September 16, 2022
Nigeria: Benin Monarch Advises Host Communities Against Violence
In a bid to reduce conflicts between host communities and multinational companies, the Oba of Benin, His Royal Majesty, Oba Ewuare II, has sued for collaboration between the two… Read more »
Nigeria: Civil Servants Padded 2021, 2022 Budgets With N400bn Duplicated Projects - ICPC
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) yesterday disclosed that the 2021 budget totaling N13.59 trillion was padded by civil servants in the… Read more »
Nigeria: Inflation Hits 17-Year High At 20.52 Percent, Higher in Ebonyi, Rivers, Bayelsa
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) which measures the rate of change in prices of goods and commodities rose to 20.52 per cent year-on-year in August, compared to 17.01 per cent in the… Read more »
Nigeria: Joel 'Kachi Benson to Co-Direct Disney's Original Documentary On Young Nigerian Ballet Dancer
Award-winning Nigerian filmmaker Joel 'Kachi Benson is directing Disney's Original Documentary on a Nigerian boy whose ballet video went viral in 2020. The boy, Anthony Madu,… Read more »
Nigeria: Inability to Build Elite Consensus Nigeria's Greatest Challenge - Shettima
The vice presidential candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Kashim Shettima, yesterday, said the failure of the elite to build consensus was at the heart of… Read more »
Nigeria: Private Sector Intervention Vital for Sustainable Higher Education Funding - Osinbajo
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Nigeria: BBNaija S7 - the Buzz Breaks Last Season's Streaming Record
Africa streaming platform Showmax has disclosed that its BBNaija exclusive talk show: The Buzz' broke last season's record for the most first-day views on Showmax in Nigeria. Read more »
Nigeria: Govt Confirms Ethiopian Airlines As Technical Partner, Core Investor in Nigeria Air
The federal government has confirmed the selection of Ethiopian Airlines as technical partner and core investor for the establishment of its planned national carrier, the Nigeria… Read more »
Nigeria: Azura Defends $30m Monthly Power Invoice Claims, Says 40% Returns to Govt
Azura Power company, an Independent Power Producer (IPP) which generates over 10 per cent of Nigeria's total electricity, yesterday pushed back on claims it was singlehandedly… Read more »
Nigeria: 11 Artists Interrogate Humanity At 'The Crossroads'
Adeniyi Adewole Wasiu, a contemporary figurative sculptor and studio artist, enjoys modeling with clay and fiberglass casting, and also accentuates his subjects with a lavish use… Read more »
Nigeria: 56% of Nigeria's Agricultural Land Not in Use, Says Minister
The federal government has disclosed that 56 per cent of Nigeria's arable land is underutilised. Read more »
Nigeria: Electricity Workers Lambast Discos, Gencos Over Poor Power Supply Despite N2trn Intervention Fund
Electricity workers in Nigeria have criticised the distribution companies (Discos) and the generation companies (Gencos) over the continuous poor power supply in the country after… Read more »
Nigeria: NSIA Signs Healthcare Expansion Deals With Eight Nigerian Institutions
The Nigerian Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) yesterday signed agreements for the expansion of its diagnostics and oncology programme through the Healthcare Development and… Read more »
Nigeria: No New Addition or Subtraction From Voters' Register - INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), yesterday, maintained that, since the end of the continuous voter registration exercise, no fresh registrant was added or… Read more »
Africa: MultiChoice Announces Special World Cup Coverage, Unveils Big Brother Naija+South Africa
MultiChoice Nigeria has announced a bumper coverage of the 2022 FIFA World Cup and a special Big Brother Naija +South Africa edition for its customers on DStv and GOtv Read more »
Africa: McKinsey Projects $40bn Revenue, 152 Percent Growth for Africa's Electronic Payments Market By 2025
Analysts at McKinsey research have projected 152 per cent growth in Africa's electronic payments market by 2025. Read more »
September 15, 2022
Nigeria: Falana Petitions EFCC, Seeks Probe of Fraudulent Fuel Importation, Smuggling of Products to Neighbouring Countries
Foremost human rights lawyer, Mr Femi Falana (SAN), has called for the investigation of fuel importation by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) and the… Read more »
Nigeria: Buhari Names Retired Gen Ndiomu Interim Administrator of Amnesty Program
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Major General Barry Tariye Ndiomu (retd) as Interim Administrator of the Amnesty Program. Read more »
Nigeria: Inflation Hits 20.52 Percent
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) which measures inflation rose to 20.52 per cent year on year in August compared to 17.01 per cent in the corresponding period in 2021, the National… Read more »
September 13, 2022
Nigeria: Scores Displaced, Property Destroyed As Flood Ravages Communities in Ekiti
Many residents of some communities in Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital, were yesterday dislodged, as flood surged into their residential buildings after a torrential downpour… Read more »
Nigeria: Govt Eyes $4bn Annually From Cashew Exports
The federal government yesterday said it was working to improve the country's earnings from cashew exports to about $4 billion annually. Read more »
Nigeria: Despite Our Challenges, Other Nations Still Believe in Nigeria's Potential - Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari says in spite of the security challenges facing Nigeria, other countries, especially, in Africa, still believe in the country's immense potential. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Govt Lacks Willpower to Confront Daring, Sophisticated Oil Thieves - Report
A report by Proshare, a market intelligence and data analytics firm, has said that oil theft persists in Nigeria because all the institutions of state lack the will and… Read more »
Nigeria: The Economist - Nigeria Missing Out On Rare Global Oil Boom Opportunity
Nigeria has continued to waste the rare opportunity presented by the global rise in oil prices to grow its economy like other oil-producing countries, London-based The Economist… Read more »
Nigeria: 2023 - INEC Delists 1.126m Voters Over Invalid Processes
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), yesterday, delisted 1,126,359 fresh registrants because their registration processes were invalid. Read more »