July 03, 2022
Nigeria: Recurring Price Increase - FCT Residents Go for Alternatives to Bread
Some of the residents said the recurring increase in the price of bread has deprived a lot of families of the opportunity of eating it at will. Read more »
Nigeria: 11 Dead in Lagos-Ibadan Expressway Accident
She added that two Mazda buses and one unknown vehicle collided and caught fire near the Isara bridge, Ogere area of the expressway. Read more »
Nigeria: FCTA Demolishes Illegal Mechanic Workshops On Abuja-Nyanya, Keffi Expressway
The operators and owners of the workshops were also served reminders about five months ago to vacate the area, an Abuja official says. Read more »
July 02, 2022
Nigeria: Deploying Technology to Counter Fake News in the Electoral Process
There are opportunities availed to us by a lot of technological innovations that can be used to verify and counter fake news, especially in our electoral process. Read more »
July 01, 2022
Nigeria: First Vessel Berths At Lekki Deep Seaport
The vessels came from Hong Kong. Read more »
Nigeria: Okada Ban - Lagos Task Force Impounds 55 Motorcycles, Arrests Defaulters
Lagos government says that 13 riders and passengers were arrested in the raid. Read more »
Nigeria: Shell Suspends Plan to Sell Nigerian Onshore Oil Assets
The company is responding to a Supreme Court suit over oil leak appeal filed by a community in Bayelsa State. Read more »
June 30, 2022
Nigeria: Sanwo-Olu Approves Increase in BRT Fares
The upward review takes effect from July 13. Read more »
Nigeria: How Terrorists Attacked Mining Site, Killed Soldiers, Police in Niger State - Residents
Residents said some of the gunmen are believed to be foreign nationals and were chanting Allahu Akbar while launching the attack at the mining site. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Military Recovers 3.8million Litres of Crude Oil, Arrests 26 Thieves
The recovery was achieved within two weeks, an official said. Read more »
Nigeria: Buhari Reappoints Patience Oniha As DG Debt Management Office
Her appointment for a second term was based on the significant achievements recorded by the DMO in the last five years, under her leadership. Read more »
Nigeria: UK's Investment Institution Announces $20 Million Financing in Nigerian Firm, Moove
The four-year structured credit investment in Moove would help the firm actualise its mission of democratising access to vehicle ownership in Africa. Read more »
Nigeria: Scores, Including 37 Security Personnel, Feared Killed As Bandits Attack Mining Site in Niger State
Several people, including four Chinese nationals, were kidnapped in the attack. Read more »
Nigeria: Fuel Marketers Paid N74 Billion in Seven Months - NMDPRA
The agency says marketers' claim against it, despite the payment, is "disheartening". Read more »
Nigeria: Electricity Operators Not Delivering Set Targets to Face Penalties, Nigerian Govt Says
The step explains the government's recent assurance that supply will improve from July, power minister Abubakar Aliyu said. Read more »
June 29, 2022
Nigeria: Investment in Women Cooperatives Will Promote Nigeria's Economic Development - Experts
Mr Kofarmata said there is no clear effort to ensure the concrete development of women's cooperatives in Nigeria. Read more »
June 30, 2022
Nigeria: Cabinet Approves Projects to Improve Power Supply in Nigeria
The projects are aimed at strengthening the capacity of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) and shore up power supply in the country. Read more »
June 29, 2022
Nigeria: Naira Down to Six-Month Low Against Dollar
Naira closed at N424.88 per $1 on Wednesday, the weakest rate it has exchanged this year so far. Read more »
Nigeria: FEC Okays Reforms to Bolster Non-Oil Revenue to N3.8trn Annually
FEC also approved the sum of N939 million which has been provided for in the 2022 budget as a counterpart fund for this urban water supply improvement in line with the National… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Govt Raises Tax On Cigarettes to 30 Percent
The minister quoted the 6th edition of Tobacco Atlas, which estimates that more than 26,800 annual deaths occur from tobacco-related diseases in Nigeria. Read more »
Nigeria: Why Price of Cooking Gas Increased Across Nigeria - Marketers
Mr Olatunbosun also said the federal government removed VAT from the gas sector to maintain price stability but the middlemen continue to maximise profit by as much as 100 per… Read more »
June 28, 2022
Nigeria: NASS, Malami Oppose Suit Seeking Increase of Judges' Salaries, Court Fixes Judgement Date
While the NJC backed the suit, the National Assembly and the AGF opposed it. The RMAFC did not take a stance in the suit. Read more »
Nigeria: Fuel Scarcity - Abuja Deliveries Up Nearly 100% After Govt Freight Offer - Regulator
While fuel crisis persists, the government says things are 'getting better'. Read more »
Nigeria: Three Dead, Two Injured As Diesel Tanker Explodes in Kogi
"The fire of the crashed tanker resulted in the burning of two other trailers (articulated vehicles) and a Dyna pickup van on the road," a Kogi FRSC official says. Read more »
Nigeria: Commence Construction or Risk Revocation, Abuja Authorities Tell Land Allottees in Apo-Dutse
"People who have gotten land in this place and are waiting for us to clear it should immediately report to Development Control within the next one month," an Abuja official said. Read more »