August 19
Nigeria: Matrix Energy Under Fire for Importation of Bad Fuel From Malta
Indigenous and independent oil marketing and trading company, Matrix Energy Group is under serious allegations of importing substandard petroleum products to Nigeria as media… Read more »
August 18
Nigeria: Oyo Launches N1.5bn Agribusiness Loan for Youths
Oyo State government has announced a partnership with FCMB Bank to launch a ₦1.5 billion loan scheme aimed at empowering trained Oyo Youths in Agribusiness Program (YEAP). Read more »
Nigeria: Anger in North Over Stoppage of Oil Search in Region
Anger is building up in the North over the suspension of oil exploration activities in some states in the region. Read more »
Nigeria: Sanwo-Olu Restates Commitment to Bridging Infrastructure Gap in Lagos
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu yesterday restated his administration's commitment to bridging infrastructure gaps in the state and making the city livable. Read more »
Nigeria: Intrigues Stall Evacuation of 450mw From Zungeru Hydro Plant
High-level intrigues and politics have stalled the effective transmission of 450 megawatts generated by the newly inaugurated Zungeru Hydro Power plant to the national grid,… Read more »
Nigeria: Fed Govt to Establish 6 Oncology and Diagnostics Centres
President Bola Tinubu has launched the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA)-Healthcare Expansion Programme and retraining of 120,000 frontline health workers. Read more »
Nigeria: Police Debunk Accusation of Non-Payment of Inspectors' Salaries
Nigeria Police Force has described as misleading, a report alleging that police inspectors had not been paid their salaries. Read more »
Nigeria: Long Wait for Ph Refinery
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited's continued failure to meet the deadlines it set to deliver on one of the nation's moribund refineries, the Port Harcourt… Read more »
August 15
Nigeria: NNPC Uncovers 63 Illegal Refineries Amid Concerns Over Port Harcourt Refinery
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has announced the discovery and confiscation of products from 63 illegal refineries in the past week. Read more »
August 14
Nigeria: Shell Blames Oil Thieves for Bayelsa Oil Spill
Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC) has confirmed that the recent oil spill in the Imiringi community of Bayelsa State was the result of sabotage by oil thieves. Read more »
August 13
Nigeria: Protest - Niger Govt Promises Initiatives Against Hardship
The acting governor of Niger State, Comrade Yakubu Garba, has said the government will soon roll out more initiatives that directly benefit the people amid hardship. Read more »
Nigeria: We've Signed Papers With Investors in Mechanised Agriculture - Otti
Governor Alex Otti of Abia State has said the government has signed agreements with various entrepreneurs interested in investing in mechanised agriculture in the state. Read more »
Nigeria: Zenith Bank Targets Global Operation Expansion With N290bn Hybrid Offer
Zenith Bank Plc, has said part of its ongoing N290 billion hybrid offers will be used for the growth and expansion of its global operation. Read more »
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 »