Plateau; Uba Sani, governor of Kaduna; and Sheriff Oborevwori, Delta governor; Idris said the president and governors have agreed on working out modalities for the concept. The minister added that a series of meetings would take place to determine the workability of a decentralised police force. He also said a…

Friday, 16 February 2024 04:36

CBN stops FX cash for BTA/PTA

Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) will no longer allow cash for Business Travel Allowance (BTA) and Personal Travel Allowance (PTA). All such allowances are to be issued in cards, the bank has announced. It said that the new measure was part of efforts towards making such that only genuine travellers obtained BTA and PTA, going forward. Vanguard

Friday, 16 February 2024 04:35

Customs adjusts FX rate for duties calculation for 6th time in 2 weeks

Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has adjusted the foreign exchange rate for its tariffs and duties to N1,515 to a dollar. The new rates were reflected on the single window trade portal of the federal government. According to information on the portal, the NCS exchange rate has gone up by 59.15 percent or N563.15 to N1,515.09/$, as of Thursday — from the N951.94/$ it started February with. On February 2, 2024, Customs had adjusted the exchange rate for calculating import duties from N951.941/$ to N1,356.883/$ — on February 3, it was raised to N1, 413.62/$. Also, on February 10, 2024, the…

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