August 13
Nigeria: Crude Oil Demand From Local Refineries Rises to 597,700bpd
Domestic refineries in the country, mainly the 650,000 barrels-per-day capacity Dangote Refinery, have raised their crude oil requirements from Nigeria's oil-producing companies to… Read more »
Nigeria: Iyd - Fcta to Promote Youth Entrepreneurship Development, Innovation
The Mandate Secretary of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) Youth Development Secretariat, Comrade Abdullahi Ango, has promised to develop policies promoting… Read more »
Nigeria: Firm to Cushion Effect of Nigeria's Harsh Economic Situation On Parents
Nigeria's e-commerce platform, Konga, is set to cushion the effect of Nigeria's tough economic climate on parents, teachers, students and school administrators with its… Read more »
Nigeria: High Inflation - Fccpc Moves to Curb Exploitative Pricing
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has said it will be engaging leaders of markets and others in the supply and distribution chain across the… Read more »
Nigeria: 10 Banks Pay N1.66trn Into Amcon's Trust Fund in 10 Years
Within 10 years, precisely between 2014 and 2023, 10 deposit money banks paid N1.66 trillion into the Banking Sector Resolution Cost Trust Fund (BSRCTF), also known as the Assets… Read more »
Nigeria: Gas-to-Power Initiative Priority for Nigeria - Ekpo
There are immediate considerations by the government towards enhancing power-to-gas initiative in a deliberate approach not only to harness the country's abundant gas reserves but… Read more »
August 14
Nigeria: Dangote Refinery Denies Fixing Petrol Price At U.S.0.37 Per Litre
The management of Dangote Refinery has dismissed reports in some quarters that the firm set the petrol price at ₦600 per liter, labeling the claims as "speculative announcements"… Read more »
August 13
Nigeria: Pictorial - Power Outage in Jigawa, Yobe Communities As Truck Rams Into Tower T16 in Kano
A trailer truck carrying a container has rammed into the base of a Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN)'s Tower T16 located in Gunduwawa Village of Gezawa local government area of… Read more »
Nigeria: Passport Tearing - Netizens Suspect 'Feuding' Couple Are Skit Makers
Social media users have raised suspicions that the couple involved in a widely circulated video, in which a woman, Mrs Favour Igiebor, was seen tearing her husband's Standard… Read more »
Nigeria: Coran Tells Federal Govt to Stop Issuing Import Licences for Diesel, Petrol
Owners of refineries in Nigeria, under the auspices of the Crude Oil Refinery-owners Association of Nigeria (CORAN), have urged the federal government to stop issuing licences for… Read more »
Nigeria: Govt Pays NiMet Staff Outstanding 45-Month Minimum Wage Arrears
The federal government of Nigeria has finally paid the outstanding 45-month minimum wage arrears owed to staff of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet). Read more »
August 11
Nigeria: NLC Demands Apology Over Police Invasion of Headquarters
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), on Sunday, demanded an immediate apology from the federal government and the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) following Wednesday night's invasion of… Read more »
Nigeria: 25 Drown in Sokoto Boat Accident
Twenty-five people have been confirmed dead in a boat mishap that occurred in Wamakko local government area of Sokoto State. Read more »
August 06
Nigeria: Cocso Backs Speaker's Decision to Disband Petroleum Committee
The Coalition of Civil Society Organisations (COCSO) has endorsed the House of Representatives Speaker Tajudeen Abbas's decision to disband the Joint Committee on Petroleum… Read more »
Nigeria: Air Nigeria - Court Voids Agreement With Ethiopian Airlines
Justice Ambrose Lewis-Allagoa of the Federal High Court in Lagos has declared the agreement between the federal government and Ethiopian Airlines null and void. Read more »
Nigeria: Fuel Importers Will Frustrate Dangote Refinery - Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has stated that those benefiting from fuel importation will do all within their powers to frustrate the progress made by the Dangote Petroleum… Read more »
August 07
Nigeria: Obasanjo Faults Tinubu's Approach to Fuel Subsidy Removal
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has faulted President Bola Tinubu's handling of the fuel subsidy removal, stating that it was poorly implemented and has led to biting inflation. Read more »
Nigeria: 102 Companies Close Shop in Nigeria in 24 Years
Over the past 24 years, a stark decline in the manufacturing sector has been observed across Nigeria, leading to the unfortunate closure of 102 companies in 16 states. Read more »
August 04
Nigeria: Qing Madi Speaks On Losing Instagram Followers After Preaching Christ
Rising Nigerian singer Chimamanda Pearl Chukwuma, popularly known as Qing Madi has revealed how she lost followers by preaching Jesus Christ on her social media accounts. Read more »
Nigeria: Windfall Tax - Bank Directors Deny Elumelu, Otedola Comments
Following the backing given to the federal government's windfall tax by some chairmen of banks, the Bank Directors Association of Nigeria (BDAN) has said the views expressed are… Read more »
August 05
Nigeria: No Discriminatory Tax Policy Against Igbo Traders, Says KWIRS
The management of the Kwara State Internal Revenue Service (KWIRS) has dismissed reports that it was implementing discriminatory tax policies against the Igbo traders in the state. Read more »
August 02
Nigeria: Engineers' Contributions Critical to Economic Development, Says Sanwo-Olu
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has said more resources should be committed to the training and re-training of engineers in the country, saying their contributions are critical to the… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Needs $47.6bn Annually Till 2030 to Accelerate Economic Transformation - AfDB
Nigeria will need $47.6 billion annually until 2030 to accelerate its structural transformation process adding that the bulk of these needed resources are in supporting SDG9 on… Read more »
Nigeria: #EndBadGovernance Protest Grounds Economic Activities in South West
The nationwide protest, staged across the country to address various socio-economic grievances, brought economic activities in the entire Southwest region to a near standstill… Read more »
July 31
Nigeria: $2.5m Debt - Local Airfare May Increase As Federal Govt Grounds Arik Air
Return tickets on local airlines in Nigeria may increase due to the grounding of four Arik Air aircraft by the minister of aviation and aerospace development, Festus Keyamo, over a… Read more »