‘Unscrupulous actors’ are the major contributors to food inflation in the country, says the Federal Competition and Consumers Protection Commission (FCCPC). Other causes, according to the commission, are price fixing by bad eggs and entrance levies imposed by market associations. …
Kano nurses, midwives threaten strike, issue 2-week ultimatum
The National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives has issued a 15-day ultimatum to the Kano State Government to meet its members’ demands or risk industrial action. The association stated that the decision arose from a State Administrative Council meeting…
APC seeks probe into alleged diversion of FG’s rice in Kano
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has called for an investigation into the alleged diversion of the rice donated by the Federal Government to the Kano State Government by some officials. The party also demanded the urgent prosecution of those likely…
Hustle, bustle as Kaduna, Kano, Katsina residents shun 1m man protests
It was a beehive of socioeconomic activities on Saturday as the residents of Kaduna, Kano and Katsina States shunned the one-million-man nationwide protests. Correspondents of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in the three states learnt that hordes of people…
Police foil robbery attempt, arrest suspect with N4.9m in Kano
The Kano State Police Command said on Tuesday said it has arrested a notorious armed robber and recovered two AK-47 rifles with 47 rounds of live ammunition. Also recovered from him was the sum of four million, nine hundred and…
Police arrest suspect mass-producing Russian flag in Nasarawa
The Nigeria Police Force has announced the arrest of one suspect in Nasarawa state for mass production of the Russian flags. This is as reports by our correspondents say angry protesters were also seen clutching the Russian flag in Kaduna,…
Text of Tinubu’s August 4 address on nationwide protest
My fellow Nigerians, 1. I speak to you today with a heavy heart and a sense of responsibility, aware of the turmoil and violent protests unleashed in some of our states. 2. Notably among the protesters were young…
Millions of naira down the drain, minister laments Kano NCC park looting
The Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr. ‘Bosun Tijani, has lamented the destruction of a technology hub in Kano, just days before its scheduled launch. The Digital Innovation Park, designed to support Nigeria’s technical talent accelerator program (3MTT),…
Looting in Kano as hoodlums hijack protest
The nationwide hardship protest in Kano has escalated into violence, with hoodlums taking advantage of the situation to loot shops and offices. What began as a demonstration against economic difficulties quickly devolved into chaos as mobs attacked businesses across the…
#EndBadGovernance protests erupt nationwide over government policies, economic hardship
Major cities across Nigeria have come to a standstill as the #EndBadGovernance protests sweep the nation. From Abuja to Lagos, Port Harcourt to Kaduna, citizens have taken to the streets to voice their frustrations over poor living conditions and perceived…