November 16, 2022
Nigeria: Strike - Govt Insists ASUU Members Won't Receive Withheld Salaries
However, Mr Adamu has denied the allegation by the union that the government was casualising Nigerian academics. Read more »
Nigeria: New Naira Notes - Senate Pledges Support As Lawmakers Disagree On Deadline
In October, the CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, announced the plan to redesign the 200, 500 and 1,000 notes which will go into circulation in December. Read more »
November 15, 2022
Nigeria: Reps Panel Summons Total, Others Over U.S.$85 Billion Tax
The committee said almost all the oil companies in Nigeria collected capital allowance and investment tax claims without Certificate of Acceptance of Fixed Assets, which… Read more »
November 16, 2022
Nigeria: Court Suspends FG, Ethiopian Airlines Partnership
About eight domestic airlines sued the FG to court over the matter Read more »
November 15, 2022
Nigeria: Half Salary - Lecturers Protest in Abeokuta
Mr Adeleye described casualisation of university lecturers as a form of modern slavery and the most embarrassing thing to ever happen to Nigeria's education sector. Read more »
Nigeria: How I Will Revive Nigeria's Economy - Opposition Presidential Candidate Atiku
Atiku spoke on Wednesday at the 26th Lagos Business School Alumni Conference. Read more »
November 14, 2022
Nigeria: Incongruity of Public Officers' Pay Hike Amidst a Fiscal Crisis
A pay rise for public officers is an incongruity that should not be contemplated at all at this point in time, except for court judges. Read more »
November 13, 2022
Nigeria: Railway Corporation Denies Rumoured Resumption Date of Abuja-Kaduna Rail Service
Service along the Abuja-Kaduna rail corridor was halted due to a terrorist attack on 28 March, which led to the loss of lives and the kidnap of some passengers. Read more »
November 11, 2022
Nigeria: 2023 - Tinubu Meets Miners, Vows Not to Respond to 'Ugly Rumours'
Mr Tinubu says his administration will develop the solid minerals sector, establishing policies that will encourage investment for growth in that sector, if elected president. Read more »
November 10, 2022
Nigeria: Nigeria 'Closely Monitoring' Twitter Following Elon Musk Takeover
The Nigerian government said it won't allow any online platform to plunge Nigeria into crisis. Read more »
November 09, 2022
Nigeria: Residents, Motorists Lament Sudden Hike in Fuel Price in Ebonyi
"In this country, once the price of fuel is increased, it affects prices of every other commodity in the market." Read more »
Nigeria: Why Mining Police Didn't Stop Illegal Activities - Minister
The Mines and Steel minister says the mining police failed because it was not funded by the federal government. Read more »
November 08, 2022
Nigeria: South-East Not Marginalised in Buhari's Rail Project - Federal Govt
"There is no deliberate attempt whatsoever to marginalise the South-east and if anything, that is the one part of the country that has benefited the most on PMB infrastructure… Read more »
November 07, 2022
Nigeria: Stocks Close Flat As Banks Offset Energy Shares' Slump
Measly gains cumulatively garnered by bank stocks like Zenith, Access Holdings, Zenith and FBN Holdings were eroded by dips in the shares of newly-listed Geregu Power and Oando. Read more »
Nigeria: CBN, New Banknotes, and How Not to Run Monetary Policy
The presence in circulation of different series of the US dollar suggests that there are other less-disruptive-to-economic-activity ways of doing this. Read more »
November 06, 2022
Nigeria: Becoming a Developed Nation Through Dignity of Labour (1)
Every worker knows by working, he is releasing the nature of God in him. He is becoming creative just like God is creative. Read more »
November 05, 2022
Nigeria: Flood - Jigawa Farmers Demand Compensation From Hadejia-Jamare River Basin Authority
The farmers said the flooding being experienced in the state was due to the release of water by the HJRBDA. Read more »
November 03, 2022
Nigeria: Strike -Unions React As Govt Pays Lecturers 'Half Salaries' for October
ASUU said its national leadership is aware of the development and is on top of it. Read more »
Nigeria: Military Deactivates Over 70 Illegal Refineries in Two Weeks
Mr Danmadami said the troops of 'Operation Dakatar Da Barawo' also discovered and destroyed 11 illegal refineries with 107 metal storage tanks and five wooden boats. Read more »
November 02, 2022
Nigeria: Reps Reject Ministry of Foreign Affairs' 2023 Budget
The lawmakers said the ministry has been violating Section 10 of the 2022 Appropriations Act which empowers Nigerian missions to spend their capital expenditures without approval… Read more »
Nigeria: Tejuosho Market Inferno Renders 1,200 People Jobless - NEMA
He confirmed that over 1,600 industrial, weeping and straight sewing machines were lost in the mid-afternoon fire disaster that struck the popular Tejuoso Market. Read more »
Nigeria: Investment in Nigeria's Telecoms Industry Over $70 Billion in 21 Years - NCC
The NCC says the industry has created over 500,000 formal and informal jobs for Nigerians between 2001 to 2022. Read more »
Africa: Nigeria Got Third of Fintech Funding in Africa, Middle East, Pakistan in 2021
Fintech startups in Africa grew 81 per cent in 2021, with South Africa, Nigeria, and Kenya emerging as key hubs on the continent, a study by Mastercard says. Read more »
Nigeria: Addax Petroleum Exits Nigeria, Transfers Assets to NNPC
Addax has ceased to be the Production Sharing Contract (PSC) contractor for the Oil Mining Leases (OML) 123/124 and OMLs 126/137. Read more »
November 01, 2022
Nigeria: Nigeria Invites Bids for Zungeru Hydropower Plant Concession
The country's privatisation agency has set November 24 as deadline for the Request for Qualification. Read more »