November 03, 2022
Nigeria: Govt to Harmonise Taxes Paid By Jetty Operators
The Minister of Transportation, Mu'azu Jaji Sambo, has disclosed that the federal government will soon harmonise taxes paid by jetty operators to address double taxation and… Read more »
Nigeria: Climatic Events Affecting GDP, Inflation, Interest Rates - NiMet
The Gross Domestic Product (GDP), inflation, and interest rates of economies are being impacted by hydro-meteorological events, said chairperson of African Centre of Meteorological… Read more »
Nigeria: PDP Replies Shettima, Says APC in Disarray, Can't Win Election
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is presently in disarray and has no hope of winning the general elections in 2023. Read more »
Nigeria: FRSC Apprehends 113 People Over Traffic Violations in C/River
The Cross River sector of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) apprehended 113 traffic offenders, among which 39 were convicted between January and October, the Sector Commander,… Read more »
Nigeria: CBN's Naira Redesign Triggers Panic Buying of Grains, Price Hike
The harvest season has begun in earnest across the country but the prices of major grains are rising instead of coming down as expected. Read more »
October 27, 2022
Nigeria: How Creation of State Police, Three Other Bills Threaten Constitutional Amendment
The quest for an amendment to the 1999 Constitution ran into trouble water recently following a disagreement between the National Assembly and state houses of assembly. Read more »
November 03, 2022
Nigeria: eNaira Records N8bn Transactions in 1 Year - Emefiele
Nigeria's Central Bank governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele, said the value of transactions on the country's digital currency, the eNaira, has hit N8 billion. Read more »
November 02, 2022
Nigeria: Edo Govt Orders Investigation Into Discovery of 10 Dead Bodies
The Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki has called for a Police investigation to unravel the circumstances surrounding the discovery of 10 corpses in Akoko-Edo Local Government of… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerians Won't Elect a Ghost President - Atiku to Tinubu
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, Presidential Candidate of the People's Democratic Party (PDP), has fired back at Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, flagbearer of the ruling All… Read more »
Nigeria: Finance Minister, Budget Office DG Undermining Buhari's Anti-Corruption War - Reps
The House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has summoned the Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed, Director General Budget Office, Ben Akabueze, the Acting Accountant… Read more »
Nigeria: Covid-19 - Nigerian Farmers Yet to Recover From Impact of Pandemic
While public attention on the COVID-19 pandemic has decreased, its impact on local farmers persists. Now farmers are struggling against heavy inflation to recover their businesses,… Read more »
Nigeria: Flood - Everybody Is Internally Displaced in Bayelsa - Jonathan
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has said that with the level of flood disaster that has befallen Bayelsa State in 2022, almost everybody in the state is an Internally Displaced… Read more »
Nigeria: Land Trespass - Court Orders Arrest, Remand of Nasarawa Commissioner for Works in Prison
A senior magistrates' court sitting at Uke, Karu Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, has issued a bench warrant against Engineer Idris Mohammed for failing to appear in court… Read more »
Nigeria: Fraudsters Can Access Your Bank Accounts Through Stolen Phones, EFCC Cautions Nigerians
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has advised Nigerians whose phones were stolen to rush to the nearest branch of their banks to block their accounts. Read more »
Nigeria: Emirate Council Shuts Markets in Niger Over Fear of Attack
Borgu Emirate Council, Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State, has ordered the closure of all major markets in the area over the increasing fear of attacks by suspected… Read more »
Nigeria: How Loan Growth, Others Drove Interest Income Across Banks in 9 Months
An across-the-board rise in loans and advances by Nigeria's Tier-1 lenders in the first nine months of the year led to increased interest income earnings in the banks, their… Read more »
Nigeria: Passenger Sues Azman Air Over Failed Services
A 72-year-old Kano-based businessman, Yahaya Imam, has sued Azman Air Services before a Federal High Court sitting in Kano presided over by Justice Simon A. Amobida over failed… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria May Collapse, If an Inexperienced Person Succeeds Buhari - PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) has said the country needs an experienced president after 2023, noting that electing an inexperienced leader… Read more »
Africa: Africa's Leaders Pursue Fossil Fuels, Ignore Interests of People and Climate Crisis
Last month, Frans Timmermans, the European Union Commission vice-president and the person in charge of leading its work on the European Green Deal and the European Climate Law,… Read more »
November 01, 2022
Nigeria: Keep Polio At Zero Level in Nigeria - Rotary to Govt
The Rotary Club of Nigeria has called on the Federal Government and other stakeholders to redouble their efforts on funding and advocacy towards keeping polio at zero level in the… Read more »
Nigeria: NFF Elections - Court Adjourns Suit Against Dare, Pinnick Till February 6
The crisis surrounding the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) elections is yet to abate as the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court has fixed February 6 for mention of a suit… Read more »
Nigeria: Academy of International Affairs Calls for Judicial Inquiry On Oil Thefts
The Academy of International Affairs has urged the federal government to institute a judicial board of inquiry on oil thefts to identify those behind the stealing of crude oil and… Read more »
Nigeria: I Sold Property to Give 3000 Students Foreign Scholarships - Kwankwaso
The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has said he sold his personal property to sponsor indigent… Read more »
Nigeria: Govt Says U.S. Terror Alert Irresponsible As Security Beefed Up At National Assembly
The National Security Adviser (NSA), Babagana Monguno, yesterday described the recent security alert in Nigeria by the United States as "unnecessary, false and irresponsible." Read more »
Nigeria: Davido Silent As Rumour of Son's Death Spreads On Social Media
Nigerian popstar Davido is currently trending in the Nigerian digital space and it is due to the speculation that the singer and his fiancee, Chioma Rowland, have lost their son,… Read more »