May 15
Nigeria: Chinedu-Okoro - Why Govt Must Provide Basic Amenities, Reduce Taxes for Schools to Thrive
Mrs. Doris Chinedu-Okoro is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Evergreen Group, a conglomerate of schools in Enugu. In this interview with Funmi Ogundare, she explained why… Read more »
Nigeria: Breaking Away From Austerity Measures
Victor C. Ariole argues that wrong taxation causes distortions and negatively impacts economic growth. Read more »
Nigeria: SEC to Work With EFCC On Foreign Exchange Trading Manipulations
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), yesterday pledged to work with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in a bid to ensure that trading manipulations are… Read more »
Nigeria: Tetfund Enlists Transportation University, Daura, in 2025 Infrastructure Intervention
The Minister of Transportation, Senator Said Alkali, has disclosed that through concerted efforts, the University of Transportation, Daura, has been enlisted and incorporated among… Read more »
Nigeria: Inflation Rises to 33.69%
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) which measures the rate of change in prices of goods and commodity further increased to 33.69 per cent in April compared to 33.20 per cent in the… Read more »
Nigeria: Senate Approves Tinubu's $500m World Bank Loan for Electricity Metres
The Senate Wednesday approved a $500 million World Bank loan request by President Bola Tinubu to provide electricity metres for the citizens. Read more »
May 14
Nigeria: Cybersecurity Levy - Matters Arising
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Nigeria: Human Trafficking and the Abolarinwas
The trial of the Abolarinwas holds lessons for Nigeria Read more »
May 15
Nigeria: Naira Continues to Weaken Against Dollar, Official Window N1,520.40/$1, Parallel Market N1,535/$1
The Naira yesterday continued to decline at both the official window and the parallel market, closing at N1,520.40/$1, a N42.29 loss when compared to N1,478.11/$1 which it closed… Read more »
Nigeria: Govt Unveils New Initiative to Boost Mining Sector, Attract Global Investors
To boost ease of doing business in the mining sector, the federal government through the Ministry of Solid Minerals Development has launched the Nigeria Mineral Resources Decision… Read more »
Nigeria: How We Grew Edo's Economy From $10bn to Over $26bn in Seven Years - Obaseki
Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said reforms introduced by his government to rejig the State's economy, support investment inflow and guarantee an enabling environment… Read more »
Nigeria: Exclusive Networks Inaugurates West African Office in Lagos
Exclusive Networks, a global cyber security specialist organisation, recently, inaugurated it's West African office in Victoria Island, Lagos, with the aim of creating job… Read more »
May 14
Nigeria: Electricity Tariff - Labour Pickets TCN, Discos, NERC Offices, Grounds Operations
Organised labour, led by Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC), yesterday, made real its threat of picketing operators of the country's power sector and… Read more »
May 13
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 »
Nigeria: Tinubu Suspends Cybersecurity Levy to Prevent Overburdening Nigerians
Deji Elumoye, Chuks Okocha, Michael Olugbode, Emmanuel Addeh and Sunday Aborisade in Abuja 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 01
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 »
Nigeria: Child Labour As 'Indecent Work'
The Child Rights Act should be enforced 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: 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: 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 »
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: 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 »
Nigeria: Clipped Mane of White Lion
The biggest drama on the Nigerian national political scene last week was Wednesday's botched attempt by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission [EFCC] to arrest former Kogi… Read more »