October 29, 2022
Nigeria: Naira Redesign - We Followed Due Process, CBN Tells Finance Minister
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has insisted that it followed the law and due process in the on-going Naira notes redesigning exercise, which it said was 12 years due. Read more »
Nigeria: U.S. Embarks On Evacuating Families From Abuja Over Terror Alert
The United States of America said it was evacuating families out of Abuja due to a security threat but not diplomats, clarifying an earlier statement. Read more »
October 28, 2022
Nigeria: Floods - Stop Disturbing Govt, Deploy Ecological Funds to Help Victims, Kpodoh Advises Gov Diri
A former Security Adviser to Bayelsa Government, Chief Perekeme Kpodoh, has called on Gov. Douye Diri to deploy ecological funds that accrued to the state to help flood victims. Read more »
Nigeria: Court Hears Nnamdi Kanu's N20bn Suit Against Malami, NIA Boss Nov 18
A Federal High Court, Abuja has fixed Nov 18 for hearing a N20bn suit filed by the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, against the… Read more »
Nigeria: Trapped Foreign Airlines' Fund Rises 51 Percent to $700m
No respite seems to be coming the way of foreign airlines in Nigeria over their funds trapped in the country's foreign exchange difficulties. Read more »
Nigeria: Warri Refinery'll Deliver Fuel First Quarter of 2023 - Govt
-Signs MoU with Korean company for rehabilitation of Kaduna refinery Read more »
Nigeria: Why Govt Is Keeping Nnamdi Kanu Despite Court Ruling - Malami
Despite the court ruling asking Nigeria to return the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra to Kenya and pay him N500 million as compensation, the Federal Government is not… Read more »
Nigeria: UK Insists On Terror Alert As Major Mall Shuts Operation
The UK government insisted yesterday on its terror alert, despite assurances by the federal government that the country was safe. Read more »
Nigeria: Policy Framework, Incentives Key to Growing LPG Market - NNPC
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) has called for clearer policy framework, incentives and more investment in the Liquefied Petroleum Gas, LPG (cooking gas)… Read more »
Nigeria: Oil Bunkering, Theft'll End Soon - Niger Delta Youths
Some Niger Delta youths under the aegis of Coalition of Organisation for Peace and Development in the Niger Delta, COPDIND, have expressed optimism of a drastic decline in crude… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Can't Keep Borrowing to Fund Agencies With Duplicated Functions - Reps
The House of Representatives has said yesterday that Nigeria's high debt profile was consequent upon loans obtained to fund government agencies with duplicated functions. Read more »
Nigeria: Why We Approved 5-Year Tax Break, Other Incentives for Investors in Agric Sector - Govt
The Federal Government yesterday disclosed it has approved new incentives for investors in the country's agricultural sector. Read more »
Nigeria: Food Inflation Heightened By Insecurity, Energy Crisis - Report
A report by SB Morgen (SBM) Intelligence, a geopolitical research firm, has indicated that food inflation in Nigeria spiked in the third quarter of 2022, Q3'22, due to… Read more »
October 27, 2022
Nigeria: Kaduna Investment Portfolio Hits Over $4.35 Billion - Kadipa
The Executive Secretary of Kaduna Investment Promotion Agency(KADIPA), Malam Khalil Nur Khalil, has reiterated their resolve to make Kaduna State a local and foreign investment hub… Read more »
Africa: Tackling Challenges - EU Unveils Plans to Promote Partnership With Africa
The European Union, yesterday, launched an ambitious campaign underlining the increasing significance of its long-standing partnership with Africa and how it is transforming lives… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Committed to Stabilizing Democratic System - Buhari
--Thanks Korea for the rehabilitation of the Kaduna, and Warri refineries Read more »
Nigeria: Govt to Stop Smuggling of Food Out of Nigeria - Minister
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr Mohammad Abubakar, says the Federal Government is working with the Nigeria Custom Service and other agencies to stop smuggling… Read more »
Nigeria: Atiku Takes Presidential Campaign to America
Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Abubakar Atiku has departed Nigeria the United States of America to intensify his political campaigns ahead of the 2023… Read more »
Nigeria: Green Energy - Nigeria Requires $425bn to Meet Needs in 2060 - Report
Nigeria will need to invest up to $425 billion in mixed energy sources in order to attain stability by the year 2060, a new report has found. Read more »
Nigeria: Inaugurate Board Confirmed By Senate Since 2019, Monarch Urges Buhari - NDDC
The traditional ruler of Idjerhe kingdom in Delta State, His Royal Majesty, Monday Whiskey has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to inaugurate the screened and confirmed statutory… Read more »
Nigeria: Jos Disco to Support Rural, Urban Electrification in Plateau - MD
The Jos Electricity Distribution Plc (JED), has promised to support the expansion of rural and urban electrification programme in Plateau to boost its economy. Read more »
Nigeria: How Govt Can Make Lekki Deep Seaport a Reality - Gani Adams
The Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yoruba land, Gani Adams, yesterday, urged the Federal Government to urgently complete the Lagos Badagry road and ensure the deep Sea Port project becomes a… Read more »
Nigeria: Address Operating Environment Challenges to Enjoy AfCFTA Benefits - MAN Tells Govt
The Director, Research and Advocacy Support Division of Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) Dr. Oluwasegun Osidipe, has said that Nigeria would only excel in the African… Read more »
Nigeria: Concession - Govt Announces Preferred Bidders for 3 of 4 Airports
The Federal Government, FG, on Wednesday, announced the emergence of preferred and reserve bidders for three out of four Airport and Cargo Terminals as approved for concession… Read more »
Nigeria: Some INEC Officials Tried to Enrol Fake Voters 40 Times - Yakubu
For engaging in multiple registrations of voters during the last voters' listing exercise, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has commenced the in-house… Read more »