October 20, 2022
Nigeria: Improved Infrastructure Has Made Our Work Easier in Enugu - Red Cross
The Nigerian Red Cross Society has commended Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State for the remarkable interventions his administration has made in the provision of road… Read more »
Nigeria: 2023 Polls - Immigration Service Urges Officers to Be Patriotic, Neutral
The Controller General of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), Mr Idris Isah Jere, has charged officers and men of the Service to be upright, steadfast and patriotic, neutral… Read more »
Nigeria: October 20, 2022 - a Time to Rethink the Discourse of Possibilities of the #EndSARS Movement
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Nigeria: NCC Directs MTN, Airtel to Reverse Hike in Telecom Tariff
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has ordered MTN and Airtel to immediately reverse the hike in their data tariff plan which they implemented on their respective… Read more »
Nigeria: Military Launches 'Exercise Still Waters' Ahead of Yuletide in Delta
The 63 Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Asaba, has launched 'Exercise Still Water II, 2022' as part of the measures aimed at beefing up security surveillance and crimes combat,… Read more »
Nigeria: Travails of Foreign-Trained Nigerian Doctors
John Shiklam writes about the complaints by foreign-trained Nigerian doctors on the conduct of the licensing exams by the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria, MDCN, calling for… Read more »
Nigeria: Senate Summons Niger Delta Affairs Minister Over N480bn Fraud Allegations, NDDC Budgets
The Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions have summoned the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Mr. Umana Okon Umana over allegations of non- performance and… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria's Fuel Consumption Will Decline When There's No Incentive for Excess Use - Kyari
Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, Mallam Mele Kyari has said that the current petrol consumption in the country will decline when… Read more »
Nigeria: How Pinnacle's $1bn Offshore Subsea Petroleum Terminal Will Address Govt's N5bn Daily Loss in Apapa
The federal government's revenue is about to receive a major boost as Nigeria's first offshore subsea bi-directional petroleum products intake and offtake terminal built by… Read more »
Nigeria: Lagos Will Continue to Ensure Mutually Beneficial Relationships With Financial Institutions - Sanwo-Olu
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, yesterday said his administration would continue to ensure a mutually beneficial relationship with financial institutions in the… Read more »
Nigeria: Buhari Has Constructed 8,352.94kms of Roads, Created 339,955 Jobs - Fashola
The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, yesterday said in spite of the shortfall in the federal government's revenue, arising from weakness in the global economy… Read more »
Nigeria: 40 #EndSARS Protesters Still Languishing in Jail - Amnesty International
In commemoration of the second year anniversary of the #EndSARS protests, Amnesty International has revealed that no fewer than 40 protesters during the unrest are still… Read more »
Nigeria: Mobile Payments Surge As Cheque Transactions Slide From 10.8m to 4.5m in 5 Years - Report
The State of Enterprise (SOE) Report 2022 has revealed that financial transactions on mobile payment system grew by 5,455 per cent in Nigeria between 2017 and 2021, while cheque… Read more »
Nigeria: AfDB, FCMB Sign $50m Agreement to Enhance Access to Finance for SMEs
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has signed a $50 million Line of Credit Agreement with First City Monument Bank (FCMB) to support access to finance for Small and Medium-sized… Read more »
October 19, 2022
Nigeria: Allowing Leakages From Proceeds of Borrowing Could Put Nigeria in Bondage, Says APC Chieftain
A Canada based psychiatrist and the convener of the Oshodi for Tinubu /Shettima media Group, Dr. Abiola Oshodi, yesterday said borrowing and allowing leakages of the proceeds of… Read more »
Nigeria: Oscars Did Not Order Nigerian Selection Committee to Re-Vote, Says Nosc's Chairperson
Chairperson of the Nigerian Official Selection Committee (NOSC), Chineze Anyaene-Abonyi has said that the Academy of Motion Pictures, Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) did not order the… Read more »
October 18, 2022
Nigeria: Kwankwanso, Shettima Pledge Policy Initiatives to Address Mental Health Challenges
The presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Alhaji Musa Kwankwaso and the Vice presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Kashim… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Needs Comprehensive Strategy to Address Social Exclusion - Report
The federal government has been advised to develop and implement a comprehensive national social inclusion strategy (NSIS) that would prioritise the welfare of its citizen in order… Read more »
West Africa: Buhari Calls For Investment In STI To Drive Industrialisation In West Africa
Nigeria and other West African countries need more investment in Science Technology and Innovation (STI) to drive the industrialisation process in the region, President Muhammadu… Read more »
Nigeria: Ikenga Foundation Describes Atiku's Divisive Comments As Political Suicide
The Ikenga Foundation has berated the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, over his reported call on northerners not to… Read more »
Nigeria: Ogoni Indigenes Protest Deplorable Eleme-Onne Road
Ogoni indigenes under the Ogoni Liberation Initiative (OLI) yesterday staged a protest on the Eleme-Onne section of the East-West Road in Rivers State over the deplorable state of… Read more »
Nigeria: No Plan To Privatise Nigeria's Transmission Firm - Govt
The ministry of power has said there is no plan to sell the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), urging the public to disregard any statement regarding a 'non-existing' plan to… Read more »
Nigeria: FAO Calls For Increased Investments In Agriculture, Resilient Agrifood Systems
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has urged governments across the globe to prioritise increased investments into the agricultural sector and resilient agrifood systems. Read more »
Nigeria: Higher Food, Commodity Prices Push Inflation Further To 20.77 Percent
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) which measures the rate of change in prices of goods rose to 20.77 per cent in September 2022, compared to the 20.52 per cent recorded in August… Read more »
Nigeria: At Last Ministerial Retreat, Buhari Scores His Administration High
With less than eight months to the end of his eight-year tenure, President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday scored his administration high, saying his government has been able to meet… Read more »