Author: Standard Focus

Deputy Speaker Kalu Resolves Indigenous Contractors Crisis with Federal Government In a significant development, the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu, Thursday, successfully brokered a resolution through his intervention, bringing an end to the standoff between the Federal Government and indigenous contractors of Nigeria. This came after the contractors, owed for months, staged a... Read more

Dangote Warns Truckers Against Illegal Use of Logo, Vows Legal action Dangote Industries Limited (DIL) has issued a fresh warning to truck operators against the unauthorised use of its company logo, stressing that offenders will face legal consequences. According to a statement, the company noted that despite repeated cautions, some truckers unaffiliated with Dangote continue to brand their vehicles with... Read more

Cashew Farmers Reject Export Ban, Warn of Mass Poverty The National Cashew Association of Nigeria (NCAN) has strongly opposed calls for restrictions on cashew exports, warning that such measures would push millions of smallholder farmers into poverty. In a statement issued on Thursday, NCAN President, Dr. Ojo Ajanaku, described the proposal as counterproductive, stressing that it would undermine years of... Read more

Obi Urges FG to Suspend 5% Fuel Tax Until Nigerians Feel Economic Relief The 2023 Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has called on the Federal Government to suspend its planned 5 percent tax on refined fossil fuel sales, saying Nigerians should first feel the positive impact of ongoing economic reforms. Obi made the appeal in a post titled... Read more

Retired Soldiers Storm Finance Ministry Again Over Unpaid Benefits Retired Nigerian military personnel on Thursday barricaded the gates of the Federal Ministry of Finance in Abuja, protesting the ministry’s alleged refusal to release funds to the Military Pensions Board for the settlement of their long-overdue entitlements. The ex-servicemen had previously suspended a similar protest on August 4, following assurances from... Read more