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Despite efforts to stabilize cement prices in Nigeria through agreements between the federal government and cement manufacturers, the cost of a 50kg bag of cement continues to hover between N8,500 and N10,500 in retail markets. This price range starkly contrasts with the N7,000 to N8,000 target agreed upon, underscoring persistent challenges in making construction materials affordable for […]
Rice– a key staple in Nigeria is fast getting out of reach for most households as prices of grain have surged 98.47 percent in one year. Experts attributed the persistent surge in local parboiled rice prices to the paddy scarcity that is hitting mills across the country. BusinessDay surveyed some selected food markets in Lagos to find out the […]
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has stated that the major complaints of electricity consumers against distribution companies (Discos) were problems relating to over-billing, disregard for metering, community transformer problems and others. The Acting Executive Chairman of the FCCPC, Adamu Abdullahi stated this at the end of a four-day event meant to address […]
Nigerian Breweries Plc have announced another increase in the price of its products after the earlier increase in February. The new price review will take effect from the 15th of March 2024.The company disclosed this in a review notification sent to customers around the South-West zone signed by its zonal business manager which was obtained by Nairametrics.According to […]
The upsurge in prices of items have put Lagosians in groans and wails. Keeping with its solution-proffering mantra of making things better, Environmental Lagos Platform visited the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria, in a bid to see what the organization can do in ameliorating the prevalent price regime of goods. MAN has 16 branches across the […]
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted sunshine and haziness from Monday to Wednesday across the country. NiMet`s weather outlook on Sunday forecasted a sunny and hazy atmosphere on Monday over the North throughout the forecast period. According to it, cloudy skies with intervals of sunshine are expected over the North-Central states, with prospects of […]
The National Information Technology (NITDA)’s Computer Emergency Readiness and Response Team (CERRT) has alerted Nigerians to a new malware attack identified as ‘Ov3r Steale’ targeting Facebook users. The Agency in an advisory released on Monday said the new threat deceives Facebook users to click on malicious links under the guise of job advertisement. It then […]
President Bola Tinubu on Monday told governors to continue to pay workers in their states wage award till when negotiations on new minimum wage will be concluded. The President also said that Nigerians have no reason to be hungry as the country has the capacity to feed her people and still have enough for export. President Tinubu, […]
Nigeria’s current status with the United Arab Emirates, (UAE) automatically excludes it from accessing the newly introduced five-year multiple-entry tourist visa. The UAE has announced its five-year multiple-entry tourist visa for all nationals. Recalled that the UAE said in a notice in 2022 that it will no longer issue visas to citizens from Nigeria and 19 other African nations. […]
Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA) has finalised plans to synergise operations with the private sector in the built industry for better service delivery. The synergy, which is to be called: ‘Accredited Certifiers Programme’, is aimed at strengthening the capacity of government officials in monitoring and enforcement of building regulations. Disclosing this, the Special Adviser to […]
