The price of bread nearly doubled in Zimbabwe on Tuesday, another burden for citizens already struggling with a weakening currency and rising prices for basic goods. Bread now costs 3.50 RTGS dollars a loaf, up from 1.80 on Monday, according to prices displayed by most shops visited by Reuters in the capital, Harare. “Bread has now become a luxury. How many people can afford it at this rate?” said Sarah Chisvo, a mother of three who was picking up groceries in a supermarket in central Harare. “The government needs to do something before this gets out of hand.” Zimbabwe ditched its own currency for the U.S. dollar and other currencies in 2009, after hyperinflation reached 500 billion percent the previous year. In February, faced with acute shortages of U.S. dollars, Zimbabwe introduced a new currency, called the Real Time Gross Settlement dollar. The RTGS has been losing value ever since, forcing companies to increase prices. Year-on-year inflation raced to 66.8 percent in March, ...
Sequel to the tradition of students with unqualified O'level losing their admission, The students union government has agitated that they should be given other departments they qualify for instead of sending them home. Considering all the money the concerned Students have spent, the SUG president Comrade Abiola Azeez (Adigun) has noted that all part time Students who may have chosen some departments but found unqualified during screening in their departments will now be opportuned to have another department of corresponding qualifications. This is contained in a release signed by the Sug pro,comrade Isiaq Adesoji and obtained by 4newsnaija.blogspot.com from the Dir. Of Media and publicity to the SUG president, General Jamo. The president urged all affected Students to visit the Center for Continuing Education (CCE) in mini campus with their admission letter and O'level result so as to be deployed to a deserved department. The president urged them to consult him th...
The Students Union Government President, Federal Polytechnic Offa, Comrade Abiola Azeez Adigun has enliven the hope of the students on his promise to reduce the tuition fees of the school which some students described as exorbitant fees. Comrade Adigun spoke through the Public Relations Officer, Comrade Isiaq Adesoji in reaction to many students Agitations that SUG should ensure the review of the school fees. The Union president emphasized that moves to annex support for the realization of the school fees review has begun and all stakeholders will be carried along including the Media. "We want the school management to know that we mean Business and this is not a talk show. "We're ready to achieve what will be celebrated as improvement of the well-being of the students. "On that note it is a matter of soonest time because the school management are also passionate about the development of the school". Adigun noted. Adigun however enjoined the studen...
The Federal government of Nigeria in its bid to upgrade the standard of Nigeria Education has commissioned a 2.23 kilometers internal access road in the federal Polytechnic Offa and handed it over to the school management for use. The Minister for works and housing, Mr Babatunde fashola represented by the Kwara state Federal controller of works and housing, Engr. Atitebi Wasiu commissioned the rehabilitated road Today, Thursday, March 12, 2020. The Minister in his speech noted that 43 internal roads were constructed by the Federal government out of which 18 have been commissioned and handed over for use. Fashola expressed that the gesture is part of president Muhammadu Buhari investment in education because quality Education is dependent on quality infrastructure. In his address, The Rector, Federal Polytechnic Offa, Dr lateef Olatunji Commended the president Muhammadu Buhari for enhancing the performance of the Tertiary education Trust Fund, Tetfund. While he Com...
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