January 08
Nigeria: Dangote Refinery Set for Production, Receives 6th Batch of 1m Crude Oil Barrels January 8
Dangote Refinery appears set to commence production of refined petroleum products with the receipt of the sixth batch of barrels of crude supplied by the Nigeria National Petroleum… Read more »
Nigeria: NIWA Confirms Death of Eight People, 38 Rescued in Anambra Boat Mishap
The National Inland Water Authority, NIWA, has confirmed the deaths of eight people in a boat mishap that happened in Umumu Anam, Anambra State. Read more »
Nigeria: Chinese, Nigerian Firms Sign $1bn Gas Flaring Deal
A Chinese firm, Beijing Zhogmin Xinjunlong New Energy Technology Company Ltd. and NIGUS International, a Nigerian firm, have signed a $1 billion agreement to fund and develop gas… Read more »
Nigeria: Naira Notes Scarcity - Crunch Worsens, Banks Ration Cash Across the Counter
Fresh developments in the financial sector have shown that despite the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN's move to ameliorate the cash crunch situation by suspending charges for cash… Read more »
Nigeria: U.S. Based Prof Urges Tinubu to Boost Diaspora Remittances to Alleviate Forex Scarcity
An Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice at Southern University and A&M College in Baton Rouge, Prof Abiodun Raufu, has advised President Bola Tinubu to target increase in… Read more »
January 07
Nigeria: Dangote Gives Updates On EFCC's Raid of Its Headquaters
Contrary to speculations in some sections of the media that the officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), carted some documents away from its head office,… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Ranks 22nd Country With Cheapest Petrol - Report
A report has disclosed that Nigeria is the 22nd country with the cheapest petrol price across the globe, adding that the majority of nations paying over 100 times more for Premium… Read more »
January 06
Nigeria: Why Workers Can't Have Living Wage - NECA
Any moment from now the discussions on a new national minimum wage by stakeholders will commence. However, in a chat with the Director-General of the Nigeria Employers'… Read more »
January 05
Nigeria: Google Begins Phasing Out Third-Party Cookies in Chrome
Google has begun limiting third-party cookies for some users of its Chrome web browser, a first step towards eventually abandoning the files that have raised privacy concerns. Read more »
January 03
Nigeria: Nigeria Needs to Strengthen Pharmaceutical Manufacturing of Drugs
Nigeria is home to over 200 million people who are susceptible to a set of health problems that are linked and interact synergistically, contributing to its excess burden of… Read more »
January 04
Africa: AU Appeals for Calm in Ethiopia-Somalia Row
The African Union on Thursday joined the United States in appealing for calm in the Horn of Africa after regional tensions soared following a contested deal between Ethiopia and… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria, China to Build New Steel Plant - Minister
The Minister of Steel Development, Prince Shuaibu Audu, Thursday, disclosed that Nigeria and China are to build a new steel company in Nigeria. Read more »
January 03
Nigeria: 2024 Outlook - NURPC Targets Below $20/Barrel Production Cost
With oil production in Nigeria falling significantly short of the budget benchmark and allotted quota of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC, in 2023, the… Read more »
Nigeria: Economic Hardship Spoilt Christmas, New Year Fun for Us - Nigerians Lament
The biting hardship occasioned by the country's poor economy negatively affected this year's Christmas and New Year celebrations in the South East. The usual hustle and bubble by… Read more »
Nigeria: 17 Die, 18 Injured in Kwara, Kaduna Auto Crashes
Seventeen people, yesterday, lost their lives in two separate accidents in Kwara and Kaduna states, with 18 others sustaining injuries. Read more »
January 02
Nigeria: NNPC Records 112 Oil Theft Incidents in Niger Delta
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, yesterday, said it has recorded 112 incidences of crude oil theft in the Niger Delta. Read more »
December 29, 2023
Nigeria: Dangote Refinery Gets 3rd Crude Supply of 1m Barrel
The $19 billion Dangote Refinery, yesterday, took delivery of one million barrels of crude oil, thus increasing total deliveries to about three million barrels while boosting hopes… Read more »
December 28, 2023
Nigeria: Repairs - Govt to Shut Section of Third Mainland Bridge Jan. 9
The Federal Government has announced a planned closure of the Iyana Oworonshoki-Adeniji Adele section of the Third Mainland Bridge from 11.00 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria's Terms of Trade Records 4th Consecutive Quarterly Decline
The Nigeria's Terms of Trade (ToT), for all commodities, recorded a light decline of 0.03 percentage points in the third quarter of 2023, Q3'23. TOT measures a the value of the… Read more »
December 27, 2023
Nigeria: Electric Taxis Excite Maiduguri Residents, Call for Women Drivers
The deployment of electric taxis in Maiduguri has continued to excite commuters who commended the initiative and called for the employment of women to drive some of the vehicles. Read more »
Nigeria: Govt to Go After Economic Saboteurs Next Year - Senate Leader
Leader of the Senate, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele has said that the Federal Government would from next year, go after economic saboteurs, who have made lives difficult and unbearable… Read more »
Nigeria: Two Telecom Issues Govt Must Settle in 2024
Despite the global economic downturn which started ravaging almost all sectors since the COVID-19 era in 2019, the Information and Communications Technology, ICT sector has… Read more »
December 26, 2023
Nigeria: 30 Die in Rivers Pipeline Explosion
More than 30 persons were burnt to death following an explosion from illegal pipeline tapping point in Omoku, Ogba/Egebema/Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers State. Read more »
Nigeria: 'We're Working Tirelessly On Stable Electricity', Power Minister, Adelabu Assures Nigerians
The Minister of Power, Mr Adebayo Adelabu, on Monday assured Nigerians of stable power supply during the Christmas and New Year celebrations. Read more »
Nigeria: Tragedy - Four Dead, 59 Injured On Kaduna-Abuja Expressway Auto-Crash
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Kaduna Sector Command, says four people died and 56 others sustained injuries in a road crash on the Kaduna-Abuja expressway. Read more »