The House of Representatives has mandated the Committee on Commerce to investigate the daily increase in prices of commodities in the country. This followed the adoption of a motion by Representative Jesess Onuakalusi, PDP-Delta on the Need to Awaken Price Control Board of Nigeria to its Constitutional Responsibilities, at plenary today. Presenting the motion, Onuakalusi…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, through the Bank of Industry BOI, to extend its single-digit interest-rate financing to media organizations in the country. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris stated when he received members of the Independent Broadcasting Association of Nigeria IBAN, on…
President Bola Tinubu has sought the approval of the House of Representatives to grant concurrent approval to the Federal Government for the refund of a total sum of Twenty Four Billion Naira to Nasarawa and Kebbi State governments, for the takeover of the airports built by the two states. The President’s request was contained in…
A man has been charged with the attempted murder of Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico after the politician was seriously hurt in a shooting attack. The alleged assailant has not been formally named, but Slovak reports have widely identified him as a 71-year-old from the town of Levice. Reports say he could face up to…
A shake-up of the postal service that could hand the owner of Royal Mail a £300m boost will not take place before the general election, it has emerged, as the company’s bosses meet ministers to discuss its proposed £3.5bn takeover by a Czech billionaire. The industry regulator, Ofcom, has been studying options to reform the universal…
