THERE is palpable tension and apprehension among Nigerians over plans by Sanofi-Aventis Nigeria Ltd, major manufacturers of polio vaccines in Nigeria, to
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Experts across the nation’s economic sectors have stated that the country might be playing with serious food crisis, if it fails to address, very quickly, the rising food inflation being witnessed in the country.
Recently, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) put the country’s annual inflation rate at 16.47 per cent in January 2021, the highest since 2017; while food inflation hit an over 12-year high of 20.57 per cent. Nigerian Tribune findings revealed that prices of foodstuffs, as well as other items, have been on a steady rise for over five years with some of them going up by as much as 30 per cent.
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Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun’s message congratulating Anthony Joshua after the boxer defeated Kubrat Pulev to retain his IBF, WBA and WBO titles on Saturday has sparked criticisms from Nigerians on social media.
The Ogun State Governor joined other eminent Nigerians like the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, former vice president Atiku Abubakar and Chairman, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, in congratulating Joshua on his victory.
Abiodun in his congratulatory message, said Joshua’s victory was a justification of the state’s investment in sports and youth development.