October 30, 2023
Nigeria: 15-Point Agreement - NLC Wants Minister of Labour Excluded From Today's Meeting With Govt
Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has threatened to boycott today's meeting with the federal government, meant to review the 15-point memorandum of understanding (MoU) it had signed… Read more »
October 29, 2023
Nigeria: P&ID - How Ex-CBN Governor, Emefiele Resisted Pressure to Pay Off $11bn, Aondoakaa Explains
A former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Michael Aondoakaa (SAN), has revealed how the immediate-past governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN),… Read more »
October 27, 2023
Nigeria: Govt Moves to Securitise Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas Dividends for $7bn Cash
As part of efforts to boost foreign currency liquidity in the economy and strengthen foreign exchange (FX), the federal government has concluded plan to securitise about $7 billion… Read more »
October 26, 2023
Nigeria: House to Investigate N7tn Interventions in Power Sector Since Privatisation
The House of Representatives, yesterday, resolved to investigate all the financial interventions, which amounted to over N7 trillion, in the power sector since its privatisation to… Read more »
October 23, 2023
Nigeria: Nigeria Can Overcome Forex Crisis By Exploring Non-Oil Exports - Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, at the weekend, stated that Nigeria could overcome its foreign exchange (forex) crisis and dwindling value of the naira by shifting from a… Read more »
October 20, 2023
Nigeria: Presidential Election's Grand Finale Begins At Supreme Court Monday
The final legal battles over the disputed presidential election will begin on Monday, October 23, at the Supreme Court, following the listing of three separate appeals against the… Read more »
October 19, 2023
Nigeria: Legal Battle Between Atiku, Tinubu Begins At Supreme Court Monday
The final legal battle over the number one seat will begin on Monday October 23, following the listing of the appeal filed by the presidential candidate of the People's Democratic… Read more »
October 18, 2023
Nigeria: Why Supreme Court Must Jettison Technicality, Overrule Tinubu On Fresh Evidence - Atiku
The presidential candidate of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) in the last presidential election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has given reasons why the apex court must grant him… Read more »
October 15, 2023
Nigeria: Govt Seeks $1.5bn Loan from World Bank to Address Fiscal Gap
As part of the efforts to address the fiscal gap in the 2023 budget, the federal government yesterday disclosed that it had concluded plans to secure a fresh $1.5 billion loan… Read more »
October 13, 2023
Nigeria: History As Olukoyede, First Christian, First Southerner, Is Appointed EFCC Chair
History was yesterday recorded as President Bola Tinubu approved the appointment of Mr. Ola Olukoyede, the first Christian and southerner, to ever head the Economic and Financial… Read more »
Nigeria: Dismiss Atiku's Appeal, It's Abuse of Court Process - Tinubu to Supreme Court
President Bola Tinubu has asked the Supreme Court to dismiss the appeal filed by candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the February 25 presidential election, Atiku… Read more »
October 12, 2023
Nigeria: Where Is Abdulrasheed Bawa?
Last Sunday, 'Premium Times' reported that President Bola Tinubu had decided to appoint Olanipekun Olukoyede as the substantive chairperson of the Economic and Financial Crimes… Read more »
October 11, 2023
Nigeria: House Adjourns Plenary Over Death of Member
The House of Representatives has adjourned plenary in honour of a member representing Isa/Sabon Birni Federal Constituency of Sokoto State, Hon. Abdulkadir Danbuga, who died on… Read more »
Nigeria: It's Time to Speak Directly to Nigerians On Your Identity, Education Records - Obi to Tinubu
Ripples over the academic record and and identity of President Bola Tinubu may not settle soon as the Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party i the February 25 election, Mr.… Read more »
October 09, 2023
Nigeria: Tinubu Unveils Ambitious Plan to Create 500,000 Jobs As Ajaokuta Rolling Mill Nears Completion
President Bola Tinubu has declared that with the hitherto abandoned Ajaokuta Steel Complex now nearing completion, the project would have the capacity to employ 500,000 Nigerians… Read more »
Nigeria: Huriwa, Amnesty International Condemn Govt's Plan to Gag Arise TV
Foremost rights groups, Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) and Amnesty International (AI), yesterday, condemned attempts by the federal government through the… Read more »
Nigeria: Corporate Icon, Chris Ogunbanjo, Is Dead, Tinubu Mourns
President Bola Tinubu has expressed condolences to the Ogunbanjo family and the entire Ijebu-Ode community over the passing of their patriarch, elder statesman and corporate icon,… Read more »
Nigeria: No Matter New Attempts to Twist Facts, Tinubu's INEC Certificate Is Forgery - Atiku
Former Vice President and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate in the February 25 elections, Atiku Abubakar, has said, no matter how hard President Bola Tinubu and… Read more »
October 08, 2023
Nigeria: At Supreme Court, Atiku Files Fresh Evidence, Seeks Tinubu's Disqualification
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has filed what he termed as fresh evidence against President Bola Tinubu at the Supreme Court. Read more »
October 07, 2023
Nigeria: Opposition's Atiku Heads to Supreme Court
The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 presidential elections, Atiku Abubakar, yesterday filed new documents against President Bola Tinubu before the… Read more »
October 05, 2023
Nigeria: Reputation of Our Country Is At Stake - Atiku
Former Vice President and Presidential Candidate of the PDP in the February 25 presidential election, Atiku Abubakar, Thursday, said President Bola Tinubu had violated Nigeria's… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Must Break Shackles of Over-Reliance On Oil, Harness Non-Oil Potential for Export - Shettima
Vice President Kashim Shettima, yesterday said the country must take urgent steps to drastically reduce its over-dependence on oil and focus more on harnessing the untapped… Read more »
Nigeria: World Bank Cuts Nigeria's 2023 Economic Growth Projection to 2.9%
Citing currency pressure, insecurity, and other challenges, the World Bank Group yesterday, revised its economic growth outlook for Nigeria in 2023, to 2.9 percent, lower than its… Read more »
October 04, 2023
Nigeria: Information Minister Speaks On Tinubu's Certificate Controversy, Says It's 'Trivial Matter'
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, has said government would not be distracted by the controversy over President Bola Tinubu's certificate from Chicago State University… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Passports to Be Issued Within Two Weeks From Dec, Says Minister
The Minister of Interior, Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has said that from December, passports would be made available in two weeks to applicants. Read more »