June 10
Nigeria: Customs to Prioritise Non-Intrusive Inspection, Eyes N2.3trn
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has revealed that it is prioritising non-intrusive inspection at the country's seaports in order to achieve its revenue target. Read more »
West Africa: Nigeria Records N6.5trn Surplus As Foreign Trade Surges to N31.8trn in Q1 2024
The volume of Nigeria's trade with other countries increased to N31.8 trillion in the first three months of 2024, a report by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has shown. Read more »
Nigeria: Appraising Nigeria Customs Service's One Year of Trade Facilitation
Challenging periods force new thinking and facilitate new ideas. Significantly, these periods also throw up the men to drive the needful innovations and give life to a new,… Read more »
West Africa: Nigeria's Medical Haemorrhage - Stopping Brain Drain Before It's Too Late
With over 200 million population, Nigeria has a maternal mortality ratio of 814 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births - an appalling figure that puts us among the top… Read more »
Nigeria: Alleged Poor Feeding - NAHCON Vows to Sanction Erring Service Providers
The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, Jalal Arabi, has vowed to mete out severe penalties to service providers found wanting in the Kingdom… Read more »
Nigeria: Gunmen Attack 3 Soldiers in Edo
The Edo State Government said three soldiers attached to Okomu Oil Palm Plc in Ovia South West Local Government were shot and injured by gunmen. Read more »
Nigeria: Police Arrest Fraudsters, Recover 22 Pos Machines, 52 ATM Cards
Police in Kano have arrested suspected fraudsters who specialize in generating false bank alerts. Read more »
Nigeria: Varsity Governing Councils - Uniabuja VC Not Summoned By Court - Mgt
The management of the University of Abuja (Uniabuja) has denied that the Vice Chancellor (VC), Professor Abdul-Rasheed Na'Allah, has been summoned by a Federal High Court, Abuja,… Read more »
Nigeria: Residents Protest EFCC Night Raids On Clubs, Arrest of Bridegroom
Scores of residents, particularly youths in Ondo State, have protested the sting operation of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) at some night clubs in Akure, the… Read more »
Nigeria: Gombe to Partner Morocco Firm On Dairy Project
The Gombe State Government is set to partner with a Morocco-based company, COPAG Bladna, to unlock the full potential of its livestock resources towards a profitable dairy… Read more »
Nigeria: FG Launches Train Service to Kano Inland Dry Port
The federal government has launched a freight train service from APM Terminals in Apapa, Lagos, to the Dala Inland Dry Port in Kano. Read more »
Nigeria: Why State Electoral Commissions Can't Be Scrapped - YIAGA Africa
Yiaga Africa has said that calls for abolition of State Independent Electoral Commissions (SIEC) and transfer of the responsibility of conducting local government elections to the… Read more »
Nigeria: Flood Washes Away Woman, Daughter At Niger Mining Site
A woman and her daughter have been reported swept away by flood waters following a downpour on Saturday while mining gold behind the secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party… Read more »
Nigeria: Patriotism, Loyalty Are Missing Ingredients in Our Nation Building
In the grand tapestry of nation-building, two important ingredients are often overlooked: patriotism and loyalty. These ingredients, once the bedrock of societies, seem to be… Read more »
Nigeria: I Saved Tinubu's Political Career, Atiku Replies Shettima
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 election, Atiku Abubakar, has told Vice President Kashim Shettima that without his support to President… Read more »
Nigeria: Dangote Refinery - Has Achieved What Nations, Continents Can't - Senate
The President of the Senate and Chairman of the National Assembly, Godswill Akpabio, at the weekend, led the Senate leadership to the 650,000bpd Dangote Petroleum Refinery in… Read more »
Nigeria: Nasarawa Yet to Allocate Plots to Koroduma Applicants 17 Years After Payment
In 2006, the Nasarawa State Government through the Nasarawa State Urban Development Board (NUDB) placed an advertisement inviting people to apply for plots to build residential… Read more »
June 07
Nigeria: Zamfara Governor Seeks Increased TetFund Intervention for State Institutions
Governor of Zamfara state, Dauda Lawal, has appealed to the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) for an increased intervention fund to the state to boost infrastructural… Read more »
Nigeria: Govt, Stakeholders Hail Impact of Ba-Nigeria's Project On Maternal Health, Diseases
The federal government and other stakeholders have applauded the impact of Breakthrough ACTION-Nigeria project on maternal health, disease prevention and other health priority… Read more »
Nigeria: Sultan Declares June 16 Eidul Adha
The Sultan of Sokoto and president of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Alhaji Muhammadu Sa'ad Abubakar III, has declared Friday, June 7, 2024 as the first… Read more »
Nigeria: How Uncordial Civil-Military Relations Hamper Anti-Insurgency War - Cleen Foundation
The Cleen Foundation and International Alert-Nigeria has said that insurgency and banditry have been difficult to contain in North-West and North-East due to the kinetic approach… Read more »
Nigeria: Delay in Arrest of Ex-Adamawa REC Poses Danger to Democracy - PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has asked the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun to immediately arrest and prosecute the sacked former Adamawa State Resident… Read more »
Nigeria: Bandits Attack Niger Villages, Set Houses Ablaze
Dozens of farmers in Kasmani village in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State have fled their homes following an attack by bandits. Read more »
Nigeria: Bandits Kill 7 Policemen, 35 Others in Zamfara, Katsina
Bandits have killed at least 42 persons in different attacks on many villages in Zamfara and Katsina states. Read more »
Nigeria: Minimum Wage - Private Sector Demands Concessions As Labour Awaits Tinubu's Offer
Some members of the Organised Private Sector (OPS) have demanded some concessions regarding the new minimum wage being proposed by members of the National Minimum Wage Tripartite… Read more »