…As FG, states, LGs allocations hit N10.14tn The removal of subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit,(PMS) commonly called petrol, pushed up the statutory revenue allocations from the federation account that was shared by the three tiers of government in 2023 to N10.14tn. In a data released by the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NIETI) on Tuesday,…
A market survey conducted by the African Health Report (AHR) at Gosa, a popular Friday market along Airport Road in Abuja, has revealed alarming price hikes in essential food items. The survey, conducted on the 15th of March 2024, showed that prices of basic food commodities have more than doubled in recent weeks. The price…
John Nwokocha The widespread public outcry that greeted the unmasking of a humongous corruption in the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, and Poverty Alleviation may have cooled, but the pertinent questions are still being asked by concerned Nigerians, as the dust raised in the wake has yet to settle. Prominent among the questions are: What…
A study has shown that Covid-19 caused the average life expectancy of people worldwide to fall by 1.6 years during the first two years of the pandemic. This is a more dramatic decline than previously thought, a study by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) said Tuesday. Covid was responsible for 15.9 million…
