December 29, 2022
Nigeria: Storm in Senate Over Buhari's N23.7 Trillion 'Ways and Means'
Bows to pressure, step down Buhari's request for lack of details Read more »
Nigeria: 133 Million 'Multidimensionally' Poor - Buhari's 'Gift' to Nigeria in 2022
President Muhammadu Buhari has a victim mentality. He takes absolutely no responsibility for anything that goes wrong under his watch. Instead, he treats legitimate and fair… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerians Owe Bishop Kukah a Debt of Gratitude - Buhari
As you read this, it will be exactly three days to the end of the year and 152 days to the end of Muhammadu Buhari's second and final term in office as president. And Nigerians are… Read more »
December 28, 2022
Nigeria: New Currency - Senate Urges CBN to Extend Withdrawal Date to June 31
The Senate has urged the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to urgently extend the withdrawal date of old currency notes from Jan. 31, 2023 to June 31. Read more »
December 26, 2022
Nigeria: Timber Traders Count Losses As Inferno Consumes Market in Imo
Timber traders in Imo have lamented severe losses resulting from a fire accident at the popular Timber market, along Wethedral road, Owerri, the state capital. Read more »
December 28, 2022
Nigeria: Carnival Calabar - FRSC Confirms 7 Dead, 29 Critically Injured in Bikers Parade
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has late Tuesday confirmed that only seven persons have so far died Read more »
Nigeria: 2023 Budget - APC Blasts Sokoto Gov, Urges Banks to Reject Loan Request
The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Sokoto State, has described the 2023 budget proposal presented by Governor Àminu Waziri Tambuwal to the state House of Assembly as… Read more »
December 27, 2022
Nigeria: Tragedy in Niger As Accident Claims 11 Lives
Tragedy struck in Niger state yesterday as Eleven people died in a Gastly motor accident along Ilorin-Mokwa-Jebba Highway. Read more »
Nigeria: World Events That Affected Nigeria in 2022
The world recorded some events that would go down in the history as highlights of the memorable year 2022. Read more »
Nigeria: How Nigerians Are Coping With Escalating Food Prices
Many Nigerians did not pay much attention to the 2022 Global Report on Food Crises (GRFC 2022) released in May, which stated that Nigeria was one of 10 countries with the highest… Read more »
December 26, 2022
Nigeria: CSOs Sue NDDC Over Alleged Failure to Make Available 2020 Budget Breakdown
Three civil society organisations (CSOs) have dragged the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to court over alleged failure to furnish them with its 2020 Budget breakdown in… Read more »
December 27, 2022
Nigeria: Proceed On Unapproved Trips, Be Sanctioned, Rector Warns Employees
Rector of the Federal Polytechnic, Ile-Oluji, in Ondo State, Prof. Emmanuel Fasakin, weekend, vowed to sanction employees of the institution who travel out of the country without… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Insurers Cede N128bn Oil & Gas Premium to Foreign Firms
As Nigerian insurance companies continue to struggle with low capacity in underwriting oil and gas risks, about N128.3 billion worth of premium from the sector was transferred to… Read more »
December 26, 2022
Nigeria: Food Prices Continue to Rise in November - NBS
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), said that prices of selected food items increased in November. Read more »
December 27, 2022
Nigeria: Harmattan - NCAA Warns Pilots, Airlines Over Hazardous Weather
THE Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, has advised pilots and airline operators to exercise caution over hazardous weather in the dry season. Read more »
December 23, 2022
Nigeria: Aftermath of Insecurity, Soaring Inflation - It's Bleak, Drab Christmas
We can't even afford new clothes -- residents lament Read more »
Nigeria: Senate Fails to Pass 2023 Budget, Cites Errors, Late Submission
... To pass Appropriation Bill Dec 28 Read more »
Nigeria: Tanker Explosion Guts Property Worth Millions of Naira in Aba
A tanker, laden with diesel, exploded along Aba-Owerri road, in Aba, Abia State, destroying property worth several millions of Naira. Read more »
December 22, 2022
Nigeria: Naira Redesign - We Ordered 500 Million Copies From Minting Company - Emefiele
Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Mr Godwin Emefiele has said that a total of 500 million copies of the new currency for the naira redesign were ordered from the minting… Read more »
Nigeria: External Reserves Sheds $2.2bn, CBN Gives Reasons
Nigeria's external reserves lost $2.22 billion in a sustained demand pressures in the foreign exchange market. Read more »
Nigeria: Wema Bank Supports SMEs With N1bn Loan for Renewable Energy
Wema Bank Plc has announced a N1 billion loan support for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) that desire to purchase clean and renewable energy solutions like solar panels,… Read more »
Nigeria: Lagos-Ibadan Expressway Gridlock Bitter Pill for Better Life - Fashola
The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, yesterday, urged Nigerians to bear the pains resulting from the inconveniences of construction projects along major… Read more »
Nigeria: CBN Raises Cash Withdrawal Limits
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has raised its weekly cash withdrawal limits set for individuals and corporate organisations to N500,000 and N5 million, respectively. Read more »
December 21, 2022
Africa: IMF to African Oil Exporters - Create Fiscal Buffers Now
The International Monetary Fund, (IMF) has advised oil exporting countries in Africa to, as a matter of urgency, create fiscal buffers, against possible future oil price falls. Read more »
Nigeria: Lagos Rail Mass Transit: Marina-Mile-2 Blue Line Ready
Lagos State Governor, Bababjide Sanwo-Olu, has commissioned the completed infrastructure for the first phase of Lagos Rail Mass Transit, LMRT, Blue Line operations to transit… Read more »