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Buhari orders immediate reduction of fertilizer price

September 23, 2020Ayo OlowoLeave a Comment

President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria has ordered the reduction of the cost of fertilizer from N5,500 to N5,000 naira per bag. This directive was announced by the Vice Chairman of the National Food Security Council and the Governor of Kebbi State, Atiku Bagudu. He disclosed this on Tuesday while briefing State House reporters in Abuja […]

RAMADAN: Tomato and pepper prices increase by 60% in Lagos

May 5, 2019May 5, 2019News AgencyLeave a Comment

Prices of tomato and pepper have soared by 60 per cent in some markets in Lagos, a development that is supposed occasioned by the forthcoming Ramadan. In a survey conducted at Mile 12, Oke Odo, Oyingbo and Iddo markets, Lagos, reveals that a 40 kilogramme (kg) basket of tomato, which cost N5,000 two weeks ago […]

Ikeogu Oke, Winner Of NLNG Price For Literature Dies

November 25, 2018Ayo OlowoLeave a Comment

Ikeogu Oke, the 2017 winner of the NLNG Prize for Literature is dead. The 51-year-old poet reportedly died at the National Hospital Abuja after losing the battle to an undisclosed ailment. His poem, The Heresiad, was declared winner of the coveted prize from among 184 entries received from across the country for which he was […]

Oil price hit $70 per barrel

January 15, 2018Ayo OlowoLeave a Comment

The price of brent crude oil rose to 70 dollars a barrel on Monday, supported by ongoing output cuts led by OPEC and Russia, and ignoring a rise in U.S. and Canadian drilling activity that points to higher future output in North America. Brent sweet crude futures, the international benchmark for oil prices, were at […]

Oil prices rise above $60

October 30, 2017Ekene OnyeamaLeave a Comment

Oil markets were firm on Monday, with Brent crude opening above $60 per barrel on expectations an OPEC-led production cut due to expire next March would be extended. Brent crude oil futures, the international benchmark for oil prices, were at $60.63 per barrel at 0018 GMT, up 19 cents or 0.3 per cent from their […]

Lai explains why cost of food items is high

October 3, 2017Ekene OnyeamaLeave a Comment

The Federal Government says despite the revolution witnessed in the agricultural sector, the cost of food items is still high because of infrastructural deficit and export demands. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said this on Tuesday when he featured on Africa Independent Television (AIT’s) Current Affairs programme “Focus Nigeria”. “Despite the […]