Day: February 20, 2024

FG to install biometric gates at int’l airports in March

The Federal Government has concluded plans to install biometric clearance gates for the Nigeria Immigration Service at the international airports in the country. The gates are expected to be ready at these airports by March 2024. The international airports in Nigeria where the facilities will be installed are the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos, […]

Many Nigerians can no longer afford beer -NB CEO

The Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian Breweries Plc, Hans Essaadi, has said that the economic situation in Nigeria has deteriorated to the extent citizens can no longer afford to buy beer. Essaadi said this on Monday at the company’s investor call following the release of its 2023 results. “It has been unprecedented year for our […]

FG to Determine Food Prices, Commits to Food Security

The federal government has announced that plans have been concluded on the determination of food prices in Nigeria. The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Abubakar Kyari, who disclosed this in Abuja also gave hints on the projects and initiatives the federal government to stem the rising cost of food in the country. Kyari […]

UPDATED: Manufacturers list conditions to slash rising cement price

Cement Manufacturers have agreed to sell a 50kg bag of cement at a retail price between N7,000 and N8,000, depending on location nationwide, The PUNCH reports. However, the manufacturers stated that the price drop from the current market price would depend on the fulfillment of certain government interventions to ameliorate critical challenges faced in the […]

Labour mobilises for protest, tanker drivers strike triggers fuel queues

The organised Labour on Monday began mobilising its members for a nationwide protest slated for February 27 and 28 over the cost of living crisis in the country. Sources in the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress told our correspondents that the National Executive Council met via Zoom on Friday, February 16, to review the […]

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