The federal government will convene a National Food Security Council to address rising food prices across the country. Zainab Ahmed, Minister of Finance, made the announcement on Wednesday, June 1, following a meeting of the federal executive council (FEC) presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. Ahmed, who noted that the Nigerian economy grew by…
Following the death of three female lecturers, the entire staff and students of Shehu Idris College Of Health Science & Technology (SIIHST) Makarfi, Kaduna State, have been placed in mourning. The lecturers were killed in a fatal car accident in Gwargwaje, Zaria, on Monday afternoon, May 30, while on their way home from work. Mrs…
Enugu State Police Command has arrested 24 suspected cultists in the Udi Local Government Area of the state. Spokesperson of the command, ASP Daniel Ndukwe, in a statement on Wednesday, June 1, 2022, said operatives of the Anti-Cultism Squad, acting on credible information busted a secret cult initiation ceremony inside a forest and arrested the suspects. The…
President Buhari who is currently in Spain on a state visit, was at the United Nations World Tourism Organisation Secretary-General in Madrid, alongside some of his entourage.
Many people have been kidnapped by bandits who attacked travelers along the Kaduna-Birnin-Gwari Road in Kaduna State. Channels Television reported that the bandits blocked the highway on Tuesday, May 31, and also set about eight vehicles ablaze. They later took an unspecified number of travelers, mostly women, and children, to an unknown location. It is unclear if any…
Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, South East branch has alleged that four of its members were killed by gunmen in Anambra State on Tuesday, May 31, and 60 cows rustled. The group revealed this in a statement released by the zonal chairman, Allahaji Gidado Sidikki, in Awka, the Anambra state capital. According to…
The federal government has banned the sale and consumption of bushmeat in other to curb the spread of monkeypox disease. Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Dr. Mohammad Abubakar on Tuesday, May 31, directed hunters and dealers of bushmeat in the country to stop the business. Abubakar also urged Nigerians to avoid contact with persons suspected to…
On Tuesday, the naira gained 0.24 percent against the dollar in the official exchange rate market. According to FMDQ data, where forex is officially traded, the naira closed yesterday at N419.50 to the dollar. According to Premium Times, this represents a N1.02 or 0.24 percent increase from the N420.25 it exchanged hands with the greenback…
.The European Union’s leaders have agreed to prohibit most Russian oil imports. The goal is to deny Russian President Vladimir Putin the funds he needs to fund his war in Ukraine. According to the Financial Times, the embargo will include oil and petroleum products but will include a temporary exemption for oil delivered by pipeline…
The Osun State correspondent of The Nation Newspaper, Toba Adedeji was on Tuesday shot by men of the Nigeria Police in Osogbo. It was gathered that Toba was hit by a stray bullet alongside an unidentified female student by police personnel who were engaged in quelling a protest at the popular Olaiya junction, Osogbo. The…