June 28, 2023
Nigeria: Cooking Gas Price Dips 7.61 Percent - NBS
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has disclosed that the average price of 12.5kg of cooking gas dropped Month-on-Month (MoM) by 7.61 per cent to N9, 537.89 in May 2023, from… Read more »
June 27, 2023
Nigeria: World Bank Plans Additional $750m Grant to Support Nigeria Electrification Project
The World Bank has disclosed that it was considering supporting the Nigeria Electrification Project, NEP, with another $750 million grant. Read more »
Nigeria: Lagos-Ibadan Expressway - Govt Suspends Further Work Till July 3
Following public outcry over the chaotic traffic situation on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway, the Federal Government, yesterday, suspended further work on the ongoing… Read more »
June 26, 2023
Nigeria: Lagos-Ibadan Expressway Reconstruction - Commuters, Motorists Agonise Over Gridlock
FOR some days now, commuters, motorists and residents living along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, who ply the ever-busy expressway, have been passing through hell as a result of the… Read more »
Nigeria: Subsidy - Lack of License, Foreign Exchange, Others Hinder Fuel Importation
Barely a month after deregulation, operators in the downstream sector have not been able to import petrol into Nigeria, due mainly to a lack of license and foreign exchange. Read more »
June 23, 2023
Nigeria: 25m Adult Women in Nigeria Have No Formal Bank Accounts - Study
A study jointly undertaken by Genesis Analytics and Commissioned by the Gender Centre of Excellence in close collaboration with the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has revealed that… Read more »
Nigeria: Report Ranks Lagos 4th Worst City to Live in
The Economist Intelligence Unit, EIU's 2023 Global Liveability report has ranked Lagos as the Fourth Worst City to live in the world. Read more »
June 22, 2023
Nigeria: Civil Society Groups Oppose 40% Electricity Tariff Hike in Nigeria'
Nigerian civil society groups have expressed outrage over a proposed 40% increase in electricity tariffs, warning of the potential negative impact on the economy, education, and… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerians Rank Second in World's Most Hardworking Workers With 2,124 Hours
Nigerian workers have ranked second in the world after Mexico in the global most hardworking workers with an average of 2,124 hours per worker annually. Read more »
Nigeria: NMDPRA Clears Confusion Over Midstream, Upstream Operations
The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, NMDPRA, declared yesterday, that the Petroleum Industry Act 2021 established a clear distinction between… Read more »
Nigeria: Govt Okays Re-Opening of Seme Border for Vehicle Importation
Director of Road Transport in the Ministry of Transportation, Ibrahim Musa, yesterday, disclosed that the Federal Government has approved the re-opening of the Seme border for the… Read more »
June 21, 2023
Nigeria: Subsidy - Group Canvasses N200,000 Minimum Wage for Workers
A Non-Governmental Organisation, Workers' Alliance for Inclusive Socio-economic Reforms (WAISER), has canvassed N200,000 monthly salary as minimum wage for Nigerian workers to… Read more »
Nigeria: 6,221 Nigerian Doctors Lost to UK in 6 Years, Says Int'l College of Surgeons
The International College of Surgeons, Nigerian Section, ICS-NS, has said the country lost no fewer than 6,221 doctors to the United Kingdom in the last six years. Read more »
Nigeria: Anxiety As Ex-Depot Petrol Price Rises to U.S.$0,71 Per Litre
There was palpable anxiety among members of the public yesterday, following a rise in the ex-depot price of petrol by 4.3% to N490 per litre. As a result, some petrol stations have… Read more »
Nigeria: Looking at President Bola Tinubu's Education Loan Plan
It was a great relief to many, including students, parents and lovers of education generally when on June 12, 2023 President Bola Tinubu signed the Students Loan (Access to Higher)… Read more »
June 20, 2023
Nigeria: Lagos Embarks On Digital Registration of Commercial Motorcycles, Tricycles
Lagos State Government, weekend, unveiled Digital Registration of Commercial Motorcycles (Okada) and Tricycles (Keke), to capture over 80,000 unregistered operators, as well as… Read more »
June 19, 2023
Nigeria: Oil Thieves Not Hidden, Must Be Invited for Talks to End Oil Bunkering - Tonye Cole
The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2023 governorship election in Rivers state, Tonye Cole, said the people responsible for oil theft in the Niger Delta are… Read more »
Nigeria: Economy - Nigerians Power Generators With Cooking Gas
The inventive spirit of Nigerians has continued to cushion the effect of continuous increases in prices of goods and services. Read more »
Nigeria: Subsidy Removal - Stabilise Economy Before New Minimum Wage, NECA Tells Govt
The Nigeria Employers' Consultative Association, NECA, has given the Federal Government a hint on how to make the planned new minimum wage meaningful. Read more »
Nigeria: Kwara Boat Mishap - NIWA Blames Windy Rain, Overloading, Lack of Navigational Aid
Consequent upon the boat mishap that claimed 106 lives in Patigi area of Kwara State last week,the Managing Director, National Inland Waterways Authority, NIWA, Dr George Moghalu,… Read more »
Nigeria: Global Energy Access Gap Persists As 2.3 Billion People Rely On Harmful Cooking Fuels - Report
...675m people without electricity Read more »
June 18, 2023
Nigeria: Over 71 Million Nigerians in Extreme Poverty - World Poverty Clock
2023 data from the World Poverty Clock, has pegged the number of extremely poor Nigerians at 71 million. Read more »
June 16, 2023
Nigeria: Edo Modular Refineries Hit 300,000 Barrels Crude Order
DUPORT Midstream Company Limited, DMCL, which operates the 2,500 barrels per day (bpd) modular refinery in Egbokor, Orhionmwon Local Government Area of Edo State, has placed an… Read more »
Nigeria: Japa Syndrome - Reps Reject Motion to Stop Emigrations
A MOTION seeking to declare emigration of young Nigerians broad, popularly known as Japa syndrome, a national emergency was roundly rejected by the members of the House of… Read more »
June 15, 2023
Nigeria: Kano Building Collapse - Authorities Confirm One Dead, Three Rescued Alive
The authorities of the Kano State Fire Service has confirmed one dead following the collapse of the demolished Daula hotel in the state. Read more »