Many Citizens Can No Longer Afford Beer – Nigerian Breweries Cries Out As Nigeria’s economic woes appear to have no end insight, the Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian Breweries Plc, Hans Essaadi, has said the situation has affected their business operations. Essaadi, who spoke on Monday, during the company’s investor call following the release of its 2023 results, explained that the current economic has affected citizens to the extent that they can no longer afford to buy beer. “It has been unprecedented year for our business in Nigeria,” Bloomberg quoted Essaadi as saying. “We saw a significant decline in the…
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Real Reason Igbos Won’t Join Any Hardship Protest – Ohanaeze The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, has advised Igbos across the country not to support any protest in whatever form against the administration of President Bola Tinubu. Ohanaeze also rejected any move for military rule again in Nigeria, according to a release on Monday, by the President General of Ohanaeze, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu. Iwuanyanwu, who explained that he had been approached by the Igbo to join in the protest against the current economic situation in the country, said “I have received many entreaties from many parts of the…
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Tears As Gunmen Raid Female Hostel, Kill 1, Rape Others Tension has seized Delta State Polytechnic, Ogwashi-Uku, following a gunmen attack on the institution’s student hostels, which purportedly killed one and injured others. According to reports, the school’s administration then declared a one-week suspension of academic activity to allow them to implement security measures to prevent a repetition. A female Higher National Diploma student, who talked with our correspondent on the condition of anonymity on Monday, said the pupils had all evacuated the school for fear of gunman assaults. “Armed men have continued invading our hostels, shooting and raping students.…
BREAKING: Food Prices Drop Information reaching Ibom Focus says that Food Prices Drop Food prices have started dropping at major grain markets in Kano, Taraba and Niger states, Daily Trust can report. There had been protests in Lagos, Kano and Niger states against the hardship in the land. The latest demonstration against the high cost of living was staged in Ibadan, Oyo State. Prominent Nigerians, including former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, the Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar; the Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero; among others, as we as the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) and Northern Elders Forum (NEF)…
Gunmen Kidnap Jehovah Witnesses Members Information reaching Ibom Focus says that Gunmen Kidnap Jehovah Witnesses Members The incident occured last Saturday about 4:30p.m., when tahe passengers who were travelling from Kabba to Lokoja for a church convention were stopped and whisked into the bush. The victims, who were all members of the Jehovah Witness, were said to have taken off from the Kingdom Hall in Kabba. Husband to one of the victim, Mr. Elupo Eliazer, said the kidnappers have made contact with the family with their demands. He said: “They called to demand first for N30 million but later reduced…
Presidential Jet Gulps Billions In Maintenance There is a growing concern over the huge maintenance cost of Nigeria’s presidential aircraft, Air Force 001, which serves President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as it gulps billions of naira. A senior official familiar with the maintenance of the presidential fleet told Daily Trust that between the routine maintenance and purchase of parts, the aircraft had been guzzling huge amounts of money. He said it was not a new trend as that it had been going on for a while, making the erstwhile Presidential Air Fleet Commandeer, AVM AA Yaro, to recommend that it should…
Trouble Looms As 2024 Budget Suffers Major Dislocations There are indications that the Federal Government may be forced to review the 2024 Appropriation Act as recent developments in the foreign exchange market may have put the financial assumptions in complete disarray. Sources close to the Finance Ministry told Vanguard that all the major components of the budget has been affected fundamentally by a drastic change in the budget parameters occasioned by the current foreign exchange market realities. He pointed out that since the budget was passed into law, the official exchange rate benchmark which was N800/USD1 has moved up by…
More Hunger, Hardship Looms As Tinubu Finally Sets To Remove Electricity Subsidy There is apprehension among Nigerians as the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led federal Government contemplates removing electricity subsidy in the coming days despite the worsening economic hardship the citizens are battling. At a February 14, 2024, briefing, the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, said the Government can no longer continue electricity subsidy as its indebtedness races to N3 trillion. Adelabu’s comment has sent a shock wave among Nigerians. For many, the government is in another move to worsen the existing pains visited on citizens by fuel subsidy removal and…
Tinubu Has No Solution To Nigeria’s Problems, Bugaje Bombs President A political activist Usman Bugaje claims President Bola Tinubu is incapable of addressing the numerous challenges facing the country. Since the fuel subsidy payment was stopped and the naira floated, Nigerians have been experiencing biting economic issues with inflation hitting 29.90 percent, sparking protests in some parts of the country. Although the government has rolled out several plans to address the challenges, Bugaje maintains Tinubu has no solution to Nigeria’s issues. ”Today, it is everybody’s knowledge that Bola Tinubu has no solutions to the problems of this country….his government has…