June 04
Nigeria: Nigeria Can Meet Local Refining Demands By Unlocking Idle Brownfields - Company CEO
Nigeria's potentials to significantly increase its oil production and meet local refining demands by tapping into its idle brownfields has been espoused by Victor Ekpeyong, Chief… Read more »
Nigeria: 50 Miners Feared Trapped At a Mining Site in Niger
Fifty miners have been reportedly feared trapped at a mining site in Niger state. The incident occurred after a torrential rainfall on Sunday in Galkogo community in Shiroro local… Read more »
Nigeria: Strike - Airlines Count Losses, Resume Operations
Following the suspension of industrial action by the labour unions, air transport operations can now commence at the domestic wing of airports across the country. Read more »
Nigeria: CBN Denies Alleged Plans to Revoke Licences of Unity, Polaris, Keystone Banks
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has denied reports that it is set to revoke the licenses of Unity Bank, Keystone Bank, and Polaris Bank. Read more »
Nigeria: 1 Dead, Others Injured, Trapped in Niger Mining Site Collapse
A mining site has collapsed in Galkogo village of Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger, killing one person and trapping more than 30 persons, the state Emergency Management… Read more »
June 03
Nigeria: Oando Announces N74.7bn Profit After Tax, As Turnover Rises 71 Percent
Oando Plc., an indigenous energy solutions provider, has posted Profit-After-Tax (PAT) of N74.7 billion for its full-year-ended 2023, according to its unaudited financials. Read more »
Nigeria: Zenith Bank Emerges 'Most Sustainable Bank in Nigeria'
Zenith Bank Plc has been named the "Most Sustainable Bank, Nigeria" in the International Banker 2024 Banking Awards, retaining the title for the second consecutive year. Read more »
Kenya: Nairobi-Lagos Route - Fresh Fears Over Single African Air Transport Market
The move by Kenya Air ways to increase its frequency from Nairobi to Lagos from seven to 10 has ignited fresh concerns among stakeholders over Nigeria's failure to take advantage… Read more »
Nigeria: Tuc Lauds Obaseki for Raising Minimum Wage to N70,000
President of Trade Union Congress, TUC, Comrade Festus Osifo, has commended Edo State governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, for prioritising the welfare of workers in the state and… Read more »
Nigeria: Stock Investors Gain N619bn in May Despite Rates Hike
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Nigeria: Labour Leaders Should Quit Honorably
"Leadership is the ability to define the issues without aggravating the problems." Read more »
June 04
Nigeria: 'A Luta Continua' - We Are Still On Strike - Organised Labour Tells Members
The Organised Labour has called on its members to remind them that the strike which commenced yesterday will continue today pending the outcome of a meeting with the tripartite… Read more »
June 03
Nigeria: Adedeji's Principles of Taxation As a Pathway to Nigeria's Economic Growth
SINCE the assumption of Zacch Adedeji to office as the Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS, I have followed keenly his enunciation of his principles of taxation,… Read more »
June 02
Nigeria: Accident Claims 3, Injures 5 in Anambra
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has said that three persons died in a multiple accident on Sunday in Oba in Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra, along… Read more »
June 03
Nigeria: Rainstorm Kills 5 People At North East Trade Fair in Bauchi
Bauchi--Five persons have been confirmed killed at the ongoing North East trade fair following a rainstorm in Bauchi State, Saturday night. Read more »
June 04
Nigeria: Tinubu's First Year - Fuel Subsidy Removal, a Costly Blunder - Chigbo
In a scathing critique of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's first year in office, Nwafor Chigbo, convener of the Good Friends Network for Peter Obi, has described the removal of fuel… Read more »
June 03
Nigeria: Nationwide Strike - Return to Negotiation Table, FG Appeals to Organised Labour
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has appealed to Organised Labour to call off the ongoing strike and return to the negotiation table in the… Read more »
Nigeria: Minimum Wage - Some States Yet to Pay N30,000, N494,000 Impossible - Govt
The Federal Government said the Organized Labour's demand for ₦494,000 as minimum wage is impossible because some states are yet to pay the ₦30,000. Read more »
Nigeria: Attempt to Intimidate Us Will Worsen, Prolong Strike - Labour Warns
The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has reacted to reports that soldiers had surrounded the venue of its meeting with the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SFG, George… Read more »
Nigeria: Strike - Workers Block National Assembly Entrance
MEMBERS of the Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria (PASAN), an affiliate of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC have laid siege to the entrance and exit of the National… Read more »
Nigeria: Nationwide Strike Paralyses Businesses Activities in Rivers
Business activities were paralysed in Port Harcourt, Rivers state capital on .Monday following the declaration of strike action by the Nigerian Labor Congress, NLC, and the Trade… Read more »
Nigeria: CBN Revokes Licence of Heritage Bank
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has revoked the operating licence of Heritage Bank. Read more »
Nigeria: Workers Shutdown National Grid
Organised Labour in the nation's power sector has shut down the country's electricity industry. Read more »
Nigeria: Workers Shut Nigerian Ports
Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria, MWUN, has shut down port operations across the country in compliance with the strike directive from the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and its… Read more »
Nigeria: Strike - WAEC Appeals to NLC, TUC to Consider Candidates
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has appealed to organised labour to consider students sitting for the West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examination as it plans… Read more »