The Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Thursday, said that his administration would be reducing public servants working days as part of plans to cushion the cost of living crisis in the country. “We want to start with our public servants, immediately from next week, Civil servants from the lower level will be working like three times a week …

The 30th edition of ‘Investing in Mining Indaba’ recently held in Cape Town, South Africa provided another opportunity for African countries through their Ministers of Solid Minerals/Mineral Resources to consolidate on the pact to forge a common front in projecting the continent’s interest in the global mining industry. Early in January, Nigeria and Uganda had led over a dozen other African …

The Presidency and former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar at the weekend engaged exchange of words over the state of the economy, particularly on currency fluctuation and poverty. Atiku, who was the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in last year’s general elections, said that the “wrong policies of the (Bola) Tinubu administration continue to cause untold pain …

The Conference of Former Speakers of State Houses of Assembly on Saturday, called on the administration of President Bola Tinubu to quickly address all of the factors that have triggered the current economic hardship being experienced by Nigerians. Members made the call at the end of their meeting presided over by a former Governor of Plateau State, Rt. Hon. Simon …

The Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari has faulted a viral video allegedly of some persons protesting current economic hardship in front of his palace. In a statement on Sunday by his spokesman, Abdulazeez Arowona, the Emir said that such a protest did not take place in his palace. According to the statement, the said viral video was part of …

As governments at all levels intensify efforts to halt the current food crisis, Katsina State Governor Dikko Radda has signed into law an executive order to check food scarcity and prohibit hoarding of food and other essential commodities in the state. His Nasarawa State counterpart, Abdullahi Sule, said in Lafia yesterday that his recent interaction with marketers on food hoarding …

Following a successful inaugural session, the Minister of Information and National Orientation Mallam Mohammed Idris, on Friday, moderated the second edition of the Ministerial Press Briefing Series (MPBS) featuring the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr. Doris Uzoka-Anite, at the National Press Centre in Abuja. The forum aims to create a platform for direct engagement between government officials and …

Borno State Government has declared a one-day statewide fast for Monday, February 19, to seek divine intervention on the rising cost of food items and the spate of landmine explosions across its major roads. In a statewide broadcast on Friday, Governor Babagana Zulum said: “I speak to you today with a heavy heart, but also with a determination to address the …

Apart from the worsening insecurity in Nigeria, the Church of Nigeria Anglican Communion is worried about the not-too-good state of the nation’s economy, especially the debt profile. In his presidential address to delegates to the just concluded Standing Committee Meeting of the church in Ika Delta State, Primate of the Church of Nigeria, Most Rev. Henry Ndukuba said that it …

The Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Olayemi Cardoso has called on Nigerians to moderate the demand for dollars, consumption and usage of foreign goods, warning that as a country, we must address the supply side of Forex as it has kept the nation’s economy in a narrow bucket. Cardoso noted that without moderation of demands on USD, the …