January 24, 2023
Nigeria: New Naira Notes - Ekiti Residents Bemoan Financial Institutions Over Scarcity
Residents of Ekiti State have bemoaned the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, and Financial Institutions over its failure to circulate and dispense the new naira notes amidst the… Read more »
Nigeria: Aircraft Leasing - Nigeria Loses $2bn Annually Over Absence
There are indications that the Federal Government may not achieve its aviation roadmap unveiled seven years ago by the current administration. Read more »
Nigeria: 2023 - Niger Delta Youth Expresses Deep Concern Over Rising Political Tension
WITH gradual escalation of politically motivated violence compounding the precarious insecurity that had engulfed the country, Niger Delta youth under the auspices of Niger Delta… Read more »
Nigeria: Floods Leave 2.4m Displaced, 662 Lives Lost
The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, said, yesterday, that flood disasters, in 2022, left over 2.4 million persons displaced and 662 dead. Read more »
Nigeria: Airlines Count Loses, Passengers Stranded, As Aviation Workers Suspend Strike
Operators of domestic and international airlines are still counting their loses from yesterday's strike by workers of Nigerian Aviation Handling Company Plc., NAHCo. Read more »
Nigeria: Buhari Hails Sanwo-Olu for Agricultural Transformation Agenda
President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, commended Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu for sharing his administration's vision of boosting agricultural production and reversing Nigeria's… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Needs Benevolent Dictator to Put Things Right - Emir Gambari
The Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, says Nigeria needs a benevolent dictator to put things right in the country. Read more »
Nigeria: Over 50% Unbanked Population May Lose Savings to CBN's Currency Redesign - Report
One week to the full replacement of the old Naira notes as a legal tender, indications have emerged that over 50 percent of Nigeria's unbanked population may lose their cash… Read more »
Nigeria: 39 Catholic Priests Killed, 30 Abducted in 2022 - Report
No fewer than 39 Catholic priests were killed by gunmen in 2022, while 30 others were abducted. Read more »
January 23, 2023
Nigeria: 18 Political Parties to Sponsor 1.57m Polling Unit Agents
Ahead of the February/March general election, Nigeria's 18 registered political parties have submitted about 1,575,689 agents to represent their interests at the various polling… Read more »
Nigeria: BBTitans - Sandra, Olivia in Verbal War Over Biggie's New Game Rule
Big Brother Titans (BBTitans) housemates, Sandra and Olivia have engaged in a war of words following the house's new game rule. Read more »
Nigeria: 'Wizkid Won't Be Performing At Peter Obi's Campaign', Says Manager
The management of Grammy award winner, Wizkid has denied reports that the singer will be performing at the campaign of Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi. Read more »
Nigeria: Lekki Seaport Will Generate Thousand Jobs Our Citizens - Sanwo-Olu
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos state has assured that the Lekki Deep Seaport will generate thousands of jobs for the citizens. Read more »
Nigeria: Govt's 8% Petrol Price Hike Fails to Ease Supply Shortages
The Federal Government's decision to increase the pump price of premium motor spirit (petrol) by N15 per litre (8 percent) from N180 to N195 has failed to ease supply… Read more »
Nigeria: Buhari Inaugurates $1.5bn First Deep Sea Port in Lagos
President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived Lagos to officially commission the $1.5 billion Lekki Deep Seaport, first in Nigeria. Read more »
Nigeria: NECA, MAN, NACCIMA Raise Alarm Over De-Marketing of Nigerian Businesses
The Nigeria Employers' Consultative Association, NECA; Manufacturers Association of Nigeria, MAN; the National Chambers of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture, NACCIMA, and… Read more »
Nigeria: We'll Be Fair, Equitable to Our 3 Senatorial Districts - Omo-Agege
The governorship candidate of the All Progressive Congress, APC in Delta State, Deputy Senate President, Ovie-Omo Agege, Sunday declared that, if elected, his administration will… Read more »
Nigeria: NRC Evacuates 300 Stranded Passengers As Warri-Itakpe Train Derails
Barely a month after no fewer than 20 passengers were abducted from a train station in Igueben, Edo State, the same train plying the Warri-Itakpe route derailed yesterday, leaving… Read more »
January 22, 2023
Nigeria: Currency Redesign Policy Fuels Naira Stability At Parallel Market - BDCS
The Association of Bureaux Des Change Operators of Nigeria (ABCON), says that the naira redesign policy of the CBN has fuelled the stability of the naira at the parallel market. Read more »
Nigeria: Prison Congestion - Govt, Others Urged to Activate Non-Custodial Special Fund
Two Non-Governmental Organizations involved in advocacy for prison reforms: Legend Golden Care Foundation (LGCF) and Hope Behind Bars have appealed to the Federal and State… Read more »
January 23, 2023
Nigeria: Govt Employees, Contractors, Creditors Headed for Rough Times
President Buhari's government as well as those depending on it for their monthly stipend are in for difficult times in the last five months of this administration. For a government… Read more »
Nigeria: Cost of Living to Dominate Global Risks in the Next 2yrs - WEF'23
A major conclusion reached at the World Economic Forum, WEF'23, which ended last weekend in Davos, Switzerland, was that the next decade will be characterized by environmental and… Read more »
Nigeria: Economy - Nigerians Adopt Mobile Wallets to Scale Bank Charges
The rapid rise in the growth of mobile money technology in Nigeria was a phenomenon that was not embraced by all, especially the older persons who derived their confidence in… Read more »
Nigeria: Obi, Otti Will Win Abia, Says Apugo, APC Chieftain
A member of Board of Trustees (BoT) and the National Caucus of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from Abia state, Ochiagha Benjamin Apugo has declared that the presidential… Read more »
Nigeria: Lassa Fever - Edo, Ondo, Bauchi Account for 84% Cases - NDCD
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, NCDC, has said that Edo, Ondo, and Bauchi states account for 84 per cent of Lassa fever infection in the country. Read more »