September 20
Nigeria: Kwara - Group Raises Concern Over Continuous Closure of Bridge Despite Completion
The Kwara Concerned Group has raised concern over the continuous closure of the General Tunde Idiagbon flyover several months after its completion. Read more »
Nigeria: Lagdo Dam - Taraba Residents Flee As Water Submerges Farmlands
Residents of towns and villages along river Benue in Taraba State have started relocating and harvesting their crops as water begins to submerge farms following the release of… Read more »
September 19
Nigeria: Demography Positions Nigeria to Lead $7.7trn Halal Market - Shettima
Vice President Kashim Shettima has projected that Nigeria is on the path to becoming a major player in the global halal economy, which is expected to reach a market value of $7.7… Read more »
Nigeria: Abuja Tremor - We Are Monitoring, Analysing Earth Movement - FG
The federal government has said it is monitoring and analysing earth movement in and around Abuja to forestall any further earth tremor in the federal capital territory. Read more »
Nigeria: Onsa, Cscs Assemble Cybersecurity Experts to Address Ai-Driven Threats
The Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA), in collaboration with the Central Securities Clearing System Plc (CSCS), has assembled stakeholders who are cybersecurity… Read more »
Nigeria: Kogi Govt Inaugurates N70, 000 Minimum Wage Implementation Committee
The Kogi State government has inaugurated an implementation committee for the new national minimum wage of N70,000 for state workers. Read more »
Nigeria: Airport Upgrade - Makinde Earmarks N41bn, Rejects Presumptive Tax Bill
Oyo State governor, Engr Seyi Makinde has announced that N41 billion has been allocated for the upgrade of Samuel Ladoke Akintola Airport in Alakia, Ibadan, to international… Read more »
Nigeria: Why Nigeria's Tax System Is Undergoing Significant Reforms - FIRS
The Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Dr Zaach Adedeji, yesterday explained that Nigeria's tax system reforms are driven by the need for increased revenue,… Read more »
Nigeria: Msme Conference to Focus On Growing Nigerian Products - SMEDAN
The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) says that the 2024 edition of the National MSME Conference, themed "GROW NIGERIAN: Sustaining an Innovation… Read more »
Nigeria: Jaiz Wins 2024 Global Most Promising Islamic Bank Award
Jaiz Bank, Nigeria's pioneer Non-Interest Bank, has emerged the global Most Promising Islamic Bank in 2024. Read more »
Nigeria: CBN to Now Charge Cybercrime Levy At 0.005 Percent in New Guidelines
Reconstitutes Keystone Bank's board Read more »
Nigeria: Digital Economy GDP Contribution Surpasses Oil, Hits 14.8 Percent in Q1 2024 - Afrides
Nigeria's digital economy's contribution to the nation's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) surpassed the oil sector as a primary driver of the GDP, contributing a significant 14.8% in… Read more »
Nigeria: Ogonis Laments 500,000bpd Untapped Crude Oil in Their Communities
The Movement for the Survival of Ogonis People, MOSOP, said it's worried that a proven oil production capacity of 500,000 barrels per day of crude oil is still untapped in their… Read more »
Nigeria: Recapitalisation - Investors Inject N75bn Into Sterling Holdco
As part of its drive to meet the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN's) recapitalisation requirements, investors of Sterling Financial Holdings Company PLC have injected $50m (about… Read more »
Nigeria: FCT Teachers Resume Strike Over Arrears, Others
Primary school teachers of the Local Education Authority (LEA) in the FCT have resumed their suspended strike over non-payment of their minimum wage arrears and other entitlements… Read more »
September 17
Nigeria: Banks Sack 49 Employees Over Fraud in Q2 2024
Deposit money banks in Nigeria sacked 49 employees due to their involvement in fraudulent activities between April and June this year. Read more »
Nigeria: How Dangote's Petrol Dashed Nigerians' Hopes
The ongoing conflict between the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) and Dangote Refinery on the pricing of petroleum products, has led to widespread… Read more »
Nigeria: Many Mawlid Celebrants Killed in Kaduna Road Accident
Many people travelling to celebrate the Eid-el-Mawlid have died in a road accident along the Kaduna-Saminaka road in Lere LGA of Kaduna State. Read more »
Nigeria: Deploy 3 Percent Community Trust Fund in Curbing Pipelines Vandalism - Stakeholders
Stakeholders in the oil and gas industry have urged the host communities to leverage on the 3 per cent community trust fund provided by the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) to prevent… Read more »
Nigeria: Energy Transition to Create 100,000 Jobs for Nigerians, Says P-Cngi
The Programme Director of the Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative (P-CNGi), Engr Michael Oluwagbemi, has said that the Federal Government will create about 100,000… Read more »
Nigeria: Kogi Electricity Consumers to Get 13,000 Metres - Nerc
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) on Monday disclosed that no fewer than 13,000 metres have been earmarked for the people of Kogi State in 2024. Read more »
Nigeria: FG, NESG to Unlock Nigeria's Economic Potentials
The Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Senator Abubakar Bagudu, says it is in strategic partnership with the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) and other private sector… Read more »
Nigeria: Reactions As Minister Says Tinubu Too Rich to Loot Nigeria's Resources
Mixed reactions have trailed comments by Ayodele Olawande, Minister of State for Youth Development, that President Bola Tinubu is an "epitome of wealth" with no interest to loot… Read more »
Nigeria: Okonjo-Iweala to Seek Second Term As WTO Chief
WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala will seek another four-year term as head of the World Trade Organization following a broad Africa-led push to start the process early,… Read more »
September 16
Nigeria: NNPC Issues Fresh Estimated Petrol Price Breakdown
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has released an updated breakdown of the estimated price of petrol purchased from the Dangote Refinery. Read more »