July 26, 2023
Nigeria: Subsidy Removal - Why We Are Taking Time to Roll Out Palliatives - Presidency
In response to the recent outcry over the removal of fuel subsidy and the subsequent increase in the price of premium motor spirit (PMS), commonly known as petrol, the Presidency… Read more »
July 27, 2023
Nigeria: Reps to Probe $4bn Debt Owed NDDC By Oil Companies
The House of Representatives has resolved to investigate the flagrant disobedience of International Oil Companies to the Delta Development Commission (NDDC) Act which culminated in… Read more »
July 25, 2023
Nigeria: Resident Doctors Declare Indefinite Strike
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), on Tuesday night, declared an indefinite strike action over what it described as failure of government to meet the demands of… Read more »
July 26, 2023
Nigeria: Subsidy Removal - Be Patient With Tinubu, Ex-APC Acting Chair Tells Nigerians
A former acting national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and chairman, Governing Council, of the Institute for Progressive Affairs, Hilliard Eta, has implored… Read more »
Nigeria: 68 Percent Household Consumption Causes Electricity Tariff Shortfall
As state governments across the country prepare to adopt and implement the provisions of the Electricity Act 2023, they have been urged to target industrial consumers in order to… Read more »
July 25, 2023
Nigeria: World Bank Project to Tackle Environmental Degradation, Boost Agriculture
The Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL), has taken steps to tackle environmental degradation, to boost agricultural production in Nigeria's 19 Northern… Read more »
Nigeria: Reps Vow to Recover $9bn Gas Flaring Fines From Erring Oil Firms
The House of Representatives said it will stop at nothing to recover the over $9 billion gas flaring fines imposed by the federal government on erring local and foreign companies… Read more »
Nigeria: Motorists, Residents Continue to Groan As Roads Leading to Minna Remain in Disrepair
All roads leading to Minna, the Niger State capital are in a state of disrepair. Read more »
July 24, 2023
Nigeria: Petrol Hike - Stakeholders Seek Govt's Intervention to Prevent Imminent Scarcity
Nigerians are yet to see an end to sufferings brought about by periodic increase in pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) also called Petrol. Read more »
Nigeria: Govt Spends U.S.$67 Million on Cars for Lawmakers in 12 Years
The increasing public spending on the acquisition of exotic cars for federal lawmakers has raised some concern after it emerged that the National Assembly has spent a whopping sum… Read more »
July 17, 2023
Nigeria: 4 Years After Inauguration, Multi-Billion Naira Baro Inland Port Rots Away
Weeds and thick trees have taken over the multi-billion naira Baro Port inaugurated in 2019 by former President Muhammadu Buhari even as a surging river is gradually encroaching… Read more »
Nigeria: Federal Govt May Raise Minimum Wage to N200,000, to Take Decision Soon
There are strong indications that the federal government is favourably disposed to raising the minimum wage to as high as N200k per month as demanded by the organised labour in the… Read more »
Nigeria: Bauchi, Gombe, Jigawa Launch Subsidised Fertilisers for Farmers
As farmers begin cropping activities, Bauchi, Gombe and Jigawa State governments have approved 50 per cent subsidy on fertiliser prices to ease access to the commodity. Read more »
July 16, 2023
Nigeria: We Can't Combat Insecurity Without Tackling Poverty - Peter Obi
Presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general elections Mr Peter Obi has said poverty and insecurity remained significant obstacles that undermine efforts to… Read more »
July 15, 2023
Nigeria: Chief of Air Staff Orders Probe as Air Force Jet Crashes in Makurdi
An FT7-NI aircraft belonging to the Nigerian Air Force yesterday crashed in Makurdi, Benue State. Read more »
July 13, 2023
Nigeria: NCAA Suspends All 737 Aircraft in Max Air Fleet
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), on Wednesday, suspended all Boeing 737 aircraft in the fleet of indigenous airline operator, Max Air, with immediate effect. Read more »
Nigeria: Subsidy Removal - Be Patient, Palliatives Will Come, Tinubu Tells Nigerians
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu yesterday in Abuja urged Nigerians to exercise patience as the framework for palliatives to ameliorate the hardship brought on by the petrol subsidy… Read more »
July 12, 2023
Nigeria: NNPC Not Blocking Oil & Gas Sector Deals, Kyari Assures IOCs
The group chief executive officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd, Mele Kolo Kyari, has said that it is not blocking deals by International Oil Companies (IOCs)… Read more »
Nigeria: Persistent Vandalism of NNPCL Pipelines Will Cause Petrol Scarcity, Marketers Warn
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), Ejigbo Satellite Depot, has warned of possible scarcity of petrol except the government acts fast to address… Read more »
Nigeria: Runway Light Stolen From Lagos Airport
Stakeholders in the nation's aviation sector have described the vandalisation and theft of the recently reinstalled airfield lighting systems at the domestic runway 18/36L of… Read more »
Nigeria: Stop Excess Charges, Illegal Deductions, Reps Tell Commercial Banks
The House of Representatives yesterday asked commercial banks operating in the country to stop excess charges and illegal deductions from their customers. Read more »
July 10, 2023
Nigeria: Vessel With Stolen 800,000-Litre Crude Oil Intercepted, Destroyed - NNPCL
A private security contractor, Messrs. Tantita Security Services, has intercepted a suspicious Vessel with a cargo of crude oil onboard. Read more »
Nigeria: NAHCON to Sanction State Boards Over Pregnant Pilgrims
Miffed with the high number of pregnant women to Saudi Arabia for the just concluded 2023 Hajj exercise, the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has threatened to sanction… Read more »
Nigeria: Naira Unification - Forex Inflow Rises By 28% to U.S.$1.41 Billion
Following the harmonisation of the exchange rates in the country by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), the total inflows into the Importers & Exporters (I&E) Window… Read more »
July 07, 2023
Nigeria: Respite for Businesses As Tinubu Moves to Curb Arbitrary Taxation
In a bid to alleviate the tax burden on Nigerians and their businesses, President Bola Tinubu has signed four executive orders suspending some taxes. Read more »