Nigeria Customs Service has suspended its food disposal initiative following a stampede that claimed seven lives on February 23. The deaths occurred during the distribution of 25kg bags of rice at its zonal headquarters in Yaba, Lagos State The service announced the suspension in a statement by its National Public Relations Officer, Abdullahi Maiwada, on Monday. Mr Maiwada said that the suspension was part of the service’s resolve to ensure the safety of Nigerians and to enable it properly articulate its next line of action and not defeat the vision of the initiative. The NCS on February 20 announced that…
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Africa is very rich in adage, proverbs and wise sayings. There is hardly any circumstance that the African man can not coin analogies. The Yorubas in particular have a rich, albeit unwritten encyclopedia of proverbs, adage and wise sayings apt for different situations. As I ruminate on the tough situations prevalent in the country today, vis-a-vis the acceptance ratings of president Bola Ahmed Tinubu, a Yoruba adage comes to mind. “Bi Omode ba subu, a wo iwaju, bi Agba ba subu, a wo eyin”. If a toddler falls down, he looks at the front, however, if an adult falls, he…
So at plenary in the senate last week, Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, rushed naked out of the bathtub. He raised his hand up. In the presidency’s search for scapegoat, Akpabio suddenly became Archimedes. Last week, he came forward to shout “Eureka!” He had found the No 1 Nigerian enemy! Ancient Greek scholar, Archimedes, was the author of a find similar to but of sterner stuff than Akpabio’s. Archimedes had proclaimed “Eureka! Eureka!” immediately he stepped into a bath and discovered that the water level immediately rose. This led him to the discovery that the volume of water he had displaced…
A retailer, simply identified as Alhaja, said the news that cement should sell for N7,000 is just a hoax. Despite the agreement with manufacturers to sell cement at N7,000, the product is still being retailed for prices ranging between N10,000 and N11,000 in the Idimu area of Lagos state. A retailer, simply identified as Alhaja, said the news that cement should sell for N7,000 is just a hoax. According to her, Dangote blocked all payment portals while negotiations were on with the Federal Government, and by the time it was reopened, the price was hiked again. She said: “Even BUA…
There is no doubts that Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo state is profiteering from the hardships in town. To the Oyo state Governor, the present situation in the country is a fertile ground to sow his future ambitions. What time could be better than the present time to suddenly turn to an accidental lover of the masses? Unfortunately for the Governor, not all of us buy into his tricks. Some of us know that what presently in president Tinubu’s eyes are mere chaffs compared to the gamout of logs in Makinde’s eyes. Perhaps, this is the time to ask Governor…
About a couple of weeks ago, Governor Seyi Makinde labelled those who claimed that Federal Allocation to states have increased tremendously under president Tinubu as individuals who engaged in “lazy talks”. He claimed Federal Allocation merely increased by minimal percentage but wasted no time to dismiss the relevance of such increase. What the Governor however failed to do was to state in specific terms, how much he has received, the difference when compared to the past Allocations and what he had done differently with the “minimal increase” in the Federal Allocation received by the state and the 33 Local Governments.…
When Eng. Remi Oseni promised to be the Governor for his constituents in Ido/ Ibarapa East Federal constituency, not many thought that was a possibility. Ever before his election as member representing Ido/Ibarapa East in the Green Chamber, Remi Oseni has established himself as a philanthropist. His character as a cheerful giver were never in doubts but to shoulder the responsibilities of Governor in his constituency seems like a tall order. Surprisingly, the House committee chairman on FERMA have walked his talk and is proving to be up to the task of fulfilling the duties of the Council Chairman, Hon.…
“Saworo Ide” was a Yoruba bluckbuster produced by Tunde Kelani of the Mainframe fame. The story catalogued the transition from what could be termed a frying pan to the fire by a town in search of good governance. I have wondered several times whether “Jogbo bi aro” couldn’t have been a better title for that epic drama. The story was centered on a town named Jogbo. The Yoruba word, Jogbo is synonymous with bitterness. That is why Yorubas would say “o koro bii Jogbo” when they refer to an extremely bitter object or circumstance. The town, Jogbo was ruled by…
The Federal Government through the Central Bank of Nigeria has again raised the exchange rate for cargo clearance to N1,605/$. This is coming days after the rate rose to N1515/ $ and later dropped to N1,472. Between January and now, the rate has risen a couple of times. It was moved from N952/$ in December to N1356/$. And was moved to N1,413/$ before it went to N1,444/$. The rate moved to N1,515 before finally getting to N1.605. When our correspondent visited the portal of the Nigeria Customs Service on Wednesday, it was observed that the new rate was reflected on…
National leader of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi has called on President Bola Tinubu-led federal government to end the inconsistency in duty charges as it is affecting the general business atmosphere in the country. Obi, in a post on Tuesday via his verified X handle, opined “such arbitrary charges will obviously lead to further closure of businesses, and attendant job losses”. His words; “I wish to urgently call on the Federal Government of Nigeria to end the inconsistency in duty charges as it is affecting the general business atmosphere in the country. “The federal government should stop the arbitrary…