June 04
Nigeria: Tax Committee Proposes 1 Per Cent Revenue Collection Fees
Says Finance Act should be introduced once in 5yrs Read more »
Nigeria: Protesters Block Varsity Road Over Fresh Attack On Benúe Community
Protesters on Monday blocked the North Bank-Uniagric road in Antsa community over an attack by armed men which reportedly left 10 people injured in Makurdi LGA of Benúe… Read more »
Nigeria: Why We No Longer Reject Immunisation - Jigawa Community
Some parents and communities in Nigeria, especially in the North, often reject immunisation for their children despite its many benefits. However, some measures adopted by local… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Developing Expertise in Interventional Cardiology - Experts
Experts in the health sector have said that Nigeria has what it takes to advance in the treatment of cardiovascular disease through interventional cardiology. Read more »
Nigeria: Yobe Establishes 4 Sesame Hubs, Resuscitates State-Owned Industries
The Yobe State Government has established four new sesame clearing and packaging industries in Machina, Nguru, Potiskum and Damaturu LGAs to promote the production of quality and… Read more »
Nigeria: Woman Killed On Sagamu-Benin Highway
A driver on Monday around 10pm killed a female pedestrian near Dalof Filling Station in the Sagamu axis on the Sagamu-Benin Expressway in Ogun State. Read more »
Nigeria: Strengthening National Capacities for Debt Management Crucial - Cardoso
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Mr. Olayemi Cardoso has said Strengthening national capacities for debt management is crucial for meeting the government's funding needs… Read more »
Nigeria: Productivity-Linked Compensation Is Diversionary
The announcement by the federal government that it would adopt a productivity-linked salary structure in the country is, at best, a diversionary tactic. Read more »
Nigeria: FMBN Inaugurates Task Force to Recover Delinquent Loans
The Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN), on Monday in Abuja inaugurated seven specialized loan recovery task teams to recover all the bank's delinquent loans across the 36… Read more »
Nigeria: Reviving Steel Sector Will Create Jobs - Stakeholders
Stakeholders under the banner of the Concerned Northern Forum (CNF) have said that the current moves by the federal government through the Ministry of Steel Development to revive… Read more »
Nigeria: National Anthem - Much Ado About Nothing?
On Wednesday May 29, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu signed the National Anthem Act 2024 which re-introduced the former National Anthem. This reversal to the old anthem was one of the… Read more »
Nigeria: Transition to Artificial Intelligence May Cost 20 Million Nigerians Jobs
It is customary to take proactive measures against potential future disasters to safeguard ourselves from being overwhelmed by such catastrophes. Regardless of the seemingly slim… Read more »
Nigeria: Child Spacing - What to Know About Self-Injection
As different forms of family planning methods keep evolving over the years, spouses, particularly women, have kept on adapting to and enduring the varied trends. Read more »
Nigeria: How I Avoided Distracting Producers - Tems
Grammy award-winning Nigerian artiste, Temilade Openiyi, aka Tems, has disclosed what she does to avoid seducing producers. Read more »
Nigeria: Tinubu Gives Finance Minister 48 Hours to Present New Minimum Wage Template
President Bola Tinubu has directed the Minister of Finance, Wale Edun, to come up with the cost Implications on the new minimum wage within two days. Read more »
Nigeria: We Offered 50,000 Free Dialysis in 7 Years - Yobe Govt
The Mai Mala Buni administration in Yobe has sponsored over 50,000 free dialysis for patients suffering from renal diseases in the last seven years. Read more »
Nigeria: Insecurity Hindering Rescue of 30 Trapped Minners - Niger Govt
The Niger State Commissioner for Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management, Ahmed Baba Suleiman Yumu, has revealed that insecurity and difficult terrain are hindering rescue… Read more »
Nigeria: Hajj - Kaduna Completes Airlift of Over 4,000 Pilgrims
Kaduna State has airlifted over 4,000 pilgrims to perform Hajj in Saudi Arabia this year. The last batch of over 300 pilgrims departed with the state's Amirul Hajj and Emir of… Read more »
June 03
Nigeria: Minimum Wage - Strike Begins As National Assembly's Intervention Fails
The organised labour Sunday insisted that its indefinite strike would begin today as planned following the federal government's refusal to increase the minimum wage above N60,000. Read more »
Nigeria: Kano Gov to Declare State of Emergency On Education
Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State will Tuesday declare a state of emergency in the education sector, marking the first anniversary of his administration. Read more »
Nigeria: State Police or the State of the Police in Nigeria?
A nasty experience of generalised insecurity in Nigeria has provoked a debate about how best police and policing Nigeria might be organised. There are those who feel that what the… Read more »
Nigeria: How Governor Dikko Radda Is Tackling Banditry in Katsina
Fifth columnists from all walks of life that provide information to bandits regarding security operations are the major challenge facing Katsina State, Governor Dikko Umaru Radda… Read more »
Nigeria: Kefas Warns Taraba Pilgrims Against Carrying Contraband to Saudi Arabia
Governor Agbu Kefas of Taraba State has cautioned the state's intending Muslim pilgrims for this year's Hajj against carrying any contraband items to Saudi Arabia. Read more »
Nigeria: Wema Bank Disburses N90m to Promo Winners
Wema Bank has rounded off its 5 for 5 season 3 promo with over N90 million disbursed to Nigerians across the country, topping the cumulative N63.3 million from Seasons 1 and 2, and… Read more »
Nigeria: National Peace Committee Should Intervene in Plateau
The recent killing of 19 residents of Zurak village in Wase Local Government Area of Plateau State is one killing too many. It marked yet another setback to the state that has been… Read more »