By Ekpenyong Emmanuel In a move that is being hailed as a major victory for President Bola Tinubu’s economic reforms, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has reduced the pump price of petrol at its retail outlets in Abuja to N965 per litre, down from N1,030 per litre. This …

By Ekpenyong Emmanuel The Association of Resident Doctors in the Federal Capital Territory has given Minister Nyesom Wike an ultimatum, threatening a massive shutdown of hospitals in 14 days if their demands are not met. The doctors are protesting unpaid salaries, with six months’ worth of arrears owed to members …

By Ekpenyong Emmanuel The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) have issued a joint directive to Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) and Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) to settle the long-standing USSD debt dispute. The directive is aimed at resolving the protracted issue, which has been a …

By Ekpenyong Emmanuel The recent stampede deaths in Nigeria have shed light on the country’s deepening humanitarian crisis, sparked by widespread poverty and hunger. At least 213 people have lost their lives in separate stampedes over the last 11 years, with the majority of these incidents occurring during food distributions. …