December 27, 2022
Nigeria: 'Cash Policy Is Aimed At Driving Financial Security, Transparency'
Following the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)'s latest over-the-counter cash policy for individuals and corporate entities, a cross section of Nigerians especially economic analysts… Read more »
Nigeria: How PenCom Advanced Nigeria's Pension Industry in 2022
The National Pension Commission (PenCom) is the apex regulator of the pension industry in Nigeria. In executing its mandate, PenCom is responsible for effectively regulating and… Read more »
Nigeria: 2022 - a Year of Shocks, Threats, Risks for Manufacturers
Year 2022 would be remembered by operators of Nigerian manufacturing sector as a year marked by shocks, risk and turbulence. Read more »
Nigeria: As Fuel Scarcity Bites, Air Fares Jump 97%, Bus Prices Rise 45% in One Year
With petrol scarcity biting hard and aviation fuel prices skyrocketing, Nigerians paid as much as 97 per cent more to fly locally, while the fare paid by citizens for bus transport… Read more »
Nigeria: Sanwo-Olu Inaugurates 3 Roads, Ishefun Jetty to Link Lagos to Ogun
The Lagos State government is deliberately building road and water transportation infrastructure to ease movement in and out of the state by residents of the state's border towns.… Read more »
Nigeria: Bandits Attack Community, Kill One, Abduct 45 in Kaduna
One person was reportedly killed while 45 others were said to have been abducted in an attack by bandits on Angwan Aku community, Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Read more »
Africa: Africa Has Potential to Produce €1trn Worth of Green Hydrogen By 2035 - Report
Africa has the potential to produce €1 trillion worth of green hydrogen a year by 2035, allowing it to export the fuel and boost local industry, a study backed by the European… Read more »
December 23, 2022
Nigeria: PDP to Buhari - Don't Waste Your Time Campaigning for Tinubu
The Atiku/Okowa Presidential Campaign Organisation, yesterday, advised President Muhammadu Buhari, not to waste his precious time campaigning for the presidential candidate of the… Read more »
Nigeria: Govt Declares Dec. 26, 27, January 2nd Public Holidays
The federal government has declared December 26 and 27, 2022, and January 2, 2023, as public holidays to mark Christmas, Boxing Day and New Year's Day celebrations respectively. Read more »
Nigeria: Atala's OML46 - Senate Asks NUPRC to Reallocate Licence to Hardy Oil, Others
The Senate yesterday faulted the revocation of Atala Marginal Oil Field (OML 46) in February 2020, by the defunct Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), now Nigerian Upstream… Read more »
Nigeria/Morocco: Nigeria Drop As Morocco Hit Top Spot in FIFA Rankings
With Nigeria not involved in any activity including the just concluded FIFA World Cup finals in Qatar, the Super Eagles dropped further in the latest FIFA ranking released… Read more »
December 22, 2022
Nigeria: Nigerian Press Organisation Initiated Arise, Tinubu Campaign Meeting, Say NPAN, NGE, NUJ
The Newspaper Proprietors' Association of Nigeria (NPAN), Nigerian Guild of Editors and Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) have explained the intervention of the Nigerian Media… Read more »
Nigeria: For LUTH, Its Six Decades of Healthcare Delivery, Viable Partnerships
Rebecca Ejifoma reports that amongst other monumental feats in providing Lagosians and Nigerians excellent and quality healthcare services, to commemorate its six decades of… Read more »
Nigeria: Traders Seek Urgent Govt's Intervention On Road Infrastructure
The Association of Progressive Traders Nigeria (APTN), has called on the federal government to intervene in the deteriorating state of the road infrastructure around the Trade Fair… Read more »
Nigeria: N20.51trn 2023 Budget Suffers Setback As National Assembly Adjourns Until Next Wednesday
The final consideration and passage of the N20.51 trillion 2023 budget suffered a setback in both the Senate and the House of Representatives chambers on Thursday. Read more »
Nigeria: Flood Disaster - Buhari Seeks National Assembly's Approval for N819.5bn Supplementary Budget
President Muhammadu Buhari has transmitted to the National Assembly, a supplementary budget totalling N819.5 billion for the 2022 fiscal year. Read more »
Nigeria: British Parliamentarian Seeks Independent Institutions Ahead of 2023 Elections - Emefiele
The move by the Department of State Services (DSS) against Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele, was yesterday raised in the British House of Lords by… Read more »
Nigeria: We Can No Longer Deliver $1.96bn Eastern Railway Corridor By May - Govt
The federal government has disclosed that Its initial promise to complete the narrow gauge Eastern railway corridor before the end of the President Muhammadu Buhari's… Read more »
Nigeria: House to Probe Alleged Loss of $2.4bn From Illegal Sale of 48 Million Barrels of Crude
The House of Representatives has resolved to constitute an Ad-hoc committee to investigate a whistle-blower's allegations of the illegal sale of 48 million barrels of Nigeria's… Read more »
Nigeria: Govt Approves N135.9bn for Road Projects, N3bn for Payment of Police Life Insurance Premiums
The federal government has approved N135.9 billion for cost variation of various road projects across the country as well as N3 billion for payment of life insurance premiums for… Read more »
Nigeria: With 'Eyemark,'Citizens, CSOs Now Empowered to Monitor, Evaluate Govt's Projects - Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has stressed the readiness of the federal government towards promoting sustainable development by creating a digital application, Eyemark, that enables… Read more »
Nigeria: 15 Years After, NUPRC Announces Bid for Seven Deep Offshore Oil Assets
Fifteen years after it last put up about 45 deep offshore assets for public bidding, the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), yesterday announced that the… Read more »
Nigeria: I'm Ready to Campaign for Tinubu, All APC Candidates - Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed his readiness to campaign vigorously for the victory of the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola… Read more »
Nigeria: History As Sanwo-Olu Completes Infrastructure Work On Lagos Blue Rail Line
History was made in Lagos State yesterday as at exactly 1:31pm Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu formally stepped into the coach of the newly completed Lagos Blue Line and… Read more »
December 21, 2022
Nigeria: Fayose's Allies Kick Against Inclusion of Sdp Members in Atiku's Campaign Team in Ekiti
Fresh crisis seems to be brewing in the Ekiti State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) following the inclusion of members who had defected to the Social Democratic Party… Read more »