• Tinubu okays apex bank’s plans to stabilise currency volatility • How to strengthen Naira, by experts • CBN hammer to fall on speculators The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has concluded plans to stem the continuous slide of the naira against the dollar. Top of these plans is to flood the market with […]
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COVID-19: What you should know about latest EG.5 variant
Last week, the World Health Organisation, WHO, categorised the EG.5 strain of the COVID-19 virus as a ‘variant of concern’. The variant was first reported in February 2023 and later designated as a variant under monitoring in July. WHO had earlier designated EG.5 and its sub-lineages as variants of interest. Experts say COVID-19 won’t […]
SENATOR BASSEY COMMISERATES WITH TONY AKAN OVER MOTHER’S DEMISE
The Senator representing the Akwa Ibom North-East Senatorial District, Senator Aniekan Bassey, has expressed heartfelt condolences to a former Chairman of Uruan Local Government Council, Prince Anthony Akan, on the eternal exit of his mother, Lady Veronica Ekpenyong Akan, aged 81. Senator Bassey, who is also the Political Leader of Uruan Local Government Area, […]
Forex crisis: Marketers propose N720/litre, suspend fuel imports
Oil marketers, on Sunday, indicated that the cost of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, would rise to between N680/litre and N720/litre in the coming weeks should the dollar continue to trade from N910 to N950 at the parallel market. They also hinted that dealers seeking to import PMS were being forced to put […]
21.5Km Urua Naira Rd: IKONO STAKEHOLDERS ORDER CONTRACTOR TO STOP WORK OVER INCOMPETENCE
…Say No One Would Be Allowed To Sabotage Good Intentions Of State Govt. Lack of capacity, accountability, experience, technical know-how, equipment and site have been listed by the critical stakeholders in Ikono Local Government Area as a few reasons they ordered Zee Construction Limited; contractor handling the 21.5km Ikot Ayan Ediene – Ikot Ntia […]
Akpabio Commended For Disclosing ‘Recess Allowance’ To Senators On Live TV
Akpabio Commended For Foundation for True Freedom and Public Accountability, a leading advocate for transparency and accountability in government, has commended the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio for his recent announcement on live Television, the recess allowance provided to Senators for their annual vacation. This commendable act of transparency sets a positive precedent […]
Gov. Eno Receives Thumbs Up From Etim Ekpo Council Boss For Subsidy Removal Palliatives
The Executive Chairman, Etim Ekpo Local Government Council, Rt. Hon. Imeh Paul Afia, has lauded what he called “pragmatic and people-oriented leadership” of the State governor, Pastor Umo Bassey Eno, for rising up to the occasion of the adverse effects of the removal of fuel subsidy by the Federal Government, on all Akwa […]
PMS Subsidy Removal: Akwa Ibom Governor Inaugurates Palliatives C’mtee
To mitigate the harsh economic effects of the recent removal of petrol subsidy by the Federal Government on Akwa Ibom residents, Governor Umo Eno, today, inaugurated an eighteen (18) man committee to oversee the distribution of palliatives. The Palliatives Committee has the Secretary to the State Government, Prince Enobong Uwah, as Chairman, Commissioner for Local […]
Obaseki Finally Opens Up On Alleged Move To Impeach Shaibu
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State says the lawsuit instituted by his deputy, Philip Shaibu, to stop impeachment moves against him is a pre-emptive action to enable him join another party while retaining his position as deputy governor. Obaseki, according to our source; Channels Television, spoke for the first time since Shaibu filed a […]
NLC May Suspend Strike As FG withdraws contempt suit against labour
The Federal Government on Monday backtracked and withdrew its contempt suit filed against leaders of the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress for organising a nationwide anti-subsidy protests on August 2, 2023. The development came barely five days after the Federal Ministry of Justice sued the organised labour leaders for allegedly disobeying […]