The Federal Government has urged retailers to reflect the reduction in food prices and shun exploiting consumers. Abubakar Kyari, the Minister of Agriculture and Natural Resources, stated this on Tuesday during the 2025 Wheat Farmers Green Field Day, at Dabi village in Ringim Local Government Area of Jigawa. He decried the nonchalant attitude of retailers […] More
A 2024 video of President Bola Tinubu promising to reduce Nigeria’s inflation rate and economic challenges has re-emerged, a year after he gave the assurance. Tinubu, in the video that went viral at the time, was addressing the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council at Ramadan Iftar at the State House in Abuja. At […] More
At least 450 foreign service officers in 109 Nigerian missions abroad have yet to receive their salaries for the past five to six months, The PUNCH can report. The officials, serving under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, are in financial distress and cannot pay rent and children’s school fees or meet other family and social […] More
Mele Kyari, group chief executive officer (GCEO) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, has said legal and security measures have been taken against individuals spreading misinformation about the company. Recently, a video posted on TikTok showed a man using two small tiger generators, popularly called ‘I better pass my neighbour’ in Nigeria, to […] More
The Lagos State Chapter of the National Association of Nigerian Students Joint Campus Committee has vowed to stage a mass protest at MTN Nigeria’s headquarters, accusing the telecom giant of failing to reverse its recent data tariff hike fully. PUNCH Metro recalls that MTN initially raised the cost of its 15GB weekly data plan from […] More
The Nigerian Senate and House of Representatives have rescinded decision on the 2025 budget bill passed last week. The new decision was reached to enable them make corrections on some errors in line items under capital and recurrent. While the budget size remains at 54.9 trillion naira, the capital expenditure has been reduced by more […] More
The prices of vital goods such as rice, flour, milk, beans, and spaghetti have dropped by more than 40 percent in Kano. Junaidu Zakari, the Chairman of Singer Market, shared this information during a conversation with reporters on Monday. “There is no gainsaying that the credit truly must go to the Federal Government and indeed […] More
The African Union (AU) has endorsed Nigeria as the Digital Trade Champion for the continent under the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AFCFTA) Digital Trade protocol, following the impressive record of the Federal Government in promoting digital enterprise and innovation. The 38th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government, which concluded […] More
The Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Adeola Ajayi, has humorously claimed responsibility for the recent denial of a Canadian visa to the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Christopher Musa. Naija News reports that Ajayi made the remark during the maiden annual lecture of the Alumni Association of the National Institute for Security […] More
The Sokoto State Government has introduced a subsidized food program worth N1 billion, designed to offer affordable essential goods to civil servants and low-income individuals in six local government areas throughout the state. Mr. Dadi-Adare emphasized the importance for facilitators to uphold transparency and adhere to the set guidelines to ensure the program’s success and […] More
Mallam El-Rufai is an administrator, scholar, and politician. He is a founding member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and highly regarded for his resourcefulness and brilliance. He served as governor of Kaduna State for eight years, and prior to elective office, he had served as Director-General of the Bureau of Public Enterprises, and Minister […] More
eputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, has been appointed as a member of the Steering Committee of the Parliamentary Conference on the World Trade Organization (PCWTO), marking a significant milestone for the country’s involvement in global trade policy. The invitation, extended by Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Secretary-General Martin Chungong, was addressed to Senate […] More