The Kano State Government has approved over ₦637 million and released ₦500 million in counterpart funding under the Child Nutrition Fund (CNF). A statement released by the Civil Society Scaling up Nutrition Nigeria’s Executive Secretary, Mr. Sunday Okoronkwo ,the fund is a critical step toward scaling up sustainable financing, programs, and supplies to combat malnutrition…
Wildfires in Brazil last year consumed a total area larger than all of Italy, a monitor reported Wednesday, as the country continues to battle blazes often set by farmers and ranchers illegally expanding their territory. Some 30.8 million hectares (119,000 square miles) of vegetation were burned in Brazil in 2024, a 79 percent increase from…
The Nigerian Labor Congress (NLC) has described as “absurd” the N8 billion allocated in the 2025 federal budget to sensitize Nigerians on the need to pay electricity bills. This was revealed in a statement signed by the President of the union, Comrade Joe Ajaero on Tuesday. The Federal Ministry of Power had proposed a budget…
Vice President Kashim Shettima has arrived in Davos, Switzerland, where he is representing Nigeria at the 2025 annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF). Accompanying the Vice President to Davos are senior government officials, including the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr. Jumoke Oduwole, and the Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Investment Promotion…
Bolstered by festive season demand, Nigeria’s inflation rises to 34.8% in December 2024, up from 34.6% in November, reports the National Bureau of Statistics.The apex government data agency made this known in its latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) report which measures the rate of change in prices of goods and services. The December 2024 headline…
President Tinubu Advises Nigerians to Manage Electricity Bills by Switching Off Lights President Bola Tinubu has urged Nigerians to enhance their skills in managing electricity bills, encouraging the public to be more mindful of their energy consumption. In a conversation with reporters at his Bourdillon residence in Lagos on Monday, Tinubu stated, “It’s not negative…
Nigeria’s headline inflation rate rose to 34.60% in November 2024 from 33.88% in October 2024, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) revealed Monday. The November inflation rate showed an increase of 0.72% points compared to the October 2024 inflation rate, according to NBS’s latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) report which measures the rate of change…
The president arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja late on Saturday. He was welcomed by a team of government officials and other top dignitaries, hours after he left the Galeao Air Force Basa (SBGL) Airport, Rio de Janeiro. Tinubu attended the summit during which he endorsed the global alliance against hunger and…
The Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria says the Dangote Petroleum Refinery is inconsiderate for selling petrol at N990/litre, stressing that the company enjoyed massive concessions while accessing foreign exchange during its construction. PETROAN also insisted that imported petrol was cheaper than the N990/litre price of Dangote petrol. Major marketers recently revealed that…
Dangote Refinery has disclosed its petrol price, saying that it sells at N990 per litre in trucks and N960 per litre in ships. The disclosure follows the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) and Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria (PETROAN) claim of importing the products at cheaper rates compared to that…
