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HOW IMPORT WAIVERS ARE CRIPPLING LOCAL RICE MILLS Rice millers have raised concerns over the federal government’s import duty waiver on rice, maize and sorghum, saying it is hurting their businesses. This is just as the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) said the waiver has caused food prices to drop. The government had, last year, approved a 150-day waiver for the …

MAJOR MARKETERS, NOT NEW NNPC BOARD FRUSTRATING MY REFINERY — DANGOTE The President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has said that those who are still fighting against the survival of his refinery were major marketers and traders, saying they were not the new leadership of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited. Dangote stated this as he praised President Bola Tinubu …

AKPABIO TO SENATORS: NIGERIANS EXPECT RESULTS, NOT RHETORICS As the Nigerian Senate resumed plenary after its Easter and Eid-el-Fitr recess which began on March 27, Senate President Godswill Obot Akpabio has called on the Nigerian Senate to meet the weighty expectations of Nigerians with integrity, unity, and legislative action. Akpabio made the clarion call on Tuesday , urging his colleagues …

GOV MBAH APPROVES RELEASE OF N290.8M FOR PAYMENT OF GRATUITIES, PENSIONS FOR ENUGU RETIREES Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, has approved the release of the sum of N290.8 million for the payment of gratuities and related pensions of 37 state workers, who retired in the month of February 2025. Recall that the government had earlier settled the gratuities …

ARISE TV uNDER FIRE FOR SHIELDING NATASHA, ACCUSED OF SUPPRESSING AUDIO EVIDENCE In what is quickly becoming a media credibility scandal, Arise TV’s Morning Show is under fire for allegedly sanitizing its coverage of the now-infamous feud between Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan and activist Dr. Sandra Duru. The show’s hosts—Rufai Oseni, Ojy Okpe, and Ayo Mairo-Ese—are being accused of deliberately suppressing …

NIGERIAN HAS MOST MALNOURISHED CHILDREN IN AFRICA, SECOND HIGHEST GLOBALLY – UNICEF The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has warned that the food and nutrition crisis might deepen in Nigeria, as the country has already been flagged as having the highest number of malnourished children in Africa and the second highest in the world.Travel guides Nemat Hajeebhoy, Chief of Nutrition …

25 BAUCHI RESIDENTS KILLED AS BANDITS AMBUSH LOCAL VIGILANTES INSIDE FOREST No fewer than 25 people have been confirmed dead following a deadly confrontation between suspected bandits and local vigilantes in Alkaleri Local Government Area of Bauchi State. The clash occurred in the early hours of Sunday, May 4, 2025, when a patrol team of professional hunters from Duguri and …

BANKS HIKE EMPLOYEE PAY AS STAFF COSTS ACCOUNT FOR 27.44% OF OPERATING EXPENSE Employee costs account for 27.44 percent of the total operating costs of Nigerian banks in the first quarter of 2025, posing challenges to banks in improving their net interest margins as lenders hiked pay for workers to cushion the impact of cost of living. The most capitalised …

BANKS HIKE EMPLOYEE PAY AS STAFF COSTS ACCOUNT FOR 27.44% OF OPERATING EXPENSE Employee costs account for 27.44 percent of the total operating costs of Nigerian banks in the first quarter of 2025, posing challenges to banks in improving their net interest margins as lenders hiked pay for workers to cushion the impact of cost of living. The most capitalised …

UK TO RESTRICT VISA APPLICATIONS FROM NIGERIA, PAKISTAN As part of efforts to reform its immigration system, the United Kingdom could soon restrict visa applications from nationalities whose citizens are most likely to overstay their approved stays. First reported by the Times, the Home Office listed the affected countries as Pakistan, Nigeria, and Sri Lanka. The report noted that nationals …