₦40,000 Per Bag: Nigerian govt Halts Subsidized Rice Sale To Civil Servants

Subsidized Rice

President Bola Tinubu’s administration has suspended the initiative to sell subsidized 50kg bags of rice to civil servants at ₦40,000. Earlier, the federal government had announced the creation of centers across the country where Nigerians could purchase the rice at the reduced price, as part of several measures by the Tinubu administration to alleviate living … Read more

LP Leadership Changes ‘Obidient’ Directorate Name AFter Backlash

Presidential Ticket Peter Obi

Labour Party renames ‘Obidient’ directorate after backlash from over 200 support groups. Support groups accused LP leadership of undermining the movement’s independence. LP’s National Publicity Secretary announced the renaming decision in response to the controversy. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Labour Party (LP) leadership has renamed the ‘Obidient’ directorate following backlash over its naming and … Read more

Tinubu Eyes Import Duty Suspension On Food, Drugs

Loans By Ex-presidents

Tinubu Eyes Import Duty Suspension On Food, Drugs, and essential commodities for six months to tackle inflation. Proposed Executive Order also includes waiving levies on fertilizers, poultry feed, flour, and grains, and offering low-interest loans to agriculture, pharmaceutical, and manufacturing sectors. Plan contradicts earlier statements by Tinubu on food imports, emphasizing domestic production to address … Read more