October 04, 2022
Nigeria: Govt Sues Mark Zuckerberg's Meta Over Adverts, Demands N30bn
The Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria (ARCON) has said it filed a lawsuit at the Federal High Court, Abuja against Meta Platforms Incorporated (owners of Facebook,… Read more »
October 05, 2022
Nigeria: Over 67% of Women in Nigeria're Anaemic - UNICEF
The United Nations Children's Fund, UNICEF, yesterday said over 67 percent of women in Nigeria are anaemic. Read more »
Nigeria: National Honours - Authentic List Will Be Out Soon - Govt
THE Federal Government said yesterday that the authentic list for those to be bestowed national honours would be released soon. Read more »
Nigeria: NNPCL Grows Profit By 134 Percent to N674bn
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, yesterday, declared a profit after tax of N674 billion for the 2021 financial year, a growth of 134.8 per cent compared to… Read more »
Nigeria: Illegal Adverts - Govt Slams N30bn Suit Against Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram
The Federal Government has instituted a legal action against Meta Platforms Incorporated, owners of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp platforms, for allegedly engaging in illegal… Read more »
October 04, 2022
Nigeria: Exodus of the Next Generation - Time for Real Concern
Forced migration and its concomitant enslavement of the African was a blight on the world's collective conscience between the 1500s and 1800s. It is paradoxical that the ships of… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria's Technocracy - Mere Wishful Thinking?
We love technocrats. We advocate for capacity. We champion ideas and pray for leaders with intellect. Yet, more often than not, technocrats fail woefully in politics. This seems… Read more »
Nigeria: Omo-Agege and the Audacity of Autonomy
ALL things being equal, Nigeria's campaign season, as announced by the Independent Electoral Commission, INEC, officially began on Wednesday, September 28, 2022. Going by the… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Democracy and the Concept of L'etat C'est Moi
L'ETAT c'est moi' (I am the State) is actually not a concept but a state of mind by which a ruler sees himself as the personification of the State. A statement attributed to Louis… Read more »
Nigeria: New Unilag VC Emerges Friday
The 13th substantive Vice Chancellor of the University of Lagos, UNILAG, will emerge Friday, this week, the Pro-Chancellor/Chairman of the Governing Council, Senator… Read more »
Nigeria: 2023 - Campaign Without Malice, Patriots Roundtable Tells Politicians
A support group for the Tinubu-Shettima ticket, The Patriots Roundtable, yesterday, urged politicians to embrace a peaceful campaign without malice ahead of the 2023 general… Read more »
Nigeria: NICN Ruling - ASUU Not in Contempt of Court - Falana
HUMAN rights lawyer, Mr Femi Falana, (SAN), yesterday, faulted the claim by the Minister of Labour and Productivity, Dr Chris Ngige, that the Academic Staff Union of Universities,… Read more »
Nigeria: Forex Reforms Critical to Unlocking Nigeria's Growth - Razia Khan
Nigeria's quest for rapid economic growth and increased foreign exchange inflows is tied to the implementation of foreign exchange reforms to restore investors' confidence in the… Read more »
Nigeria: Tinubu/Shettima - Sanwo-Olu, Hamzat, APC Chieftains Lead Women's March in Lagos
Women in their large numbers, yesterday, shut down vehicular movement as they stormed various parts of Lagos in support of presidential candidacy of the All Progressives Congress,… Read more »
Nigeria: Obasanjo Congratulates Eruani On National Honour
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, yesterday, expressed delight over the conferment of national honours in the rank of the Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic, CFR, on… Read more »
Nigeria: List of National Honours Nominees Fake - Govt
The Federal Government, yesterday, described the purported list of nominees for national honours being circulated by some online media organisations as fake. Read more »
Africa: Affordable Housing - Shelter Afrique Approves U.S.19.5 Million Credit to Nigerian Firm
Shelter Afrique has extended a USD19.5 million line of credit to Lagos-based real estate firm, Mixta Real Estate PLC. Read more »
Nigeria: PDP Campaigns - Anxiety Over Composition of Sub-Committees, Release of Timetable
-Don't allow anyone to use you, ex-BoT Chairman tells PDP NWC Read more »
Nigeria: Anger Wells Up in APC Over Party Leaders Wooing Wike
Stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the South-South, especially in Rivers State, including candidates for the 2023 elections, have called on the presidential… Read more »
Nigeria: Scores Feared Dead After Stepping On Ieds Along Maiduguri-Damboa-Chibok Road
Scores of motorists and travellers were, yesterday, feared dead as they stepped on Improved Explosives Devices, IEDs, planted by terrorists, suspected to be members of the Boko… Read more »
October 03, 2022
Nigeria: Policy Mistakes Could Trigger Worse Recession Than 2007 Crisis - UNCTAD
The UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has warned against policy mistakes as they could trigger worse recession than the one witnessed in 2007. Read more »
October 04, 2022
Nigeria: Climate Change, Air Pollution Cause 1 in 4 Cardiovascular Disease-Related Deaths - NHF
As Nigeria joined the rest of the World to mark this year's World Heart Day with the theme; "Climate Change and Health Inequality, a Deadly mix for the Most Vulnerable", experts… Read more »
Nigeria: Renegotiate Nigerians' Terms of Staying Together, Emiaso Tells Political Leaders
Retired President of the Delta State Area Customary Court, Miakpo Emiaso, yesterday, urged political leaders in the country to renegotiate Nigerians' terms of staying together,… Read more »
Nigeria: Tinubu in Same League As Awolowo, Azikiwe, Ahmadu Bello, Says Ex-Nasarawa Gov, Al-Makura
The senator representing Nasarawa South, Umaru Al-Makura, has likened the presidential candidate of All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu, to leaders of the First Republic,… Read more »
October 03, 2022
Nigeria: IMF Urges Quick Actions Against Food Insecurity Affecting 345m People
The Managing Director (MD) of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Ms. Kristalina Georgieva, called for urgent actions against global food insecurity. Read more »