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Nigerians are grappling with high costs of living including cement as the prices of 50kg are between N10,000 to N11,000. Despite a recent agreement from cement manufacturers like Dangote Cement, BUA Cement, Lafarge Africa, and other major producers to cap the prices between N7,000 to N8,000, Nigerians are still groaning. Although President Bola Tinubu has called on cement companies to further review the prices, it has been difficult for Nigerians to build houses during this hardship. In this article, Vanguard reveals four ways to build houses with little or no cement in Nigeria. 1. Container house Building a…
The General Superintendent of the Deeper Life Bible Church, Doctor William Folohunso Kumuyi, has advised Christians against giving their offerings to the Church but rather give it to the poor and unemployed in their communities. Kumuyi, who made the statement in a video that has gone viral, was heard telling his church congregation that Christians should not spend all their money on building churches but also help their poor neighbours who can’t afford basic life needs. Kumuyi narrated how a preacher had instructed his members to give monies meant for offering to the poor and unemployed people around…
The torrential fall of the Naira which has turned the petroleum supply chain into a quagmire is fast eroding the projected gains after the federal government finally removed the petrol subsidy regime. Oil marketers and government officials also appear not to be on the same page when it comes to the actual landing cost of Petroleum Motor Spirit and the impact that Nigeria’s fluctuating currency has had on the importation of the product. Presently, it has been calculated that landing cost of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS also called petrol has averaged N1,009 a liter going by prevailing rate of…
The Council of traditional rulers known as Obas and Baales representing different domains and communities across the 10 wards in Oluyole, have made a historic decision by unanimously endorsing Akeem Olatunji as next executive chairman ahead of the forthcoming Local Government election in Oyo state. Olatunji is the chairmanship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Oluyole local government in the coming April 27 Council Poll in Oyo state. The traditional rulers and leaders made the public endorsement of Olatunji yesterday at the New Garage area of Oluyole, Ibadan. Spokesman of the Oluyole Council of Obas and Baales in…
Tinubu right on subsidy removal, but needs only 12 ministers — Agbakoba Legal luminary and human rights activist, Dr. Olisa Agbakoba (SAN), has said President Bola Tinubu was right to have removed fuel subsidy. Besides supporting the subsidy removal, Agbakoba said he was fully in support of correcting the economy. However, he noted, “I do not support the slow pace at which the government is tackling the problem of hardship now.” The SAN, who is an expert in maritime law, and former President of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, made the points in an interview with Vanguard. 10 ministers…
Miyetti Allah Asks Tinubu, Security Agencies To Arrest Yoruba Activist, Sunday Igboho’s Over Alleged Threats On Fulani The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has called for the arrest of Chief Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, a Yoruba self-determination activist for allegedly threatening Fulani in a video. SaharaReporters reported on Monday that Igboho had told his supporters and loyalists not to wait for the government’s intervention before taking steps to fight the Fulani herders who are denying local farmers from accessing their farmland in the South-West region. He had said, “This is our domain. We…
The Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, has summoned the chief executives of Abuja Electricity Distribution Company and Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company over the worsening power supply in their regions. Also summoned is the Managing Director, Transmission Company of Nigeria, Sule Abdulazeez, over the deteriorating power situation across the country since January this year. The power supply situation nationwide has gone from bad to worse since the beginning of this year. The situation is partly attributed to the over $1bn indebtedness to gas producers who provide gas required for running thermal gas-fired power plants. Also, there have been series…
Nigeria needs Foreign Direct Investment Despite deregulation, Pinnacle Oil and Gas Limited, an indigenous oil and gas company active across the entire downstream value chain, has disclosed that Nigeria is currently paying about N1 trillion monthly as petrol subsidy. The Managing Director/CEO of the company, Mr. Robert Dickerman, disclosed this while speaking during a panel session six, on Nigeria’s Downstream Forum at the just-concluded Nigeria International Energy Summit (NIES) in Abuja. He said there is still a massive subsidy, which explains why the product remains cheap, thus encouraging smuggling to neighbouring countries. He said: “Nigeria has a long history…
Inmates at the Jos Correctional Centre in Plateau State protested on Friday over the plan to reduce their food ration. They expressed dissatisfaction over the decision, a situation that forced the prison authorities to fire tear gas canisters and gunshots into the air to bring the situation under control. Sources at the correctional centre indicated that the contractor in charge of food supply to the centre had complained to the authority about the high cost of food items, especially rice which is a stable menu of the inmates will have to be adjusted from four times to twice in…
There was drama in Ibadan on Wednesday as three men engaged in heated arguments over the paternity of two children from a woman they all claimed they were married to. The woman at the centre of the controversy, Taiba Raman has also not helped the situation as she confirmed she was having a sexual relationship with the men around the same time. According to the accounts of the men, they were all married to Raman after fulfilling her mother’s condition of helping to pay off her debts before they were accepted as rightful husbands. They all claimed they helped…