Day: April 29, 2024

Removing fuel subsidy saved Nigeria from bankruptcy — Tinubu

President Bola Tinubu said, on Sunday, that Nigeria would have gone bankrupt if his administration had not discontinued fuel subsidy payments. He said though the policy came with economic pains, it was in the best interest of Nigerians. Tinubu spoke at the Special World Economic Forum in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Upon assuming office last May, […]

FG dumps N16 trillion railway projects for N2.6trn Lagos-Calabar coastal road —Investigation

Investigations by the Nigerian Tribune have revealed that the N2.6 trillion Lagos-Calabar Coastal road may lead to the abandonment of about N16 trillion railway projects which were incorporated in the 25-year railway roadmap unveiled during the administration of former president, Olusegun Obasanjo, and which will expire next year, 2025. The projects include the Ibadan-Kano Standard […]

Harsh economy: Nigerian women now shun maternity leave

There is no time the popular cliche: ‘no food for lazy man’, comes closer to the fore than in the daily life of every Nigerian, in these times. The economy is so telling on Nigerians that survival is more miraculous than strategic. However, Nigerians, known for resilience, are also strategically plotting to survive by any […]

Always test for malaria before treatment —Experts

On this year’s World Malaria Day, health experts have raised the alarm that despite awareness of the disease, it is overdiagnosed and treated. They therefore called on Nigerians not to assume that every fever is malaria without proper diagnosis. The Executive Director, of Westfield Development Initiative, (WDI) Mrs. Omobola Lana and the Medical Officer of […]

Fuel scarcity’ll last for 2 more weeks — IPMAN

LAGOS — The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, IPMAN, said yesterday that the petrol scarcity currently spreading to more states across the country will take at least two weeks to normalise. This is even as the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NPCL insisted yesterday that it has adequate stock of the product. However, the Public Relations Officer […]

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