May 08, 2023
Nigeria: Max Air - We Owe God Our Lives, Passengers Recount Ordeal
Passengers of MaxAir aircraft that departed Yola, Adamawa State to Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, had a terrifying experience, yesterday, as the tyre burst into… Read more »
Nigeria: How Air Peace Lost N700m in One Day Over NLC, TUC Action
Nigeria's largest airline, Air Peace has bemoaned the recent activities of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC, on its business. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria, Other African Airlines Record 2.1% Global Traffic Share in One Year
Nigeria along with other African airlines' total passenger traffic market shares by region of carriers in terms of Revenue Passenger Kilometers, RPK, stood at 2.1 per cent in the… Read more »
May 05, 2023
Nigeria: Apapa-Oshodi Expressway - Pstt, Truckers Blame Fed, Lagos Govts for Gridlock
The traffic situation on the Apapa-Oshodi expressway has returned to the nightmare it was. Read more »
May 04, 2023
Africa: African Immigrants Struggle to Pay Bills in UK As Inflation Soars - Report
A new report has revealed that African immigrants in the United Kingdom are struggling to pay bills as they are most affected by the persistent rising cost of living crisis. Read more »
May 02, 2023
Nigeria: May Day - Halt Last-Minute Looting, Labour Tells Buhari
Organised Labour, yesterday, raised the alarm over what it described as last-minute looting of the treasury by out-going governors, ministers and other political office holders and… Read more »
Nigeria: Lagos Demolishes Shanties On Lekki Coastal Road
The Lagos State Taskforce on Environmental Offences, yesterday, demolished many shanties erected on the Lekki Coastal Road and its environs in the state. Read more »
May 01, 2023
Nigeria: May Day - It's Been Terrible, Excruciating for Workers - NLC
As Nigerian workers today join their counterparts globally to mark International Workers' Day, commonly known as May Day, the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has described the last… Read more »
Nigeria: Lagos-Ibadan Expressway - Govt Apologises Over Failure to Meet Deadline
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Nigeria: How Arik Air Became Moribund Under AMCON in 5 Years - Investigation
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Nigeria: Railway Pensioners Want Inclusion in Monetisation of Staff Quarters Programme
Retirees of Nigeria Railway Corporation, have urged the Federal Government include them in the corporation's monetisation of staff quarters programme. Read more »
Nigeria: Trapped Funds - Foreign Airlines' Airfare in Dollars Will Reduce Backlog - Analyst
As a move to address the foreign airlines' trapped funds in the country, indications have emerged that sale of air tickets in dollars would reduce the backlog. Read more »
Nigeria: DMO Defends $13bn Indebtedness to World Bank
The Debt Management Office, DMO, has saidthat Nigeria's $13.46 billion World Bank loan is a plus because the loans which came from the international Development Association (IDA)… Read more »
Nigeria: We'll Create Hall of Shame for Corrupt Judges - Labour
Organized labour yesterday threatened to constitute what it called a hall of shame for judges that compromise in the dispensation of justice because of pecuniary benefits. Read more »
Nigeria: Govt, Atiku, Obi Trade Words Over Tinubu's Victory
The Federal Government and the presidential candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar; and Labour Party, LP, Mr. Peter Obi, were once again at one… Read more »
April 28, 2023
Nigeria: Allegation of Missing 48m Barrels of Crude Baseless, Unfounded - Malami
The Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation, AGF, Abubakar Malami, SAN, yesterday described as baseless and unfounded allegations that 48 million barrels of… Read more »
April 26, 2023
Nigeria: Electricity - TCN, Discos Trade Blames Over Sector's Poor Performance
The Market Operator, a unit in the Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN and electricity distribution companies, DisCos, have disagreed sharply over who is responsible for poor… Read more »
Nigeria: How Nigeria Can Use 'Japa' Syndrome for Economic Devt - World Bank
The World Bank, yesterday, called on Nigeria to adopt measures that will enhance the economic benefits of the increasing wave of people migrating out of the country, popularly… Read more »
April 25, 2023
Nigeria: Nigerians Abroad Remitted $168bn in Eight Years - World Bank Report
A World Bank report has revealed that the Nigerian Diaspora community remitted $168.33 billion to the country in the past eight years. Read more »
Nigeria: NNPC Dismisses Reports of Inadequate Funding for AKK Gas Pipeline Project
Mele Kyari, the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), has dismissed reports claiming that the corporation failed to release funds for the… Read more »
April 24, 2023
Nigeria: 40% Pay Rise - Crisis Looms in Varsities Over Exclusion of Workers
There are indications that unions in the university may rise up against the Federal Government over the alleged exclusion of their members in the 40 per cent pay rise for peculiar… Read more »
Nigeria: Lagos Traffic - Lastma Dislodges Flood Into Open Drains
The operatives of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) have embarked on self-help to free traffic by dislodging rain floods into open drains on the main… Read more »
Nigeria: Nationwide Blackout Looms As Generation Falls Below 4,000MW
Power generation to the national grid dipped below the 4,000 megawatts mark over the weekend leaving customers across the country with limited electricity supply. Read more »
April 22, 2023
Nigeria: Huge Debts, Vandalism Behind Poor Electricity Supply in Aba - Geometric Power
The management of APL Electric Company Limited, Aba, a subsidiary of Geometric Power Company, has attributed the poor power supply in Aba, Abia State, to the huge debts owed by its… Read more »
Nigeria: Recommend Erring Recs to Buhari for Sanctions - Labour Party Tells INEC
Labour Party, LP, has asked the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC to recommend the erring Resident Electoral Commissioners, RECs to President Muhammadu Buhari for… Read more »