May 09
Nigeria: Nigeria to Start Producing Mobile Phones, Laptops Others - Naseni
The National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) has disclosed plans to produce laptops, android smartphones, lithium batteries and solar street lamps. Read more »
Nigeria: ASUU Rejects Tinubu's Wage Award
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has insisted on negotiating the salary of its members with the Tinubu-led administration, thereby, rejecting the N35,000 wage award. Read more »
Nigeria: Speaker Overrules Member Calling for Suspension of Cybersecurity Levy
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen, yesterday stepped down a motion calling for the suspension of the cybersecurity levy, which has sparked widespread… Read more »
May 07
Nigeria: CBN Asks Banks to Suspend Charges On Deposit
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has ordered commercial banks to suspend charges on cash deposits until September. Read more »
Nigeria: Binance CEO - How Nigerian Officials Demanded Bribe From U.S.
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Binance, a popular cryptocurrency trading platform, Richard Teng, has claimed that some unknown persons sought a bribe of cryptocurrency from… Read more »
May 08
Nigeria: Again, NNPC Cautions Nigerians Against Panic Buying
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has called on motorists to shun panic buying of Premium Motor Spirit, saying the supply and distribution of the product has… Read more »
Nigeria: Govt Launches the National Clean Cooking Policy
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the long- awaited National Clean Cooking Policy, which seeks to expand access to clean cooking energy solutions to all households… Read more »
May 07
Nigeria: Jalingo Residents Demand Connection to Kashinbilla Hydro-Power Station Amid Power Outage
In the wake of a prolonged power outage lasting over 12 days in Jalingo, the capital of Taraba State, residents are demanding immediate action to connect the town to the… Read more »
Nigeria: World Bank, Partners Plan $500m to Bridge Agric Data Gap in Nigeria, Others
A global multi-institutional collaboration has concluded plans to deploy a US$500 million fund for engendering smartness in agricultural development and policy conceptualization… Read more »
May 06
Nigeria: SERAP Sues UBA Sani, Wike, Others Over Failure to Account for N5.9trn, $4.6bn Loans
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against Nigeria's governors and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Mr Nyesom Wike… Read more »
Nigeria: FAAN, NSA Move to Stop Multiple Checks At Airports
To enhance passenger facilitation at airports across the country, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) and the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) have… Read more »
Nigeria: Ask Tripartite Committee to Finalise Work On Minimum Wage - NECA to Govt
The Nigeria Employers' Consultative Association (NECA) has called on the federal government to task the tripartite committee on the national minimum wage to finalise its decision,… Read more »
Nigeria: Oil Production - Helicopter Operators Threaten Shutdown Over $300 New Levy
Nigeria may experience another major disruption in oil production if helicopter operators providing services to oil rigs across the country go ahead with their threat to ground… Read more »
Nigeria: Coastal Highway Will Hinder Foreign Direct Investment - Atiku
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the last election Atiku Abubakar said having President Bola Tinubu's son on the board of companies owned by… Read more »
April 29
Nigeria: Abiodun Tackles Son Over Ogun Gas Explosion
Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun on Sunday criticised the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) over Saturday's gas explosion which claimed one life and left two persons injured… Read more »
Nigeria: Dangote - Our Target Is Nigeria's Self-Sufficiency in Petrol, Others
The Dangote Industries Limited has said that its target is to ensure that Nigeria becomes self-sufficient in all the sectors, including cement, agriculture, mining and petroleum. Read more »
Nigeria: Food Inflation Still Unbearable
The National Bureau of Statistics' (NBS) data on inflation in March 2024, showed that food inflation climbed to 40 per cent, in spite of the marginal increase in general inflation… Read more »
West Africa: The Spectre of Racism in Nigeria
It was only when the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) clamped on the Chinese supermarket in Abuja alleged to be barring Nigerians from patronising it… Read more »
Africa: Lafarge Africa Unveils Watershield Cement to Boost Construction
Lafarge Africa Plc., a leading innovative and sustainable building solutions company, has launched an innovative and first of its kind water resistant cement in Nigeria called… Read more »
April 28
Nigeria: Dangote's Next Job
Alhaji Aliko Dangote, President of the Dangote Group and the man at the top of Forbes list of Africa's richest for as long as that list has existed does not need another job from… Read more »
April 29
Nigeria: Issues Over Proposed N500bn Recapitalization of Fmbn
Industry experts have identified key issues that must be addressed to pave way for the proposed N500 billion housing recapitalisation of the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN)… Read more »
Nigeria: Landscape Architects Advocate Green Infrastructures
The Plateau State Council of the Society of Landscape Architects of Nigeria (SLAN) has stressed the need to promote green infrastructures as part of efforts to mitigate the climate… Read more »
April 28
Nigeria: Foiled Arrests - EFFC Fortifies Security, Upgrades Depts, Zonal Commands
Why we refunded Bello's children's $760,000 fee - American school Read more »
Nigeria: Fire From Cooking of 86-Year-Old Razes Building in Kwara
An 86-year-old man has been injured in an inferno that gutted a building on Saturday at No.14 Afolayan Street, off Asa Dam road in Ilorin, Kwara State. Read more »
Nigeria: Oba Ewuare II Suspends 6 'Traditional Functionaries' Over Sacrilege, Falsehood
The Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, has suspended six traditional functionaries for allegedly engagement in"sacrilegious show of shame and falsehood against the Benin Custom." Read more »