UN Warns Nigeria, 17 Other Countries of Impending Famine, Insecurity  A new United Nations (UN) early warning report has revealed that acute food insecurity is set to increase in magnitude and severity in 18 hunger “hotspots,” including Nigeria, The report released recently spotlighted the urgent need...

Senate Considers Bill to Market Gold, Boost Revenue  The Senate on Wednesday passed for second reading, a bill for an Act to make provision for Nigeria Gold Reserve Industry. The bill sponsored by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP, Kogi Central), seeks a robust framework for harnessing, exploitation...

Tinubu’s Subsidy Payment to Hit N5.4trn in 2024 - Atiku Former Vice President and presidential candidate of the People's Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, yesterday challenged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to stop deceiving Nigerians about his administration’s true position on petrol subsidy. He said contrary to...

Full LG Autonomy will Enhance Grassroot Governance, Alleviate Poverty, Says RMAFC The Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission has advocated for full autonomy for Local Government Councils in Nigeria, emphasising that this move will alleviate poverty and curb the escalating trend of rural-urban migration in...

Cooking Gas Prices  Crash as FG Bans Export - Marketers The Federal Government's ban on the export of Liquefied Petroleum Gas, popularly called cooking gas, has caused the price of the commodity to fall from about N1,500 per kilogram to around N900/kg. Cooking gas dealers under...

300% Increase: Senate to Approve N64m Annual Salary for CJN, Others  The Senate passed a bill seeking an upward review of salaries, allowances and other fringe benefits of judicial officers in the country. This followed the adoption of the report of the Committee on Judiciary, Human...