August 18, 2022
Nigeria: At 81st Birthday, IBB Says Nigeria's Insecurity Would Be Over Soon
Former military president, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, sounding a note of hope and optimism on the eve of his birthday on Wednesday, said the security challenges currently… Read more »
Nigeria: EFCC Charges DNFBPs On New Anti-Money Laundering Legislation
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday urged Designated Non-Financial Businesses and Professions (DNFBPs) to conduct their dealings in line with the… Read more »
Nigeria: In Bid to Avoid Promotion Interview, Electricity Union Throws Nigeria Into Total Blackout
Power sector workers yesterday made good their threat to embark on a nationwide strike, shutting down power stations countrywide and setting off another electricity grid collapse… Read more »
Nigeria: Why We Can't Generate 5,000MW of Power - Govt
The federal government has justified its inability to achieve its promised 5,000 megawatts (mw) of electricity generation for the country, saying it was due to shortage in gas… Read more »
Nigeria: Buhari to Religious Leaders - Intensify Prayer for Nation's Peace, Security
President Muhammadu Buhari has made a clarion call to Nigerians especially religious leaders to pray fervently for the nation to be at peace and secured. Read more »
August 17, 2022
Nigeria: Only Two Out of 10 Children Are Exclusively Breastfed in Katsina - UNICEF
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has said that only two out of 10 children between the ages of zero and six months, which represents 21.3 per cent, are exclusively… Read more »
Nigeria: Health Insurance - NHIA, Four Universities Sign MOU On Capacity Development
The management of the Nigeria Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) yesterday entered into an agreement with four institutions in the country for the training and capacity development… Read more »
Nigeria: Buhari Admonishes Religious Leaders to Pray for Nigeria's Peace, Security
President Muhammadu Buhari has made a clarion call to Nigerians, especially religious leaders to pray fervently for a nation that is at peace and secured. Read more »
Nigeria: Parallel Govt By Terrorists Tantamount to Failure of Leadership, ECWA General Secretary Tells El-Rufai
The General-Secretary of the Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA), Rev. Yunusa Nmadu, has stated that the Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai's recent admission that terrorists… Read more »
Nigeria: Gombe Approves N10bn Road Construction Projects
The Gombe State Executive Council has approved the construction of 17 township roads valued at N8.8 billion. Read more »
Nigeria: 174 Stranded Nigerians Arrive From Libya
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) yesterday received a batch of 174 stranded Nigerians from Libya. Read more »
Nigeria: How Govt's Ejection of Son At Ports Led to Influx of Substandard Solar Systems Into Nigeria
The Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has blamed the proliferation of substandard solar systems and solutions into the country on a federal government's directive that chased… Read more »
Nigeria: CBN Raises Interest Rate On Naira Savings Deposits to 30% of MPR
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced an upward adjustment of the negotiable minimum interest rate payable on local currency savings deposits to 30 per cent of the… Read more »
Nigeria: IG Inaugurates 10 Armoured Personnel Carriers to Fight Crime in Imo
Inspector General (IG) of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, yesterday inaugurated 10 Armoured Personnel Carriers (APC) and other security gadgets donated to the police by Imo State. Read more »
Nigeria: Racist Chants Against Osimhen Under Probe in Italy
The Italian football league has launched an enquiry after Napoli striker, Victor Osimhen, suffered racist abuse from the stands during a Serie A match at Verona on Monday. Read more »
Nigeria: In New Zamfara Law, Terrorists, Informants, Kidnappers Face Death Penalty
Zamfara State Governor Bello Matawalle has signed into law a bill prescribing the death sentence for bandits, kidnappers, cattle rustlers, cultists and other criminals, including… Read more »
Nigeria: Eliminating Malaria By 2030 Will Save Nigeria N2trn - Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday declared that the successful elimination of malaria in Nigeria was projected to save the nation about N2 trillion by year 2030. Read more »
Nigeria: Discos Alert On Nationwide Blackout As TCN Begs Workers to Suspend Planned Strike
The Electricity Distribution Companies (Discos) have alerted Nigerians to a likely nationwide blackout as the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) yesterday begged workers in the… Read more »
Nigeria: Your Hardwork Critical for Business Reforms to Thrive - Osinbajo to State Govts
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo yesterday posited that state governments and their agencies have a significant role to play in ensuring an enabling environment for businesses to… Read more »
August 16, 2022
Nigeria: Elimination of Malaria By 2030 Will Save Nigeria N2trn - Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has declared that the successful elimination of malaria in Nigeria is projected to save the nation about N2 trillion by 2030. Read more »
Nigeria: Zamfara Govt Approves Death Penalty for Bandits, Kidnappers, Cultists
The Zamfara State Governor, Bello Mohammed Matawalle, has signed into law a bill prescribing death sentences for bandits, kidnappers, cattle rustlers, cultists and other criminals,… Read more »
Nigeria: Rising Food, Commodity Prices Drive Inflation to 19.64 Percent
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) which measures the rate of change in prices of goods and services increased to 19.64 per cent in July, compared to the 18.60 per cent it was the… Read more »
Nigeria: Oil Marketer Laments Fx Scarcity, Inadequate Delivery Ships On Product Marketing
Downstream oil and gas operator, Eterna Plc has lamented the effect of the intractable scarcity of foreign exchange (FX) and the inadequate number of delivery ships technically… Read more »
Nigeria: Budget Deficit, Public Debt Hamper Fiscal Sustainability - CBN
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) yesterday said budget deficit and public debt could exert direct and negative consequences on fiscal sustainability, adding that these remained… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Govt Raises Fresh Fraud Claims Against P&ID
Nigeria has levelled fresh claims of fraud against a little-known offshore firm, Process and Industrial Developments (P&ID), which earlier won an $11 billion arbitration award… Read more »