April 13, 2023
Nigeria: OECD, Nigeria Meet On Maximising Benefits of Two-Pillar Tax Solution
Nigeria will continue to participate in rules development in the interest of the country and Africa, an official noted. Read more »
Nigeria: Brokers Blame Builders' Negligence for Banana Island Building Collapse
Brokers note the recalcitrance of building contractors to adhere to extant regulatory prescriptions concerning public buildings in the country. Read more »
Nigeria: Shell Denies Breach of Nigerian Content Law
The Ijaw Youth Congress alleges that SPDC had excluded indigenous players from its operations at the EA fields in breach of the community content guidelines. Read more »
Nigeria: Seplat Energy Reacts to Lawsuit As Nigerian Government Alleges Breach of Immigration Law
The lawsuit is the latest phase of the clash between Seplat Energy's CEO Roger Brown and some stakeholders. Read more »
April 12, 2023
Nigeria: Lagos Government Probes Collapsed Building in Banana Island
Lagos government says some persons sustained injuries in the incident but there was no fatality. Read more »
Nigeria: Govt Approves N495m for Installation of Railway Scanners
The federal government said the installation of the scanner would strengthen security at railway stations across the country. Read more »
Nigeria: With Lekki Deep Sea Port, NPA Has Successfully 'Wrested' Cargoes From Neighbouring Countries - Official
Importers had diverted the cargoes meant for Nigerian ports to neighbouring countries' seaports before the inauguration of Lekki Deep Sea Port Read more »
Nigeria: Inside Nigeria's $800m World Bank Loan for Palliative
An expert said the new plan is a reflection of government's misplaced priority. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria's Economy to Grow 2.8% in 2023 - World Bank
The report said growth will continue to be driven by services, trade, construction, manufacturing, and agriculture. Read more »
Nigeria: Ekiti Distributes 2,600 Laptops to Secondary Schools
The laptops were distributed in Ado-Ekiti under the Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment Project (AGILE), a World Bank scheme. Read more »
April 11, 2023
Nigeria: Edo Assembly Summons Seplat Energy, Community Over Land Dispute
The house has adopted a business calendar of 49 sitting days for the fourth quarter of the fourth session of the seventh assembly. Read more »
Nigeria: FRSC Confirms 12 Deaths in Ebonyi Road Accident
A witness says the vehicles collided while at high speed. Read more »
Libya: How Libya's Gaddafi-Era Graft Saddled Sierra Leone With a Faulty Ferry
In 2006, Muammar Gaddafi set out to invest billions in oil money across the continent, but even a simple project to add a Libyan-owned ferry line to Sierra Leone was undermined by… Read more »
Nigeria: Unilever Ending Production of Sunlight, Omo, Lux Amid Repositioning Plan
Unilever said in a statement in March it would end its homecare and skin-cleansing businesses "to concentrate on higher growth opportunities." Read more »
Nigeria: 30% of Nigerian Dollar Millionaires Lose Status in Ten Years - Report
Only 9,800 people out of Nigeria's over 200 million population are worth $1 million and above Read more »
Nigeria: FRSC Confirms 6 Dead in Cross River Road Accident
"Both the injured and those who died have been taken to the General Hospital in Ogoja by officers of the FRSC." Read more »
Nigeria: Govt Signs Agreement to Re-Concession Lagos Trade Fair Complex
Ms Tukur said the bureau signed a tripartite agreement with Portman Freight Services Limited and LITFC to lease a portion of the complex to the freight service company. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Needs Innovative Technology to Achieve Sustainable Feed Production - Minister
The forum presents an opportunity for robust multi-stakeholder interactive sessions to explore business opportunities and multi-faceted problems bedevilling Nigeria's animal feed… Read more »
Nigeria: Reps Probe Missing 48 Million Barrels of Crude Oil, Summons Malami, Ahmed, Others
The House had in December 2022 resolved to probe the alleged missing barrels of crude oil allegedly sold in China by some Nigerian officials. Read more »
Nigeria: Navy Arrests 27 Vessels, Deactivates 294 Illegal Refinery Sites Within 12 Months - Official
Crude oil theft has become one of the prevalent crimes around Nigeria's coastal areas. Read more »
Nigeria: 14 Escape Death in Osun Auto Crash - FRSC
FRSC urges motorists to avoid excessive speeding and obey traffic regulations. Read more »
April 10, 2023
Nigeria: UK Restricts Recruitment of Health Workers From Nigeria, Other Countries
With 11,055 Nigerian-trained doctors in the UK, Nigeria currently has the third-highest number of foreign doctors working in the UK, following India and Pakistan. Read more »
April 09, 2023
Nigeria: Labour Party Crisis - State Chairpersons Conclude Deliberations, Maintain Support for Abure
The Labour Party, which has been in existence for several years, became a major national opposition party last year when presidential aspirant Peter Obi joined its fold. Read more »
Nigeria: 15 Killed, Burnt Beyond Recognition in Enugu Highway Crash
The victims have been given mass burial. All obstructions have been cleared. Enugu State Fire Service already extinguished the fire on the bus. Read more »
April 07, 2023
Nigeria: Labour Party Alleges Invasion of Headquarters By APC Thugs, Police
The party said the thugs sacked workers and party members who were at the secretariat at the time. Read more »