June 19
Nigeria: Tinubu Pushes for International Cooperation On Maritime Security for Blue Economy
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has emphasized the importance of international cooperation on maritime security to unlock the vast potential of Africa's blue economy. Read more »
June 18
Nigeria: Two Trapped As Three Storey Building Collapses in Ebonyi
Two persons have been trapped as a three storey building under construction in Abakaliki, the capital of Ebonyi State collapsed. Read more »
Nigeria: Japa - Shortage of Bricklayers, Roofers, Carpenters Hits UK
The United Kingdom, UK is grappling with a shortage of bricklayers and other construction workers, causing prolonged delays for homeowners seeking building services. Read more »
Nigeria: Oil Block Licencing - NUPRC Extends Deadline for Pre-Qualification Documents Submission
The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has announced the extension of the deadline for the registration and submission of pre-qualification documents for the… Read more »
Nigeria: Why Nigeria Scored 71% in ICAO Audit - NCAA
Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, has justified the reason the country's aviation sector was rated 71.04 per cent by the International Civil Aviation Organisation, ICAO,… Read more »
Nigeria: Oyetola Expresses Commitment to Zero Piracy in Maritime Domain
The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, has said that the Federal Government measures have been put in place to ensure the zero piracy recorded in the maritime… Read more »
Nigeria: Rental Businesses Worry Over Impact of Rising Shipping Cost
The Rental Professionals Society of Nigeria, RPSN, has raised concern over the impact of rising cost of shipping on event rentals business in Nigeria. Read more »
West Africa: Nigeria's Trade Surplus With Ecowas Rises 216% to N1.14trn
Nigeria's trade surplus with countries in the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS rose by 216 per cent, Year-on-Year, YoY to N1.14 trillion in the first quarter of… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Confronts Its Worst Economic Crisis in a Generation
People in Africa's most populous nation are suffering as the price of food, fuel and medicine has skyrocketed out of reach for many. Read more »
June 17
Nigeria: Labour, Tripartite Committee Chair Trade Words Over Minimum Wage
Chairman of the Tripartite Committee on National Minimum Wage, Bukar Goni Aji, has asked Labour to reconsider the amount it demanded as minimum wage, citing the prevailing economic… Read more »
Nigeria: Harsh Environment - Tax Revenue From Manufacturers Plunges By 70%
In apparent reflection of the harsh operating environment for the manufacturing sector in Nigeria over the past year, accentuated by fuel subsidy removal, naira devaluation and… Read more »
June 16
Nigeria: Accept Govt Offer Above N60,000 As New Minimum Wage, Senate Leader to NLC, TUC
The Senate Leader, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, APC, Ekiti Central has pleaded with the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC and the Trade Union Congress, TUC to accept whatever the federal… Read more »
June 14
Nigeria: FG, States Can Pay Minimum Wage With Recovered Loot - - Falana
Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana said both the federal and state governments have the capacity to pay the national minimum wage if looted monies are… Read more »
June 13
Nigeria: 2024 ILO Conference - Nigeria's Delegation of 289 Is Highest
Nigeria, with 289 delegates, tops the list with the highest number of registered delegates at the ongoing 112th International Labour Conference (ILC) in Geneva, Switzerland. Read more »
June 14
Africa: Petroleum Minister Lists Measures to Improve Gas Sector in Nigeria, Africa
The Minister of State Petroleum Resources (Gas), Mr. Ekperikpe Ekpo, has listed adoption of gas technology and innovation, shaping effective policy frameworks, unlocking financing… Read more »
Nigeria: 90% of Port Processes Automated, Says Shippers' Council Boss
The Executive Secretary/CEO of the Nigerian Shippers Council, NSC, Pius Akutah, has said that about 90 per cent of port processes in Nigeria have now been automated. Read more »
Nigeria: Labour Kicks As 20 States Deny Workers Wage Award
Eight months after the Federal Government commenced payment of N35,000, a wage award in addition to N30,000 minimum wage to workers, and urged state governments to replicate it, 15… Read more »
June 13
Nigeria: Foreign Mafia Tried Several Times to Sabotage $19 Billion Refinery - Dangote
Aliko Dangote revealed that local and foreign mafia tried several times to sabotage his $19 billion refinery from coming to life. Read more »
Nigeria: World Bank Announces $2.25bn Loan for Nigeria
The World Bank has approved two financing facilities of $2.25 billion for Nigeria to support the Federal Government's efforts to stabilize the economy. Read more »
Nigeria: CBN Tightening of Monetary Policy Won't Curb Inflation - World Bank
As against predictions by analysts, tightening of the monetary policy by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) might not effectively curb inflation, according to the World Bank. Read more »
Nigeria: Multichoice Reports $38m Pbt Loss in '23/'24 Financial Year
South African pay television company, MultiChoice Group, has reported a $38 million loss before tax in its financial year ended March 31, 2024, attributing the loss to currency… Read more »
Nigeria: Exchange Rate - N3.8bn Spent to Bailout 1,500 Nigerian Scholars Abroad - -Tetfund
The Tertiary Education Trust Fund, TETFund, says it has expended about N3.8 billion on 1,500 Nigerian scholars studying abroad under its academic training programme as a bailout… Read more »
Nigeria: Soludo Warns Tinubu Against Approving 'Unsustainable' Minimum Wage
Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra state has warned President Bola Tinubu against approving "unsustainable" minimum wage for workers in the country. Read more »
Nigeria: Minimum Wage - We'll Pay What We Can Afford - Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday night said that he will approve what is affordable as new minimum wage, alerting the National Assembly to expect his memorandum on the final… Read more »
Nigeria: Govt, Delta State Bureaucracies Put $27bn Escravos Port Project At Risk
The much talked about foreign investment into the Nigerian economy may lose ground as the country is at the verge of missing the sum of $27.29 billion funding for the Escravos… Read more »