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The Consumer Price Index (CPI) which measured inflation increased to 11.40 per cent (year-on-year) in May from 11.37 per cent recorded in April, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), said. The NBS made this known in its “CPI and Inflation Report’’ for May released in Abuja on Monday on its website. The bureau said the figure was 0.03 per cent points higher than the 11.37 recorded in April in the period under review. It said the increases were recorded in all Classification of Individual Consumption by Purpose (COICOP) divisions that yielded the headline index. On a month-on-month basis, it said…

Over the years, floods have continued to pose negative but disturbing pictures to many people living in flood-prone areas in the world. In Nigeria, the story is not different particularly during dry season as some households in parts of the North are worst off and in the South, it is worsening as many engage in battle with flooding during the rainy season in desperate attempts to protect their property, families and life. In Akwa Ibom State, the story is rather sad but worrying. As soon as the rainy season sets in, some people wish the nightmarish experience is a moonlight…

Development experts in the country have been tasked to pay more attention to human rights education and training of people to achieving a productive and better future devoid of chaos and conflicts. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of education, Mrs. Helen Ante stated this in Uruan at the celebration of the Int’l day of the African Child organised by Friends of the Needy Organisation, FONO, at the weekend. Ante stressed the importance of the human rights education to include providing the citizenry with knowledge and skills, developing their attitudes and behaviours towards enjoying and exercising their rights as well as respecting the…

The Senior Staff Association of Statutory Corporations and Government Owned Companies, SSASCGOC, has rejected planned sale of Nigeria Communication Satellite Company, NIGCOMSAT by the Federal Government. In a petition to President Muhammadu Buhari, the union expressed shock over the plan to sell off NIGCOMSAT to private individuals, and called on the Bureau of Public Enterprise, BPE, to halt all process in the interest of the nation. In the petition, entitled “The proposed sale of Nigeria Communications Satellite Company: A call for caution,” the union contended that the NIGCOMSAT, a government company created via the Company and Allied Matters Act, was…

Nigeria is the 16th least peaceful country in the world, according to the 2019 edition of the Global Peace Index (GPI).  At 148 of 163 countries, the most populous black nation retained its position in the previous year—even though its score rose by 0.025, from 2.873 in 2018 to 2.898 in 2019. The report released on Wednesday, “measures the state of peace using three thematic domains: the level of Societal Safety and Security; the extent of Ongoing Domestic and International Conflict; and the degree of Militarisation. “The GPI covers 99.7 per cent of the world’s population, using 23 qualitative and quantitative indicators…

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo Sunday advised men not to treat women, especially their wives, as subordinate, saying women were created equal to men. The Vice President gave the advice while speaking to State House correspondents after celebrating this year’s Fathers’ Day at Aso Villa Chapel, Abuja. Prof. Osinbajo was joined at the service by his aged mother, Mrs. Olubisi Osinbajo; Deputy President of the Senate, Ovie Omo-Agege; Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr. Boss Mustapha, among others. He said: “I think the responsibility of the father is incredible indeed and I think what is most important is to…

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has decried the growing number of ‘commercial’ platforms masquerading as political parties in the country. Subsequently, INEC is proposing alterations to constitutional provisions regarding registration and de-registration of political parties in the country as well as timelines for filing some pre-election cases. This came on a day the runner-up in February’s 23 presidential election, Atiku Abubakar, has denied planning to lead a street protest over the controversy surrounding the election result. The electoral umpire also announced the registration of Nigeria’s 93rd political party, Boot Party, through the instrumentality of the court, having initially declined…

By  Ikora Ayungbe The Akwa Ibom State government has approached Court of Appeal, Calabar, Cross River State, challenging the judgment of Etinan High Court which in December 2017 ruled in favour of the 6,000 students who graduated from the defunct state College of Agriculture, Obio Akpa, and were not issued certificates on graduation. Recall that the students who graduated from the defunct Akwa Ibom College of Agriculture, Obio Akpa from 2000 to 2009, were not issued certificates on completion of their academic programmes, prompting the graduates to seek legal redress. The college which is owned by the state government admitted…

A 26-year-old woman parked her car on the Homestead Grays Bridge on Friday evening with her three children in the vehicle, jumped over the railing, and killed herself, the Pittsburgh police said. A city public safety spokesman repoirted that police, fire and EMS crews responded to a distressed call that a woman was seen at the outer railing of the bridge about 7:20 p.m., per reports from The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. By the time emergency responders arrived at the scene, the woman had jumped into the Monongahela River. The river rescue team recovered her body at about 9:15 p.m. and declared…

Ukraine recovered from the shock of falling behind to an early penalty as they beat South Korea 3-1 to win the under-20 World Cup final in Poland on Saturday. Vladyslav Supriaha was the star for Ukraine, the 19-year-old Dynamo Kiev player scoring twice as his country won the prestigious title for the first time, succeeding the England side who won in 2017. The Koreans had taken an early lead in Lodz in central Poland, with Valencia starlet Lee Kang-in converting a fifth-minute penalty awarded following a VAR review after Kim Se-yun had been fouled right on the edge of the…