Category: NEWS
Economic Hardship: Woman Brings 5-Year-Old Boy to Market for Sale in Rivers
Yesterday, chaos erupted in the market located on Bishop Okoye Street in Mile 3, Diobu, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, when an unidentified woman attempted to sell a five-year-old boy whom she claimed was her child. The commotion unfolded around 3:40 p.m., drawing the attention of both customers and traders who gathered around the woman in…
Economic Hardship Protest: TUC Tackles NLC, Says Action May Bring Anarchy
The Trade Union Congress (TUC) has issued a cautionary statement regarding the upcoming protest scheduled for February 27th and 28th, spearheaded by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), expressing concerns about the potential for anarchy. The union emphasized that the nation is currently in a volatile and tense state due to widespread hunger. Dr. Tommy Etim,…
TCN Announces 7-Hour Power Outage in Abuja
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) on Saturday announced that certain areas of the Capital City, FCT, will undergo a seven-hour power outage. Ndidi Mbah, TCN’s General Manager of Public Affairs, verified this information through a statement. The interruption is necessary to facilitate planned preventive maintenance on the 132/33kV 2X100MVA Power Transformers located in the…
Palliative: Customs Begins Food Distribution, Sells 25kg of Rice for N10,000
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has initiated the sale of confiscated bags of rice to the public at the rate of N10,000 per 25kg. Speaking to reporters in Lagos, Mr. Adewale Adeniyi, the Comptroller General of the NCS, revealed that the sale process for these food items has been streamlined. Applicants are required to submit…
Economic Hardship: Be Patient With My Father—Tinubu’s Daughter Begs Nigerians
Alhaja Folashade Tinubu-Ojo, the Iyaloja General of Lagos State and daughter of President Bola Tinubu, has urged Nigerians to remain patient amidst the prevailing economic challenges. She emphasized the importance of maintaining hope, highlighting that the economic downturn is not unique to Nigeria but rather a global phenomenon. Tinubu-Ojo conveyed her message to reporters during…
Tinubu Confessed To Me He Had No Blueprints On How To Govern Nigeria — Former APC Campaign Director
Hajiya Naja’atu Muhammad, the former campaign director of the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council, has revealed that Bola Tinubu confided in her, stating he lacked concrete plans for governing Nigeria before the 2023 General Elections. Mrs. Muhammad made these remarks during a live program on AIT News, as observed by SaharaReporters on X, while…
VIDEO: Hardship: Hungry Nigerians Reportedly Intercept Dangote Truck Carrying Foodstuffs, Cart Away Content
As hunger and hardship continue to ravage and bite harder in Nigeria under Bola Ahmed Tinubu, some hungry citizens were seen in a short video clip posted by an X user, @Aminuwhite01, blocking a Dangote truck traveling with foodstuffs and emptying it. Meanwhile, the location where the incident happened has not been identified. The X…
Civil servants in Niger State to Commence Indefinite Strike Wednesday
Civil servants in Niger State, affiliated with the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), have unanimously decided to initiate an indefinite strike in order to communicate their grievances to the state government. Set to begin at 8 am on Wednesday, February 21, 2024, the strike follows the state government’s inability to address the demands presented by the…
Lawmakers Reveal Plans to Stop Sports Betting in Nigeria
The House of Representatives has decided to end sports betting in the country and called on the National Lottery Regulatory Commission (NLRC) to enforce the Lottery Regulatory Commission Act of 2005. The decision came after Rep. Kelechi Nwogu introduced a motion during a session in Abuja on Thursday. Earlier reports from the News Agency of…
BREAKING: Nigeria’s Inflation Rate Rises to 29.90% Amid Rising Cost of Living
According to a report by the National Bureau of Statistics, Nigeria experienced a rise in its average inflation rate to 29.90% in January 2024, marking an increase from the December 2023 rate of 28.92%. It said, “Looking at the movement, the January 2024 headline inflation rate showed an increase of 0.98% points when compared to…