October 06, 2023
Nigeria: NNPCL 80% Ready for IPO - Kyari
The group chief executive officer( GCEO) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, (NNPCL), Mele Kyari said, the company is 80 percent ready for an Initial Public… Read more »
Nigeria: DMO Raises N742.557bn for Construction of 4,000km Roads, Bridges
The Debt Management Office (DMO) has helped the federal government to raise and deploy N742.557 billion to the rehabilitation and construction of 4,000 kilometres of road projects… Read more »
Nigeria: Subsidy Removal - Marketers Demand Emergency Palliative to Ease Petrol Import
The Natural Oil and Gas Suppliers Association of Nigeria (NOGASA) has called on the Federal Government to set up "emergency palliative measure" that would enable oil marketers to… Read more »
October 05, 2023
Nigeria: World Bank Tasks Nigeria, Others On Stability, Job Creation
The World Bank has said rising instability, weak growth in Nigeria and the rest of West Africa, and lingering uncertainty in the global economy are dragging down growth prospects… Read more »
October 04, 2023
Nigeria: UK, U.S. Seek Partnership With Nigeria to Develop Marine, Blue Economy
The British and the United States governments have both expressed their willingness and readiness to partner the Nigerian Government towards developing the newly created Marine and… Read more »
October 02, 2023
Nigeria: 2 Pregnant Women, 15 Others Killed in Rivers Pipeline Explosion
Two pregnant women and 15 others were killed following a pipeline explosion due to the activities of illegal refining of crude oil at Rumucholu village in Ibaa community of Emoha… Read more »
Nigeria: Labour Unions Suspend Strike for 30 Days
In a significant development, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have decided to suspend their planned indefinite nationwide strike, scheduled to… Read more »
October 01, 2023
West Africa: Akufo-Addo Calls for Entrenchment of Democratic Accountability Amid Coups
The President of Ghana, Nana Akufo-Addo has said democracy in West Africa is in danger as evident in the recent military takeovers in the sub-region, and urged all to work harder… Read more »
October 02, 2023
Nigeria: 60 Days to Go... Heat Turns on MDs of Warri, Port Harcourt Refineries Over Deadline
The managing director of Port Harcourt Refining Company Limited (PHRC) Engr Ibrahim Onoja, and the acting managing director of Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company (WRPC), Mrs… Read more »
October 01, 2023
Nigeria: Labour Rejects Tinubu's N25,000 New Wage for Low Level Workers
The Organised Labour has firmly rejected President Bola Tinubu's proposed N25,000 provisional wage increase aimed at mitigating the impact of the recent removal of petrol subsidy. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria At 63, Still Hopeful
Today will make it exactly 63 years since Nigeria gained her political independence from the British colonial overlords. Within that period, a lot has happened to test the… Read more »
September 29, 2023
Nigeria: Economic Stability Our Top Priority in 2024 - Shettima
The Vice President, Kashim Shettima, has identified stability as one of the primes in the economic agenda of the Tinubu administration for the year 2024. Read more »
Nigeria: Fuel Subsidy Represents 50% of Nigeria's Problems - Reps
Deputy spokesperson of the House of Representatives, Hon Philip Agbese, said fuel subsidy constitutes 50 percent of Nigeria's problems and its removal would usher the country into… Read more »
September 28, 2023
Nigeria: Subsidy Removal - Be Patient With Tinubu, Group Tell Nigerians
A coalition Concerned Youth Leaders for Good Governance and Broom Platform, Nigerian Diaspora for Asiwaju, Asiwaju Fans Club, APC NewsOnline has appealed to Nigerians to be patient… Read more »
Nigeria: NNPC $3bn Loan - Afreximbank Working Out Oil Volume Details for Exchange
Afrexim Bank is currently working out details to determine the volume of crude oil the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited is willing to give out in exchange of its loan… Read more »
Nigeria: As Tinubu Returns... Labour Strike, Fuel Crisis, Others Beg for Attention
As President Bola Ahmed Tinubu returns to Nigeria, almost after two weeks away from the country, he will be greeted by harsh socio-economic conditions that have deteriorated within… Read more »
September 27, 2023
Nigeria: Rumour of Fuel Price Hike Unsettles Motorists, Commuters
Motorists in Lagos and Ogun states are going through hard times to buy petrol as many stations yesterday shut down operations, heightening speculation of possible hike in pump… Read more »
September 26, 2023
Nigeria: Nigeria Targets New Oil Production Level As Goldman Sachs Predicts $100/Barrel
Goldman Sachs has predicted oil price going up to $100 again, citing lower production output from the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries(OPEC) combined with higher… Read more »
Nigeria: Anxiety As Labour Meets On Indefinite Strike
Following the end of the 21-day strike ultimatum issued to the government by organised labour last week, the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) will meet today to… Read more »
September 25, 2023
Nigeria: Release Details of Petrol Landing Cost, Pricing Template, Atiku's Aide Tells Federal Govt
Phrank Shaibu, the Special Assistant on Public Communication to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has dared the All Progressives Congress(APC)-led Federal Government to publish… Read more »
Nigeria: Budget Tracking - Budgit Partners CNG to Train National, State Executives
Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) has organised a two-day training workshop on budget tracking for its national and state executives, facilitated by Budgit in Nigeria. Read more »
Nigeria: Despite Warning, States Caught Unprepared for Floods
Again, despite previous experience and warnings from the relevant authorities, several states and local governments across the country have been caught unprepared for the yearly… Read more »
Nigeria: Rumpus in Civil Service Over New Tenure System
The implementation of Rule 021210 which provides for a new tenure system is generating rumpus in the nation's civil service. Read more »
Nigeria: NEITI Report - SERAP Demands Probe of $15bn, N200bn Missing Oil Revenues
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Bola Tinubu to set up a presidential panel of enquiry to probe the allegations contained in the recent… Read more »
September 21, 2023
Africa: AI Can Address Africa's Food Security, Financial, Other Challenges - NCC
The executive vice chairman/CEO Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, said Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered solutions can address some of… Read more »