May 13
Nigeria: Tinubu Suspends Cybersecurity Levy to Prevent Overburdening Nigerians
Deji Elumoye, Chuks Okocha, Michael Olugbode, Emmanuel Addeh and Sunday Aborisade in Abuja Read more »
Nigeria: Oyedele - Presidential Committee Proposes Exemption of 95 Percent of Informal Sector From Taxes
The Presidential Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms Committee (PFPTRC) set up early this year by President Bola Tinubu has hinted of plans to revolutionise Nigeria's tax system,… Read more »
Nigeria: Tinubu Presides Over FEC Meeting
President Bola Tinubu on Monday presided over the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting at the State House, Abuja. Read more »
Nigeria: Bad Law, Needless Levy
A few weeks ago, Nigerians were startled by a legislation that had largely escaped public awareness. This legislation, which has since undergone substantial amendment carries… Read more »
May 10
Nigeria: Tariff Hike - Labour Threatens to Picket Offices of Electricity Regulatory Agency On Monday
Organised labour, under the auspices of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC), has given the federal government and the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory… Read more »
May 09
Nigeria: The 'Repentant' Boko Haram Fighters
Many Nigerians were aghast when they learned that military authorities had begun the controversial 'Operation Safe Corridor' initiative to 'rehabilitate and reintegrate surrendered… Read more »
May 07
Nigeria: APC Calls On Rivers Assembly Members to Commence Impeachment Proceedings Against Gov Fubara
The Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has called on members of the State House of Assembly led by Martin Amaewhule to commence impeachment process against… Read more »
May 01
Nigeria: Child Labour As 'Indecent Work'
The Child Rights Act should be enforced Read more »
Nigeria: Oshiomhole On Workers' Day
First, kudos to the Kukah Centre for organising recently a forum on the topical question of national integration. The success of the effort is a measure of the increasing relevance… Read more »
April 30
Nigeria: Oil Marketers Threaten Nationwide Strike
The Chairmen, Forum of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) Tuesday threated to embark on a nationwide strike over the N200 billion bridging debt owed… Read more »
April 29
Nigeria: ANC Has Lost Its Lustre
April 27, marking 30 years since the end of apartheid rule in South Africa and the ascension of the African National Congress [ANC] to power in that country, set me thinking about… Read more »
Nigeria: Tinubu At WEF, Says Subsidy Removal, Forex Reform Saved Nigeria From Bankruptcy
President Bola Tinubu, yesterday, said last year's removal of fuel subsidy and current efforts by his administration to manage Nigeria's foreign exchange market were necessary… Read more »
Nigeria: FG Pays Julius Berger N20bn Augmentation Fee for Bodo-Bonny Road
The squabble between the federal government and Julius Berger Plc over the stoppage of work on the N200 billion Bodo-Bonny Road in Rivers State might have been resolved with the… Read more »
Nigeria: The Dying Public School
There has been no remarkable uproar on the public-school collapse in Nigeria, affecting primary, secondary, and university education. Read more »
April 28
West Africa: From Ecowas and G-5 Sahel Force to Alliance of Sahel States - Russianisation Versus African Solutions
Nigeria's President, Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, opened the 2-Day African Counter-Terrorism Summit on Monday, April 22, 2024 in Abuja, Nigeria. Read more »
Nigeria: To Nigerian Universities, a Message From America's Campuses
Engagements Read more »
April 26
Nigeria: We Will Continue to Take Difficult Decisions for Nigeria Despite Short-Term Pain - Tinubu
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, yesterday, said his government would continue to take difficult decisions for the Nigerian people, despite the short-term pains that often come with… Read more »
April 25
Nigeria: Yahaya Bello and the Perils of Power
It doesn't surprise me that the former Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, is now a fugitive from the law. Read more »
April 23
Nigeria: Onakoya - Playing Chess From the Slum to World Record
Tunde Onakoya, the 29-year-old Nigerian Chess Master who has just broken the World Record for the longest chess marathon is most appropriately an embodiment of the Nigerian can-do… Read more »
Nigeria: The Essence of Copyright Day
There is need to strengthen enabling laws to fight the scourge of piracy Read more »
Nigeria: EFCC, Yahaya Bello and the Law
The Advocate Read more »
April 22
Nigeria: FG to Deploy, Launch First Set of CNG Vehicles in May to Mark Tinubu's One Year
· Considers buses, tricycles, targets one million automobiles by 2027 Read more »
Nigeria: Firstbank Holdings Announces Olusegun Alebiosu Acting Chief Executive of FBN
The Board of FBN Holdings Plc, yesterday, announced the appointment of Mr. Olusegun Alebiosu as acting Chief Executive, First Bank of Nigeria Limited (FirstBank), its flagship… Read more »
Nigeria: Edun - Nigeria Secures $2.25bn World Bank Credit
Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun, said the federal government had secured a $2.25 billion single-interest loan from the World Bank. Read more »
Nigeria: The Naira Abuse Palaver
There is no disputation that Naira abuse or more specifically the act of spraying money at social events has become an acceptable norm or cultural practice in Nigeria. Nigerians… Read more »