Author: Vincent Osuwo

The Department of State Service, DSS, has called on the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLS, to shun its planned protest over economic hardship in the country.  The DSS, in a statement signed by Peter Afunanya, Director, PR & Strategic Communications, on Wednesday, urged the trade union to trade the path of peace dialogue. Urging the NLC to seek peaceful negotiations with the federal government, the DSS noted that the planned protest would only overheat the polity and “without doubt, will worsen the socio-economic situation across the country.” The statement from the DSS partly reads, “The attention of the Department of State…

Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general elections, has urged the President Bola Tinubu-led administration to bring to an end the inconsistencies in duty charges. In a statement made public on his verified X handle on Wednesday, Obi noted that the incessant changes in duty charges are affecting the importation of goods into the country. The former governor of Anambra State noted that the inconsistencies in duty charges have become. “a serious business challenge that results in business losses.” Arguing that, as a result of “the poor and inconsistent economic policies of the government,”…

Former Napoli coach Walter Mazzarri has claimed that Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen’s effect on the Napoli team may have bought him more time at the club before his dismissal on Monday.  Mazzarri became the reigning Italian champions’ second managerial casualty, only three months after succeeding Rudi Garcia. Mazzarri, 62, was hired as Gli Azzurri’s manager in November following a disappointing start to the season under Garcia. The Super Eagles star had a hamstring issue when he arrived. Osimhen’s injury, combined with his absence from the Africa Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast, limited his availability to the manager, and he…

President Bola Tinubu has ordered the immediate payment of N342 million as an outstanding electricity bill due to the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company, AEDC. Tinubu’s directive follows the reconciliation of accounts between the State House Management and AEDC. The AEDC announced on Monday that it will disconnect electricity in the Presidential Villa and 86 Federal Government Ministries, Departments, and Agencies by December 2023 due to outstanding indebtedness of N47.20 billion. The publication claimed that the State House owes N923 million in bills, which the Presidency rejected on Tuesday. In a statement issued by Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy,…

President Bola Tinubu intends to raise $10 billion to increase liquidity in the foreign exchange market. On Tuesday, the naira hit an all-time low of 1,850 per dollar on the parallel market. Tinubu, who was represented by Vice President Kashim Shettima, announced during the inaugural Public Wealth Management Conference in Abuja on Tuesday. The event was organized by the Ministry of Finance, Inc., on the topic “Championing Nigeria’s Economic Prosperity.”. In a statement on Tuesday, Stanley Nkwocha, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Communications(office of the Vice President), explained, “The Federal Government set a goal to…

The President Bola Tinubu-led federal government has blamed the opposition for Nigeria’s present food crisis. This comes as the administration revealed it has discovered 32 new smuggling routes used to get food out of the nation. The federal government, however, identified the current economic issues as the work of “forces that are hell-bent on plunging this country into a state of anarchy.” It accused individuals who failed to win power in the previous election of continuing in “political mode” and now working against the country’s interests. Speaking on Tuesday in Abuja during the inaugural Public Wealth Management Conference hosted by…

The Obafemi Awolowo University in Ile-Ife, Osun State, has closed its zoological park after a nine-year-old lion killed a zookeeper, Mr. Olabode Olawuyi, on Monday. Speaking with the press on Tuesday, Mr. Wole Odewumi, Chairman of the National Association of Non-Academic Staff of Universities, OAU section, said the university’s management had closed the garden. He added that the zookeeper was attacked by the lion while attempting to release a woman who had been previously assaulted by the lion. Odewumi said, “I spoke to some of his colleagues, and they told me what happened. The lion attacked a woman first. The…

At least one person has been killed and another injured in an attack on the Ikobi community in Apa Local Government Area of Benue State. This comes less than a week after bandits killed four individuals in the same local government region. According to a local who spoke on the condition of anonymity for fear of being attacked, the victims were on their way home from Ikobi and Oloba villages on Monday when they were ambushed and attacked. According to him, the victim died unexpectedly after returning from Lagos to meet his elderly widowed mother. The source said, “One person,…

Renowned Nigerian lawyer Femi Falana (SAN) has stated that the Federal Government must intervene forcefully on behalf of the majority of the people by enforcing price control measures that safeguard individuals from exploitation, as outlined in the Price Control Act. In an interview with Channels TV on Tuesday, Falana stated that the action was important to ensure that the country’s economy was not concentrated in the hands of a few. The rights activist was commenting in light of his recent lawsuit against the federal government for failing to limit the soaring costs of critical commodities. “The Bola Tinubu administration has…

The Nigeria Customs Service announced that it has completed plans to begin the direct disposal of seized food products to Nigerians. Abdullahi Maiwada, the Customs’ National Public Relations Officer, stated this in a statement made on Tuesday. Maiwada stated that the action was in response to the country’s severe food security concerns as well as the rising cost of basic foods. He also stated that the commodities must be verified as fit for eating before they can be supplied to Nigerians. Remember that hundreds of Nigerians have marched in certain states lately to protest the country’s rising cost of living?…