Prices of food items, others rise as borders remain shut
Prices of food stuffs and other commodities have increased in many border towns and most of the country’s cities as the borders remain partially closed,The partial closure is as a result of joint security exercise conducted by the customs, immigration, and other security outfits aimed at securing Nigeria’s borders. The exercise started on August 20.The authorities said the security exercise was called at the instance of the National Security Adviser .
Nigeria Latest News, Nigeria Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Daily Trust reporter loses father – Daily TrustA retired Director of Education in Katsina State and former member of the House of Assembly, Alhaji Mahmud Ahmad Bakori, is dead. He is the father of Idris Mahmud, a reporter with Media Trust Limited, publishers of Daily Trust newspapers.ADVERTISEMENT Bakori, who held the traditional title of Dokajin Katsina I, died Wednesday at 78 after …
Read more »
Daily Trust reporter loses mother – Daily TrustHajiya Ummu-Kulthum Sharif Anwar, the mother of Daily Trust reporter in Adamawa state, Kabiru Rabiu Anwar, has died at the age of 75 years after a brief illness.
Read more »
Daily Trust reporter loses mother – Daily TrustThe mother of Daily Trust’s reporter in Adamawa State, Kabiru Rabiu Anwar, died on Sunday after a brief illness. Hajiya Ummu-Kulthum Sharif Anwar, 75, died around 9pm. She was buried yesterday at the Gwauron Dutse Cemetery in Dala Local Government Area, in accordance with the Islamic rites. She is survived by her husband, eight children, …
Read more »
Border Closure Crashes Prices of Petrol, Diesel - THISDAYLIVE* Products loading at depots has dropped, says Mele Kyari By Obinna Chima in Lagos and Chineme Okafor in Abuja The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Financial Derivatives Company Limited, Mr. Bismarck Rewane, has disclosed that following the closure of the border, petrol now sells for N144 per litre, showing that the closure has blocked smuggling of …
Read more »
Shell loses 10,000 barrels of oil daily to crude theft – Daily TrustThe Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited says it loses about 10,000 barrels of crude oil to theft daily. Shell General Manager External Relations, Igo Weli, said this in a media engagement in Port Harcourt on Shell Pipeline Right of Way yesterday.ADVERTISEMENT “These are critical national assets with 55 percent government interest and they …
Read more »
Why I went on exile over Malabu deal- Adoke – Daily TrustFormer Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mohammed Bello Adoke has explained the circumstances that forced his study trip and vacation into exile in the United Arab Emirates. Adoke, who was in office during the administration of Goodluck Jonathan between 2010 and 2015, said a “grand sinister” plan was hatched by the …
Read more »