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Full List As Prices Of Onions, Beans, Others Crash In FCT Markets, Environs

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Full List As Prices Of Onions, Beans, Others Crash In FCT Markets, Environs

Full List as prices of onions, beans, others crash in FCT markets, environs. Correspondents who visited various markets in FCT and its environs reported that the prices vary depending on the market and its location.

Prices of food items are gradually dropping in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) markets and environs, a News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) survey reveals.

Correspondents who visited various markets in FCT and its environs reported that the prices vary depending on the market and its location.
Food prices tend to be higher in markets in the city centres than those in the satellite towns.

At the Kado market, a 50kg bag of rice, which sold between N97,000 and N100,000 in January, is now being sold for N87,000, while a 25kg bag formally sold between N45,000 and N50,000 was now being sold for N43,500 depending on the brand.

In Garki market located at the city centre, a bag of 50 kg rice was now being sold between N81,000 to N83,000 as against N92,000 in January, while a 25kg bag now sells for between N42,000 and N43,000 as against N45,000 sold in January.

In Nyanya market, located in the satellite town, a 50 kg bag of rice was formally sold between N90,000 and N93,000 in January, and it was now being sold between N70,000 and N83,000, depending on the brand.
A 50 kg bag of rice sold for N105,000 at Apo fish market had crashed to N93,000.

At the popular Orange market on the Abuja-Keffi expressway, a bag of onions sold between N90,000 and N100,000 as of January was now being sold between N50,000 and N55,000.

In Garki market, a bag of onions sold between N180,000 and N200,000 as of January now goes for between N55,000 and N60,000.

In Karu market, located in FCT satellite town, a bag of Bendel (yellow) garri was sold at N55,000 against N57,000 to N60,000 in January.

For red oil, a 25-litre keg sold between N75,000 and N83,000 in January was sold between N55,000 and N50,000 in the Nyanya market.

In Apo fish market, a 25-litre Terra groundnut oil formerly sold for N88,000 now goes for N84,000.

A four-litre keg of groundnut oil was now being sold for N15,500, which was against its former price of between N17,500 and N20,000, depending on the brand.

Also, a big bag of white beans initially sold between N200,000 and N150,000 now sells between N115,000 and N120,000 at Kado market.
A module of white beans formally sold between N2,100 and N2,300 in January was sold between N1,700 and N1,800, respectively.

At Orozo market, a module of brown beans formally sold between N2,200 and N2,800 was now sold for between N1,800 and N2,000.
However, food items like yams, pepper, combo and plantain had increased compared to their prices in January.

At the Wuse market, five pieces of medium-sized yams sold between N8,000 and N10,000 were now being sold for N15,000.

FCT Markets

FCT Markets

At Lugbe and Orozo markets, the same size of yams formally sold for between N6,000 and N7,000 were now sold for N10,000.
Also, a bunch of plantain sold for N6,000 was now being sold for between N8,000 and N9,000.

A big bag of pepper was now being sold for N73,000 as against N31,000 in January.
A big basket of shombo was sold at N36,000 against N30,000 in January.

Amina Suleiman, a mother of four, said that although prices of some food items in the market were dropping, the decrease was insignificant.

“The government needs to do more in the area of security to enable farmers to farm more, improve infrastructure and ensure incentives to farmers.

“All these will reduce the cost of production and, in turn, further reduce the cost of food prices for the good of all Nigerians,” Ms Suleiman said.

Albert Okoro, a rice wholesaler in the Garki market, attributed the price drop to the slight reduction in fuel prices.

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NFSS: Senate Vows Quick Passage Of Forest Security Service Bill

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NFSS: Senate Vows Quick Passage Of Forest Security Service Bill

NFSS: Senate vows quick passage of forest security service bill. He commended the leadership of NFSS under Mr Osatimehin for successes its operatives had recorded across the country.

The Deputy Senate President, Barau Jibrin, says the upper chamber will address the issue of the Nigeria Forest Security Service (NFSS) Bill to ensure its passage into law without further delay.

Mr Jibrin stated this when the commander-general of NFSS, Joshua Osatimehin, and a team of top officers of the service  visited him in Abuja.

He said that Nigeria urgently needed the services of NFSS in its efforts to rid the country of banditry, terrorism, kidnapping and related crimes usually perpetrated within the forests.

He commended the leadership of NFSS under Mr Osatimehin for successes its operatives had recorded across the country.

Mr Jibrin said the bill, when passed into law,  would enable NFSS to fully complement other security agencies like the military, police, office of the national security adviser and the State Security Service in tackling insecurity.

“We want to appreciate you and your officers and men for what you are doing so far.
“The contributions you are making in the fight against banditry, kidnapping and related crimes, has helped the country a lot.

“It is, therefore, easy to understand that signing of the Nigeria Forest Security Service Bill into law will enable you to do more.” he said.

He said it is important to have a fully funded and well-equipped service dedicated to manning the forests which would not allow criminals to operate within them.

The deputy senate president said that  activities of the NFSS would benefit Nigeria, and pledged to ensure the bill establishing the service was signed soonest before the Senate’s recess.

Earlier, the  NFSS commander-general said the visit was to consult and brief the deputy senate president on the need for the bill to be signed into law soonest.

Mr Osatimehin said NFSS operatives had begun complimenting other security agencies,  especially in intelligence gathering and sharing with security agencies as well as arrest and handover of criminals.
He said the service had contributed immensely to the successes recorded in the fight against insecurity in Nigeria.

According to him, NFSS has established functional command and control offices in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory with thousands of operatives recruited and deployed.
Mr Osatimehin said  the NFSS law would boost the morale of its officers and men.

He said the staff had already been proving their capacity to execute their responsibilities, with the training received from several security agencies.

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The deputy commander-general in charge of Intelligence, John Metchie, in his remarks, thanked Mr Jibrin for pledging to  ensure quick passage of the NFSS bill.

Mr Metchie, also the African director, International Association of World Peace Advocates (IAWPA), commended the National Assembly for supporting the NFSS bill.

He urged the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, and other critical stakeholders to collaborate and ensure that President Bola Tinubu signed the NFSS bill.

He said it would add value to the collective efforts to secure the forested and ungoverned areas of Nigeria.

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Judiciary Approves One-Week Easter Break For Workers In Lagos

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Judiciary Approves One-Week Easter Break For Workers In Lagos

Judiciary approves one-week Easter break for workers in Lagos. The Lagos state judiciary has approved a one-week break for its workers  for the celebration of the 2025 Easter vacation.

This is contained in a statement by Tajudeen Elias, acting chief registrar on Sunday in Lagos.

According to the statement, Kazeem Alogba, Chief Judge of the state, approved April 18 to April 25, as holiday for judicial workers, for the celebration.

The statement noted that workers were expected to resume work on April 28.
“Arrangements for dealing with urgent causes  during the break are that each judge will deal with all urgent applications,  related to any substantive cause already assigned to them.

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Lagos

“In any urgent application, the substantive cause of which has not already been assigned, will be dealt with by the judge to whom the application is specifically assigned.”

The statement added that notwithstanding, the provision of Order 49, Rule 4, stipulates that any cause or matter, may be heard by a judge during the period of the vacation, where such a cause or matter was urgent.

”This, is provided that the condition prescribed by Order 49 Rule 5, shall be observed and complied with.”

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Government Reaffirms Commitment To Welfare Of Doctors, Tertiary Institution Workers In Bayelsa

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Government Reaffirms Commitment To Welfare Of Doctors, Tertiary Institution Workers In Bayelsa

Government reaffirms commitment to welfare of doctors, tertiary institution workers in Bayelsa. “This administration will not play with workers’ welfare. We will continue to treat them fairly,” he said.

Bayelsa deputy governor, Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, has assured members of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) and workers of state-owned tertiary institutions of the state government’s continued commitment to their welfare.

Mr Ewhrudjakpo gave the assurance at separate meetings with the executives of the state’s  branch of the NMA and representatives of the various state-owned tertiary institutions, in Yenagoa on Sunday.

The deputy governor said that the Gov. Douye Diri-led administration had never treated issues concerning workers with levity right from its inception in 2020.

He said that the Bayelsa government was among the first few states that approved and immediately implemented the current minimum wage, because it believed every worker was worthy of a fair wage.

Mr Ewhrudjakpo assured the NMA and workers in the state-owned tertiary institutions that the present administration would continue to ensure that no worker was deprived of his or her legitimate entitlement.

On the issue of upward review of the Consolidated Medical Salary Scale (CONMESS) for medical doctors, he clarified that it would be addressed through the Minimum Wage Implementation Committee and directed the NMA to nominate two of its members to be part of the committee.

He decried the situation where some labour unions issue ultimatums for strike in the midst of negotiations, describing such practice as illegal and alien to the extant labour laws of the country.

He said: “first of all, I want to state this. I am not too sure that any labour law states that while negotiations are going on you give an ultimatum or warning for going on strike. It is never done anywhere.

“There are conditions or precedents leading to strike. One of them is that there is a complete breakdown of negotiations. Our negotiations are still ongoing, so your notice of warning strike is not justified.

“Our high-powered Committee on the Review of Implementation of the New Minimum Wage is working round the clock to address all the issues arising from the implementation in the state.

“This administration will not play with workers’ welfare. We will continue to treat them fairly.

“It would interest you to know that Bayelsa is one of the few states in the country that have implemented the new National Minimum Wage so far,” he said.

Mr Ewhrudjakpo directed all state-owned tertiary institutions to pay revenues from registration and school fees to a dedicated bank account.

He added that the move would, among other benefits, help to improve the internally generated revenue of the state.

Douye Diri-led

Douye Diri-led

The deputy governor urged academics not to rest on their oars to produce quality graduates for industry, leadership and academia.
Earlier, the chairman of the NMA, Bayelsa Branch, Wilcox Izibeya, lamented the avoidable exodus of qualified medical personnel from Bayelsa.

He called on the government to quickly address the issue of reviewing CONMESS and the payment of the accruable arrears.

Also, the Vice Chancellor (VC) of the Niger Delta University,  Allen Agih, and his counterpart  in The University of Africa, Toru-Orua, Solomon Ebobrah, welcomed the policy initiative and called on government to create opportunities to meet more frequently.

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