Professor Wole Soyinka, a Nobel laureate, has alerted Nigerian officials to the dangers of the nation’s informal breakdown. All tiers of government have been urged by Soyinka to stop treating people like idiots. He delivered a speech on Thursday at The Punch’s 50th anniversary lecture, “Recovering the Narrative.” During his statement he said: “It’s about…
Olayemi Cardoso, the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has stated that he is not accountable for the nation’s economic problems. Cardoso made this statement on Tuesday, February 27, during the first Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting run by him. Additionally, he stated that the CBN is acting to restore the nation’s financial…
The Presidency has stated that the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security is nearing completion of the release of 42,000 metric tons of various food products to assist disadvantaged communities around the nation. Mr Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, disclosed this in a statement issued in Abuja Friday….
President Bola Tinubu has urged that issues affecting the welfare of Nigerians and the economy be handled with haste, attention, and a strong sense of responsibility. The President issued the command at a meeting with the Head of Service, the Body of Permanent Secretaries, and several agency Directors-General in Abuja on Thursday. He urged top…
Seun Kuti, a Grammy-nominated afrobeat artist, has chastised wives of Nigerian politicians for failing to seek divorce despite their spouses’ continual stealing of the country’s wealth. He complained that Nigerian politicians stole out of greed and wondered how their spouses could continue to love them. Speaking in a recent Instagram live session, Kuti said: “You…
Veteran musician and former member of The Remedies, Edward Ashiedu Brown, often known as Eddy Remedy, has claimed that his father was one among those who created the Nigerian national song. He stated that his father, retired police officer Ashiedu Brown, was a member of the Nigeria Police Band that created the national song, but…
The Nigerian government has blocked Binance and other crypto businesses’ internet platforms in order to prevent what it views to be ongoing forex market manipulation and illicit financial movement. Aside from Binance, other services, including Forextime, OctaFX, Crypto, FXTM, Coinbase, and Kraken, were also restricted. According to presidential and regulatory officials, the government decided to…
Primate Elijah Ayodele, the leader of the INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, encouraged Nigerians on Tuesday to stop abusing and protesting President Bola Tinubu over the country’s economic crisis. He encouraged Nigerians to pray for Tinubu and his ministers, who appeared to be puzzled about the country’s current condition. In a statement signed by his media assistant,…
The House of Representatives has urged the federal government to prohibit the use of styrofoam throughout Nigeria.The lower house passed the resolution on Wednesday, after a proposal by Ibrahim Shagaya. It should be noted that the Lagos State government has prohibited the usage of styrofoam material inside the state.Shagaya stated in the motion that the…
“Nigeria is a very very poor country, to be honest. I think our wealth is overestimated,” Bayo Onanuga, the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, stated this on Monday during an interview with Arise Television. He stated that Nigeria remains a very poor country, given its low per capita GDP in comparison to other…