December 04, 2024
Africa: Giritoday, E-Commerce Platform, Connects Best of Africa to Global Markets Speedily
GiriToday, a new e-commerce platform, has been created to take the best of Africa to the world, quickly, efficiently and seamlessly. Read more »
Africa: Wema Bank Hackaholics 5.0 - Empowering Innovators, Shaping Africa's Digital Future
Wema Bank Plc, through its flagship initiative, Hackaholics, has demonstrated a steadfast commitment to fostering innovation and supporting tech entrepreneurs, writes Oluchi… Read more »
Nigeria: PTAD Accused of Failure to Place Pensioners On FG Payment Scale
Pensioners under the aegis of Association of Retired Federal Senior Public Officers of Nigeria (ARFESPON), has expressed disappointment with the Pension Transitional Arrangement… Read more »
December 03, 2024
Nigeria: Senate Confirms Oluyede's Appointment As Army Chief
The Senate has confirmed the appointment of the Acting Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt Gen Olufemi Olatubosun Oluyede, as the substantive COAS. Read more »
Nigeria: Govt Mapping 8,809 Wards to Determine Their Economic Potentials, Says Bagudu
The Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Atiku Bagudu, has revealed that the Federal Government has resolved to design a word-based system to map the 8,809 wards in country to… Read more »
December 04, 2024
Nigeria: Amid Opposition, Tax Reform Bills Pass Second Reading At Senate
The Senate recently passed for second reading the four tax reform bills sent to it by President Bola Tinubu with the belief that the controversy associated with some provisions of… Read more »
December 02, 2024
Nigeria: Intels Empowers 62 Women, Donates Garments to Host Communities
INTELS Nigeria Limited, Nigeria's leading oil and gas logistics company, has graduated 62 beneficiaries of its Women Empowerment Project Scheme Synergy (WEPSS), and donated 500… Read more »
Nigeria: Olanipekun - Six-Year Single Term System Will Stabilise Nigeria
Legal icon and elder statesman, Chief Wole Olanipekun, (SAN), has recommended that a six-year single term is the best to stabilize Nigeria and resolve geopolitical agitation and… Read more »
Nigeria: NBS - Transport Fare Moderated 18.72 Percent Yoy in October Despite Fuel Price Hike
The NBS in its transport fare report said the drop was experienced in comparison to prices paid in October 2023. Read more »
Nigeria: Mini-Grids - Nemsa, Stakeholders Brainstorm On Compliance With Technical Standards
The Nigerian Electricity Management Services Agency (NEMSA) has met with stakeholders in the electricity mini-grids space to sensitise them on the need to ensure that high… Read more »
Nigeria: Abiodun - Why I Consistently Focus On Devt of Ogun West
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has declared that his administration consistently focused on the speedy development of Ogun West Senatorial District due to age-long… Read more »
Nigeria: Kuku Commended for Airport Infrastructure, Manpower Development
The Managing Director and Chief Executive of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Mrs. Olubunmi Kuku, has been commended for the improvement of infrastructure at some… Read more »
Nigeria: Facing Stiff Local Competition, Cement Maker, Holcim, Exits Nigeria, Sells Lafarge to Chinese Firm for $1bn
After roughly 65 years of operations in Nigeria, Swiss cement and other building materials' maker, Holcim, yesterday announced that it was set to leave the country. Read more »
Nigeria: Police Foil Terrorist Attack On Jakana Divisional Police Headquarters in Borno
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF), yesterday, said operatives attached to the Borno State Command foiled a move by a group of armed terrorists to attack Jakana Divisional Police… Read more »
Nigeria: Ohanaeze Joins South-West, South-South, North-Central in Backing Tinubu's Tax Bills
·Atiku wants transparency and full disclosure of NEC's recommendations Read more »
Nigeria: CBN Raises N11.29trn Via Ntbs As 364-Day Yield Hit 23.5 Percent
Boosted by investors quest for higher returns, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has raised N11.29 trillion worth of Nigerian Treasury Bills (NTBs) across its auctions in 11 months… Read more »
Nigeria: Port Harcourt Refinery Operational, Trucking Out Products Daily, Says Facility's Md
·NSChE president, Ogbuigwe, backs NNPC, insists refinery churning out fuels Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria, France Sign MOU On Development of Critical Minerals
·Deal to open opportunities for remediation of over 2,000 abandoned pits Read more »
Nigeria: Sokoto Govt Presents 2025 Appropriation Bill of N527bn
·Gov Aliyu: We've not borrowed a dime or owe contractors Read more »
December 03, 2024
Nigeria: Anambra PDP Seeks Return to Winning Ways
In November 2025, eligible voters in Anambra state will be returning to the polls to elect a new governor. David-ChyddyEleke reports that the Peoples Democratic Party plans to use… Read more »
Nigeria: Tinubu's Northern Pillar On the Scale - Matawalle
As President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's swathe of often controversial governance policies exits the gestation phase into the critical, if impatient, evaluation stage, a key section of his… Read more »
Nigeria: Govt's $1.7bn Eurobond Oversubscribed At $9.1bn, Sign of Investors' Confidence in Ongoing Reforms
Nigeria's latest Eurobond offer has been oversubscribed at $9.1 billion, marking Nigeria's successful return to the international bond market after a two year hiatus, in sign of a… Read more »
Nigeria: We'll Not Withdraw Tax Reform Bills, Committee Ready to Re-Engage Stakeholders - Oyedele
Chairman, Presidential Advisory Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reform, Mr. Taiwo Oyedele, yesterday, said the federal government did not intend to withdraw the controversial… Read more »
Nigeria: No Provision Will Impoverish North in Tax Bills - Presidency
The presidency yesterday reacted to the controversy surrounding the four tax reform bills that had passed second reading in the Senate, but got stuck in the House of… Read more »
Nigeria: After Selling Nigeria's Onshore Oil Assets, Eni Buys 4 Offshore Blocks in Côte d'Ivoire
Eni and the Ministry of Mines, Oil and Energy of Côte d'Ivoire have signed in Abidjan the contracts for the acquisition of four new exploration blocks in the country's… Read more »