A Ghanaian court blocked a planned youth-led protest on Wednesday aimed at addressing corruption, the high cost of living and the president’s failure to sign a controversial anti-LGBTQ bill into law. The protest, dubbed “The Gen-Z demo,” was organized by a coalition of civil society and pressure groups and scheduled to take place from July…
The National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) has accused President Bola Tinubu of causing the current hardship in the country. According to NYCN, Tinubu’s reforms led to high cost of living in the country. It added that these changes have significantly made life difficult for majority of Nigerians, especially the youth, as…
The landing cost of Premium Motor Spirit, also known as petrol, was N1,117/litre as of Tuesday, July 16, 2024, the Major Energies Marketers Association of Nigeria announced on Wednesday. MEMAN disclosed this during a webinar with journalists on Wednesday. The association revealed that the landing cost of diesel was N1,157/litre, while that of aviation fuel…
New AI helps lower cost of drug discovery Australian researchers have created a new drug discovery AI tool for decoding protein-molecule interactions without the need for rendering costly 3D structures. Their drug discovery model called PSICHIC (PhySIcoCHemICal) uses AI to identify unique “fingerprints” of specific protein-molecule interactions from sequence data. PSICHIC was able to “effectively screen…
It is no news that many economies, including Nigeria, are currently experiencing inflation. In reality, the last few months have been eventful, chiefly due to the inflationary pressure. It has continued to have a severe impact on businesses, households and cost of living. Even though inflation is a concept that affects all of us, most…
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The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has strongly criticised the significant rise in sachet water prices by various associations. Speaking at an event in Abuja, Dr. Adamu Abdullahi, Acting Executive Vice-Chairman of the FCCPC, stated: “The astronomical increase in the price of sachet water by various associations is unacceptable and unfair to consumers.”…
Some women in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have decried the high cost of living in the territory and Nigeria in general. They told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday that it was becoming almost impossible for them to feed and care for their families. They said there was a need for an…
