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Catholic Bishops Urge FG to Resolve Rising Food Prices, Hardship

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The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) has urged the Federal Government to resolve the rising food prices and hardship in the country.In a communique issued at the end of a week-long second Plenary Meeting of the CBCN held in Auchi Diocese, Edo, the clerics urged the federal government to support farmers with subsidies, soft loans, modern technology and improved seedlings.

The bishops said such measures should also involve supporting Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs).
They said Nigerians were currently groaning under the hardship fueled by high electricity tariffs, high cost of petroleum products, transportation and medicare as well as poor lack of basic infrastructure.
The conference also called for a radical change of heart from a political ideology that promotes arbitrary use of power for self-enrichment to politics as service and solidarity with the people.The bishops declared 2024 as the Year of Prayer, in preparation for the Jubilee Year of Hope in 2025.They emphasised that prayer must be accompanied by action and repentance of wrongdoings as individuals, communities, leaders, and as a nation.The bishops expressed deep concern over the increasing aberrations during worship, such as unduly lengthy celebrations, excessive monetary collections, lack of silence and decorum, alteration of sacramental words and elements.They called for intensified vigilance to ensure the liturgy is celebrated according to approved norms.The CBCN frowned at the use of violence by some protesters and the killing of citizens by security operatives, while reaffirming the constitutional right to peaceful protest.The bishops called on governments to address the issues that engender protests and release all detained protesters.The bishops equally urged the government to reconsider its economic reform policies to lift the burden of hardship from citizens and promote people-oriented development.The body also appealed to governments to harmonize taxes and address multiple taxation to stem the tide of business collapse and encourage investors.The CBCN called on all Nigerians to observe the ongoing Year of Prayer, fast sincerely for the country and commit the nation to the protection of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Queen and Patroness of Nigeria. (NAN)

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Customs Intercept Contraband Worth N510.92m in Two Conths

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The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operations Unit Zone C, says it intercepted contrabands with a Duty Paid Value (DPV) of N510.92 million between July 15th and September 15th, 2024.The zone covers the six states in the South-South geopolitical zone and the five states in the Southeast geopolitical zone.

This is contained in a statement signed by Jerry Attah, Public Relations Officer, NCS, Zone C, and made available to journalists on Wednesday.
According to the statement, Comptroller Michael Ugbagu, NCS, Zone C, gave the statistics while showcasing the seized contraband to relevant regulatory agencies at the Government Warehouse in Edo.Ugbagu said that the zone also recovered the sum of N25.
57 million from demand notices raised based on some infractions noticed, making a cumulative sum of N536.49 million recorded within the months under review.“The DPV was derived from our seized goods, which include 49,699 sachets of various brands of tramadol and 3,350 bottles of various cough syrups with codeine without an NAFDAC number.“1,015 sacks of dry donkey meat and skin, 75 jumbo bales of second-hand clothing, 463 cartons of foreign spaghetti, 269 pieces of used pneumatic tires, and 56 cartons of smuggled foreign tomato paste.“More worrisome is the interception of 49,699 sachets of various brands of tramadol and 3,350 bottles of various cough syrups with codeine without NAFDAC registration numbers.”He noted that the cough syrup with codeine and tramadol without NAFDAC registration numbers, if not intercepted, could have had adverse effects on youths.He added that the items were mostly intercepted along the Ewu-Okada/Benin expressways based on credible intelligence. (NAN)

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APC Forum Decries Deplorable Condition of Federal Roads

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The Forum of Stakeholders of the All Progressive Congress (APC) has decried the deplorable condition of some federal roads in Nigeria. Alhaji Saleh Zazzaga, the North-Central Chairman of the forum, said this in an interaction with newsmen on Wednesday in Jos. Zazzaga described some of the federal roads as ”death traps”, particularly those within the north-central region.

He said that some of the deplorable roads in the region include Jos-Akwanga, Makurdi-Oturkpo-Otukpa, Makurdi-Ankpa, and Jos-Saminaka.
Other roads that needed urgent attention, he said, included Suleja-Minna, Ejule-Otukpa, Ganawuri-Manchok, Lokoja-Abuja, Lapai-Agaie-Bida, Birnin-Gwari-Bokani-Mokwa, Minna-Zungeru-Tegina-Kontagora.
”Currently, the north-central region has the most deplorable roads and highways in the country. ”These deplorable roads have brought severe hardship on the people and lost lives and property through preventable road traffic crashes. ”We call on President Bola Tinubu to intervene and ensure the rehabilitation of these roads because good roads are vital enablers of development,” he said. The chairman also called on governors of states within the region to reconstruct the dilapidated roads and seek refunds from the federal government. ”Though these are largely federal roads, they are located within states, and the beneficiaries are the people of these states. ”So we call on state governments to reconstruct these roads and seek refunds from the federal government,” he added. (NAN

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Yuan Strengthens 7. 087 Against Dollar

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The central parity rate of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, strengthened 160 pips to 7.087 against the dollar on Wednesday.This is according to the China Foreign Exchange Trade System.In China’s spot foreigners exchange market, the yuan is allowed to rise or fall by two per cent from the central parity rate each trading day.

The central parity rate of the yuan against the dollar is based on a weighted average of prices offered by market makers before the opening of the interbank market each business day.
(Xinhua/NAN)

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