Despite having more money at their disposal after the removal of fuel subsidy, there are mixed feelings over alleged failure of some states to deploy the increased revenue into tackling hardship in their states through life-changing projects, Daily Trust on Sunday reports.…
There is controversy around the list of terror financiers purportedly leaked by the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) and reported on Wednesday, March 20, 2024. Daily Trust reports that for nearly fifteen years, the federal government, right from the administration…
As Ramadan fast progresses, seven states of the federation have budgeted over N28. 3 billion to feed residents during the period, figures released by the states and put together by Daily Trust revealed. The states include Katsina, Sokoto, Kano, Jigawa,…
Citizens across Nigeria have expressed concern over the rising prices of essential commodities such as rice, flour, sugar and cement. This is just as the naira continues to suffer depreciation, thereby reducing the purchasing power of the people. Investigations by…
Bandits on Sunday night kidnapped at least 86 persons in Tantatu and Aguba communities in the Kufana District of Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Residents said the attackers also broke into shops, ransacked houses and looted foodstuffs and…
Seven years after the Supreme Court voided the law that allowed state governors to appoint caretaker chairmen in place of democratically elected ones for local government areas, at least 18 governors have continued to violate the ruling, Daily Trust on Sunday reports.…
The naira Tuesday slid further at the parallel market in spite of the clampdown the federal government ordered on foreign exchange market speculators. Bureau De Change (BDC) hubs were raided in Abuja, Lagos and Kano and some operators were arrested.…
The security outfits established by many states of the federation to curtail the security challenges therein have not achieved the purpose of creating them, Daily Trust on Sunday can report. Between 2013 and this year, no fewer than 23 states had unveiled…
The sight of thick, dark plumes rising into the sky like a funeral pyre signaled the exact location this reporter was heading to: the Karu abattoir in Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory (FCT), where a grimy and suffocating stench of blood,…
In recent years, social media has provided a vibrant platform for Nigerians to showcase their talents and earn big even in foreign currencies. However, unlike what obtains in other countries, content creators and influencers barely pay tax from the fortunes…
