Television Nigerian

When distributed among the more than 133 million multifacetedly impoverished Nigerians, the N5 billion palliative package offered by the federal government won’t equal N1500 per individual, according to Joe Ajero, president of the Nigerian Labour Congress.

Ajero stated this on Friday during an interview on the Politics Today programme on Channels Television. Citing data from the National Bureau of Statistics, he claimed that N185 billion could not possibly make a difference for the 133 million multifacetedly impoverished Nigerians.

The leader of the labour union insisted that even if the money were translated to the equivalent of six trailers of rice, it would not equal one cup of rice for each person.

He continued by saying that more Nigerians had crossed the line into extreme poverty between the first and most recent increases in the price of petrol at the pump.

You will agree that it is impossible to feel the impact of such a number at a time like this when the Bureau of Statistics has come forward and stated that over 133 million Nigerians are multidimensionally poor. Let’s suppose that it is a palliative and not a loan.

“You begin to question the effect of N185 billion on 133 million people by their own, who are multifacetedly poor.

“In fact, many people shifted from the edge of poverty to a very high level of poverty between the first and most recent increases in the price of petrol at the pump. If you add that up and do the maths, you’ll find that it doesn’t come to N1500 per person, and you’ll wonder if that’s the impact we want to make’, he said.

Social media has been used by Jollof rice aficionados from around the world to express their opinions about The Gambia winning the 2023 Jollof competition at the West Africa Food Festival in Lagos, Nigeria.

The winning team, led by the award-winning Chef Saikou Bojang, defeated 15 other nations, including Liberia, Ghana, and Nigeria, during the competition, which took place from August 9 to 14.

Four master seminars, cuisine, and wine tastings were all part of WAFFEST.

Tweeps have reacted to The Gambia’s victory by using the social media site X to express their opinions on the contest.

While some people were happy for The Gambia, others were shocked by their victory.

“The Gambia is the champion of Jollof!!!” tweeted Ava Dadonness. Liberia, Ghana, and Nigeria may now put it away.

Thatmarieaj, “Chef Bojang @SenegambiaHotel is a great cook, and I had the pleasure of working with him.” Congratulations, team Gambia.

Father Hussain, “I don’t ever want to hear another JOLLOF RICE debate on this app!” The Gambia is in the lead. In the muck, Ghana and Nigeria.

Renee Rachel “So the Gambia won first place at the Lagos Jollof Rice Competition?!” I can see that my people are upset.

Sheabuttaqueen declared, “The jollof from another country other than Gambia and Senegal doesn’t compare.”

“The Gambia keeps winning this Jollof rice competition, 3 times in a row gotta mean something ukno,” Amie Bright further tweeted. Our only issue, which accounts for our absence from the scene, is the small population! LMAO smh.

Taking a dig at Ghana’s and Nigeria’s jollof prowess, HelloPrincess tweeted, “Ok so Gambia won the best jollof rice competition. Ghana and Nigeria need to quit yapping right away.

Several more Twitter users joined the chat and expressed shock at The Gambia’s victory in the following way:

The Gambia defeated Liberia in a Jollof competition, a Liberian named Ciatta Doe tweeted. FOOLISHNESS.”

Obinna. The Gambia achieving first place in the jollof competition is as absurd as a fish riding a bicycle, according to Et, who disagreed with the victory. a flaw in the system of gastronomic expectations. Very difficult to imagine!”

Royal Etonde, “I don’t even think Nigerian Jollof is in the top 3,” The top 4 are Senegal, Gambia, Liberia, and Cameroon (in that order).

“Wtf u mean Gambia won the competition for best jollof rice???” was all Eman tweeted.

Friday, a Federal Capital Territory High Court dismissed a lawsuit for fundamental human rights brought by Sa’adatu Yaro, a member of staff at the Central Bank of Nigeria, against the Department of State Services.

The lawsuit demanded both a release order for her six exotic cars that were impounded by the secret police on July 12 and bail to avoid further imprisonment.

In the N6.9 billion procurement fraud lawsuit brought by the Federal Government against suspended CBN governor Godwin Emefile, Yaro is the second defendant.

On Thursday, the start of the case’s trial was delayed due to Yaro’s absence.

But in a motion on notice with the filing number FCT/HC/CV/6918/23 Through her attorney, J.B. Daudu SAN, Yaro requested that the court rule that her arrest on July 12, 2023, her husband’s detention, and the confiscation of her six exotic cars were all violations of her basic human rights.

Daudu further contended that the DSS lacked jurisdiction and legal authority to look into the applicant’s business operations because it was not an anti-graft agency.

According to him, Sections 34 and 35 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria infringe the applicant’s right to personal liberty and right to human dignity because they have been continuously violated by the DSS since the 12th day of July 2023.

Adewale Adeniyi, the Nigeria Customs Service’s acting comptroller general, has stated that the organisation plans to rebuild positive ties with Cameroon and the southern region of Chad.

This was said by Adeniyi in a statement that was received on Friday while he was hosting Prof. Babagana Zulum, the Governor of Borno State, in Abuja.

The service, according to him, would revive cross-border trade in the northeast.

Adeniyi also indicated his willingness for the service to enhance commerce activity in Nigeria’s northeast.

As the insurgency has weakened, he continued, “Moving forward, we will need your cooperation to connect with people of the Borno border communities. We will strengthen our positive connection with Cameroon and, of course, the southern part of Chad by using it as a springboard.

The policy, in accordance with the head of Customs, will strengthen the local economy and provide jobs for residents of the state.

The CGC valued the long-standing partnership between the service and the government of Borno State in terms of border security and humanitarian aid.

He also reaffirmed his willingness to assist terrorism victims in the state.

He told the governor that his government was committed to working with the military to create new policies that would help restore the region’s cross-border trade in its entirety.

Zulum had already congratulated Adeniyi on being named the CGC.

“Let me start by congratulating you on being named the new Comptroller-General of this important body in this nation. In addition, Zulum said, “I want to applaud the NCS for raising the living standards for the displaced communities in Borno and other parts of the northeastern region.

He praised the organisation for providing food and non-food products to the state’s displaced people, which, in his opinion, lessens the suffering of the Boko Haram insurgency’s victims.

I’m here to ask for your help in providing food and non-food items to Borno State’s most needy residents.

In order to encourage cross-border trade in the North-East, notably in Borno State, the governor indicated interest in working with the service.

I want to convey my willingness to collaborate with the NCS to improve the flow of products over Nigeria’s borders with Cameroon, Chad, and Niger as peace has gradually returned to Borno State.

The Central Bank of Nigeria’s flotation of the naira has drawn criticism from human rights attorney Femi Falana, SAN.

Falana also revealed that he is suing to stop the naira from floating, calling the move “illegal.”

The CBN allegedly gave deposit money banks the order to let the naira float freely against foreign currencies on June 14, when it was trading in the Investors and Exporters window at a range of 730 to 755 against the dollar. The exchange rate is now shown as being N744 to N746 on the CBN website.

Falana asserted, however, that the CBN Act mandates that the central bank establish the currency rate in a Friday appearance on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily.

“Floating the naira is not permitted. It’s prohibited. You claim that market forces will determine how much the naira is worth. The law does not mention that.

“I had to sue the Central Bank of Nigeria at the Federal High Court because Section 16 of the Central Bank Act had mandated that the Central Bank fix and determine the rate of the naira vis-à-vis other currencies,” he stated.

Falana cites Section 20(1) of the CBN Act, which specifies that only the currency notes issued by the Central Bank, specifically the naira, are recognised as official legal tender in Nigeria. The use of any other currency in Nigeria without the central bank’s permission is prohibited by Section 20(5) of the Act, which carries a six-month prison sentence.

We won’t make any progress, according to Falana, until government representatives take action to fortify the naira and make it the only accepted form of payment in Nigeria.

Additionally, he pointed out that the Federal Government’s approval of N5 billion for each state and the FCT as palliatives is only a short-term solution meant to deflect attention.

They are only short-term solutions. Some of them are very pointless, and government officials have not addressed the dollarization of the economy, which is what caused the issue in the first place.

The dollarization of the economy, he said, would consume any palliatives that were announced.