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...
By Fasoyin Oluwapelumi The Students Union Government President, Federal Polytechnic Offa, Comrade Abiola Azeez (Adigun) has marked himself as a President for the people with another reduction of departmental and faculty's Union dues to make it more affordable for the students. Comrade Adigun who spoke with 4newsnaija.blogspot.com through the PRO, Comrade Isiaq Adesoji noted that the current administration with the term SIWES shown prowess with their plans to ensure the welfarism of the institution has per reduction of any outrageous fees including the faculty and departmental fee after the successful reduction of significant amount from the school fee. The SUG achieved the feat In a meeting with faculty Presidents and departmental presidents where agreement was reached in regulating the faculty and department fee respectively. Adigun further informed the students that that all faculty and departmental fee that cost #1000 or above has been reduced with the sum of #200. ...
The Students representative council and the judiciary arm of the Students Union Government, Federal Polytechnic Offa have decided to strike the sledge hammer of the Union on a senator alleged of defiance to the constituted authority of the SUG. The Senate president of the house, comrade Okesanmi Taiwo (Tee-Bancing) and the chief justice, Comrade (Adegold) gave this conclusion while addressing 4newsnaija.blogspot.com in a joint press briefing before the Senate seating today. The president of the Senate assured that the alleged member will be dealt with according to the provisions of the SUG Senate Constitution. According to Comrade Teebancing, "Information reached us that a Senate member, Opeyemi Adekunle (World Best) representing SLT Students constituency on 18th, December, 2019, molested The Students Union Government President, Comrade Abiola Azeez Adigun to the point of attempting to beat him. "So, who ever tries something bad will face the bad side of the Consti...
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