Niger bans exports of liquefied petroleum gas -government statement
Niger has banned all exports of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) until further notice, the government said in a statement on Tuesday. National production should be used to supply the domestic market, and in case of surplus a special authorization can be requested to export it, the statement said. Niger normally exports its surplus petroleum gas […]
Every child has right to quality education — Osun govt
Modakeke – Osun State Government has reiterated its commitment towards ensuring that every child has access to quality education in the state. This is as a non-government organisation, Sam-Oyus Foundation distributes 5,000 writing materials to pupils across primary school in Modakeke. Addressing the gathering at Saint Stephen Grammar in Modakeke, the State Commissioner for Education, […]
Reps probe N15trn pension fund assets
The House of Representatives has mandated its committee on pensions to investigate the status of pension fund assets amounting to over N15.5 trillion. According to the House, the essence of the investigation is to ensure that the N10 trillion loaned to the federal government from the pension fund is recovered and modalities put in place […]
New Senate rule restricts President, Deputy seat to ranking members
In what appears to be a preemptive move against destabilization, the Senate leadership on Tuesday pushed through an amendment to its standing rules. Under the amended rule, only ranking members can stand for elections and be voted into the office of President and Deputy President of the Senate. This is coming just two weeks after […]
What Does Skipping Dinner Do to Your Body?
Everyone’s heard the platitude that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. But dinner matters, too. It’s the last major meal of the day, but for many people, dinner is the first thing that falls off their to-do list when schedules fill up with evening errands, events, and activities. Going without dinner can […]
How to Plan a Bachelorette Party
While there are many opportunities to fête a couple and married life during the wedding planning process, only one event focuses on celebrating the bride and the bride alone: the bachelorette party. This event—which is a gathering held in honor of a woman’s upcoming marriage and typically attended by the bride’s closest friends and family members—has greatly evolved […]
Self Control
Faith Israel Growing up in modest households, they dreamt of escaping their financial constraints. Their dreams led them on a treacherous journey into the perilous world of a generally accepted means of exchange and measure of value. Three friends on a journey to get beer tickets stumbled upon an online ad promising quick cash through […]
China’s economy stabilises, factory activity returns to expansion
China’s factory activity expanded for the first time in six months in September, an official survey showed on Saturday, adding to a run of indicators suggesting the world’s second-largest economy has begun to bottom out. The purchasing managers’ index (PMI), based on a survey of major manufacturers, rose to 50.2 in September from 49.7, according […]
Secret negotiations with bandits: Stop playing politics with our lives; Northern leaders warn FG, Zamfara govt
Northern leaders and stakeholders in the north have warned the Federal Government and Zamfara state government to stop playing politics with the lives of the people of the region following the face-off between them over the allegation that the Federal Government was secretly negotiating with bandits in Zamfara state without involving the state government. Governor […]
Labour shuns parley with FG as Oct 3 nationwide strike looms
Leaders of Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and their Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC, counterparts, on Friday, shunned a meeting called by the Federal Government in a desperate effort to avert the planned nationwide strike from October 3. According to the two labour centres, government’s invitation came late as they had scheduled engagements outside Abuja, […]
IMF board approves $1.32 billion resilience loan for Morocco
The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) executive board on Thursday approved a $1.32 billion, 18-month loan from its new Resilience and Sustainability Facility to help Morocco bolster its resilience to climate-related disasters, the fund said in a statement. The North African country had requested funds from the IMF’s new trust well before the devastating earthquake that […]
Kenya inflation rises to 6.8% year over year in September
Kenya’s inflation (KECPI=ECI) rose marginally in September after all sectors recorded a general increase in prices, the statistics office said on Friday. Inflation was 6.8% year on year in September from 6.7% a month earlier, while on a monthly basis inflation was 1% from -0.1% a month earlier, the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics said in a […]
Your Hundredfold Harvest Is Coming
Princess Arira When you get discouraged that you have been partaking of the holy Communion but your healing is taking longer than you hope for, the enemy can start to play mind games with you. Maybe you are starting to entertain thoughts that the Communion is just an empty ritual. May I tell you there […]
Nigeria’s labour unions call indefinite strike over cost of living
Nigeria’s two biggest workers’ unions plan to start an indefinite strike next week to protest against a cost-of-living crisis after the government scrapped a popular but costly petrol subsidy, union leaders said on Tuesday. Unions have been pushing President Bola Tinubu to reverse his decision in May to scrap the decades-old subsidy that had kept […]
Nigeria’s central bank Governor Cardoso pledges to clear $7 billion forex backlog
Nigeria’s new central bank Governor Olayemi Cardoso said on Tuesday his top priority was to clear the bank’s backlog of unsettled foreign exchange obligations to local lenders, which he estimated could be as high as $7 billion. The Senate unanimously approved Cardoso’s nomination as central bank governor after he appeared before lawmakers to answer questions. […]