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The Consumer Price Index (CPI) measuring inflation increased to 11.44 per cent (year-on-year) in December against 11.28 per cent for November 2018, National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) confirmed this on its website Wednesday. The December’s figure shows 0.16 per cent higher than the rate recorded in November in which increases were recorded across all divisions. Rise in food index in the month under review was caused by increases in prices of soft drinks, fish, bread and cereals, oils and fats, coffee, tea and cocoa, meat, milk, cheese and egg, vegetables, potatoes, yam and other tubers. The composite food index rose…

The newly appointed acting Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, Wednesday expressed disappointment at the present state of the Nigeria Police Force, vowing to reposition it as quickly as possible. He also warned police personel against engaging in conduct capable of not only ruining the image of the Force but also putting their careers in jeopardy, stating that a mass redeployment of personel of the force would be affected in the coming days. Adamu, who noted that the image of the force was dwindling unimaginably, said his appointment did not only represent a call to duty but also a charge…

The Senate, Wednesday, resumed from its Christmas and New Year recess, with its president, Senator Bukola Saraki, declaring that next month’s general election is not a do-or-die affair. Addressing his colleagues at plenary, Saraki said: ”To those of us who are contesting, let us remember that our biggest offer is to serve. ”Ultimately, the Nigerian people have a right to choose who will represent them at all levels. It is not a do or die affair. I encourage all to participate in the coming polls and I wish Nigerians a safe 2019 election.” Speaking further, he said: ”Distinguished colleagues, it…

Former Vice President and presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar, has again vowed to privatise Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, if elected, describing it as a mafia organisation. Before now, Atiku had vowed to privatise NNPC seen as a conduit pipe of corruption in the country. Atiku, who stated this during an interactive session with the business community in Lagos Wednesday, said he would take the step, even if doing so would cost him his life. He explained that he sold the idea to ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo to whom he served as vice president between 1999 and…

Theresa May is facing a vote of confidence in her government, after her Brexit deal was shot down by MPs in the heaviest parliamentary defeat of the democratic era. On a day of extraordinary drama at Westminster, the House of Commons delivered a devastating verdict on the prime minister’s deal, voting against it by 432 to 202. The scale of defeat, by a majority of 230, was greater than any seen in the past century, with ardent Brexiters such as Jacob Rees-Mogg and Boris Johnson walking through a packed division lobby cheek-by-jowl alongside passionate remainers. As noisy protesters from both…

As some people continue to eulogise Governor Udom Emmanuel for announcing to pay new minimum wage of N30,000 to Akwa Ibom workers, workers in the state public employ who were affected by the last promotion exercise in the state are crying for non-payment of their arrears. Though some workers are happy over the governor’s pledge to pay the new minimum wage to them, others are begging the governor to pay their three years’ promotion arrears before he thinks of implementing the new minimum wage which is still in the pipeline. Governor Emmanuel who had on Monday during consultation to the…

To be a world-class footballer is extremely profitable. He earns millions of dollars weekly for games, and purchases the most expensive pleasures of life. Straightnews rolls out10 world footballers owning private jets and the cost thereof. Footballers Who own private jets All the most talented and famous footballers earn huge money. This comes from their contracts with the football clubs, as well as profitable endorsement deals with the various companies. Therefore, many lavish their money on luxurious houses, expensive cars, and even private jets where they can quickly and comfortable travel to their destinations. 10. Alexis Sanchez (jet plane: Gulfstream…

Lionel Messi, the Barcelona’s maestro, notched his 400th Spanish league goal in Sunday’s game against Eibar to extend his record as La Liga’s all-time top scorer. Those 400 goals have come in 435 matches — an astonishing goal-to-game ratio. Cristiano Ronaldo, who now plays for Juventus in Italy, is La Liga’s second best scorer with 311 goals in 292 games while Spain’s Telmo Zarra is third with 251 goals in 278 matches. Barcelona’s posted a tweet on the club’s Twitter account with emojis of a crown and a goat, describing the Argentine as “His goat-ness.” Messi’s landmark moment came when…

The leadership of the Middle Belt Forum, MBF, said it align itself with the report of Amnesty International, AI, on the unrestrained mass killings in the Middle Belt, raising an alarm over fresh killings in the area. The National President of MBF, Dr. Pogu Bitrus particularly thanked Amnesty International for condemning the Nigerian military for its inactivity that has promoted these massacres. Dr. Bitrus, who alleged cover-up of renewed killings in the Middle Belt, said: “The attention of the Middle Belt Forum, MBF, has again been drawn to the new wave of killings in Nigeria, especially in the Middle Belt…

The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, weekend dismissed insinuations that the Mambilla Power project has been stalled due to an attempt to divert funds. The $5.8 billion project, a 3,050-megawatt hydropower facility, was conceived in 1982 by the government of the late President Shehu Shagari. In a statement signed by his spokesman, Hakeem Bello, on Sunday, the minister said the federal government never awarded a contract for the Mambilla power project to Sunrise Power and Transmission Company Limited, SPTCL. The minister was reacting to claims made by Leno Adesanya, the Chief Executive Officer of SPTCL, saying his…