August 15, 2023
Nigeria: Govt to Revive, List Moribund Govt Assets On Stock Exchanges
The Ministry of Finance Incorporated, MOFI, the special purpose investment vehicle and asset custodian agency of the Federal Government of Nigeria, has disclosed its plans to… Read more »
Nigeria: 15 LASTMA Officials Wounded in Clash With Soldiers As Others Vacate Duty Posts
No fewer than 15 officials of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, have reportedly been injured in the ongoing crisis between them and some soldiers in Lagos. Read more »
Nigeria: It's Economic Shutdown If Petrol Price Rises Again - Labour
The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, yesterday threatened to shut down the economy without giving notice to the government, if the petrol pump price was increased again. Read more »
August 14, 2023
Nigeria: Flight Connectivity Deficit - Plateau Govt Signs Pact On Flight Operations With Valuejet
Plateau State Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, with Nigeria's indigenous airlines, ValueJet to sustain flight operations to the state. Read more »
Nigeria: Fresh Fuel Price Hike Looms As Landing Cost Rises By 37.4%
There are strong indications that pump price of petrol is expected to record another round of increases, the third within 10 weeks as oil marketers hint that the landing cost of… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria, Other Africa Airlines Share 2.1% of Global Passenger Traffic
Post-COVID recovery momentum continued in June for passenger markets, as Africa's airlines shared only 2.1 per cent global passenger traffic in the last 12 months. Read more »
August 10, 2023
Nigeria: FIRS More Suited to Collect Revenues - Presidential Committee
The Presidential Committee on Tax Policy and Fiscal Reforms said yesterday that the Nigeria Customs Service and 62 other Ministries, Departments and Agencies, MDAs, of the Federal… Read more »
August 08, 2023
Nigeria: Govt Withdraws Contempt Proceedings Against Organised Labour
The Federal Government says it has withdrawn the contempt of court proceedings against organised labour for embarking on a nationwide protest. Read more »
Nigeria: IOCs Engagement of Stevedoring Firms Now At 60% - Maritime Workers
As International Oil Companies, IOCs, begin to adhere to the nation's labour laws, the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria, MWUN, has said that the level of engagement of indigenous… Read more »
August 07, 2023
Nigeria: Oil Theft - NAF Airstrikes Destroy Boats, Tanks With Stolen Crude Oil in Niger Delta
Nigerian Airforce fighter aircraft of the air component, Operation Delta Safe have bombed and destroyed 3 boats sighted tapping crude oil from a pipeline at a dispensing site, west… Read more »
Nigeria: Indigenous Contractors Issue 7-Day Ultimatum to Works Ministry Over Debts
Aggrieved Nigerian contractors are spoiling for a showdown with the Federal Ministry of Works over what they said is the willful refusal of the ministry to approve payment for job… Read more »
Nigeria: NCAA Signs Civil Aviation Masterplan With ICAO, Others
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority has signed the Civil Aviation Masterplan (CAMP) with the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). Read more »
August 06, 2023
Nigeria: JTF Orders Immediate Release of Vessel Accused of Carrying Stolen Crude
The Joint Task Force, Operation Delta Safe, OPDS, has ordered the immediate release of MT Praisel Vessel to continue it operations in line with extant approvals, after it was… Read more »
August 04, 2023
Nigeria: Contempt Charge - We'll Embark On Nationwide Strike Aug 14, If... - NLC
The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, yesterday threatened to embark on a nationwide indefinite strike from August 14, if, at the close of work on Friday, August 11, the contempt… Read more »
August 03, 2023
Nigeria: Less Than 50% MSMEs Have Active Bank Accounts - Study
Less than 50 percent of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Nigeria operate their bank accounts regularly, a new study by Small Firm Diaries (SFD) has revealed. Read more »
August 04, 2023
Nigeria: Govt Partners U.S., EU On Power Sector, Energy Transition
The Federal Government has said it was committed to attain net zero carbon emission by 2060. Read more »
Nigeria: CBN Probe - Investigator Raises Alarm Over Alleged Smear Campaign Against Him
The special investigator, recently appointed by President Bola Tinubu, to investigate the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, and related entities, Mr. Jim Obazee has raised the alarm… Read more »
August 03, 2023
Nigeria: Mr President, It's Time to Rev the Railways
NOW that the long wait for the unveiling of who is going to be who in the Tinubu administration is over, we start our discussion this week on that subject. And to say that the… Read more »
Nigeria: Subsidy Removal - Labour Suspends Nationwide Strike
Less than 24 hours after declaring nationwide protests against the removal of fuel subsidies, the Organised Labour Union has suspended its nationwide strike action coming on the… Read more »
August 02, 2023
Nigeria: Subsidy - We Do Not Have Control Over Price of PMs or Dollar - Central Bank
The Central Bank of Nigeria CBN, says it has little or no control over the price of either Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) or the dollar. Read more »
Nigeria: Lagos Transporters Won't Join Protest - Fares Reduction Commences Tomorrow - MC Oluomo
Chairman of Lagos State Parks and Garages, LASPG, Musiliu Akinsanya, popularly called, MC Oluomo, has said no transporter in the state will join the labour-led protest. Read more »
Nigeria: Subsidy - Oyo Labour Unions Join Nationwide Strike
The organized labour unions in Oyo State, Wednesday joined their counterparts across the country to embark on the nationwide strike. Read more »
Nigeria: Workers Have Commenced Nationwide Protest - Ajaero
The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC said workers and labour unions have commenced nationwide protests. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerians March Against Fuel Subsidy Removal
The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has commenced its planned protest in Lagos and Abuja states. The congress had advised the Federal Government to provide enough palliatives that… Read more »
Nigeria: Heavy Security As NLC Commences Protest Over Petrol Subsidy Removal
There was heavy security on ground at the Ikeja under-bridge in Lagos as members of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) commences nationwide protests over the removal of petrol… Read more »