August 20, 2022
Nigeria: SSANU, NASU Suspend Strike for 60 Days
The Joint Action Committee (JAC) of the Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Allied and Education Institutions (NASU), has… Read more »
August 19, 2022
Nigeria: CBN Announces USSD Code for eNaira Transactions, As Subscription Hits 840,000
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has unveiled a new short code for subscribers of its digital currency, eNaira to make financial transactions on the platform. The aim is to… Read more »
Nigeria: Lagos Airport Records Low Passenger Turnout As Return Tickets Hit N250,000
Passengers are shunning air travels while companies, organisation and Associations are reverting to online meetings instead of physical meetings and traveling due to the increase… Read more »
August 18, 2022
Nigeria: 'No-Work-No-Pay' Policy Stalling Govt/ASUU Negotiations, Says Education Minister
The federal government's insistence that university lecturers who have been on strike over the past six months, will not be paid for the period, has stalled the negotiations… Read more »
Nigeria: Inflation - CBN Returns Interest On Intervention Programmes to 9 Percent
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has returned the interest rate on all its interventions back to nine per cent - from five per cent a circular that was released by the apex bank… Read more »
Nigeria: Lagos Residents Raise the Alarm Over Land Speculators' Activities
Residents of Okegun-Museyo community, Ibeju-Lekki Local government areas of Lagos State have raised the alarm over the activities of land speculators, urging the state Governor,… Read more »
Nigeria: Inflation - Federal Govt Bans Foreigners From Buying Food Commodities At Farm Gates
The federal government has set up an inter-ministerial standing committee to oversee the implementation of a memo on the "Promotion of Agri-Business in Nigeria through Right Farm… Read more »
Nigeria: Sanwo-Olu Vows to Test Run Lagos Blue Rail Line Trains in December
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Wednesday restated his administration's commitment to the timely delivery of infrastructure needed for economic prosperity of the state,… Read more »
Nigeria: Emirates Suspends Flights to Nigeria Over Trapped Funds
Emirates Airline, On Thursday, announced the suspension of all flights in and out of Nigeria due to unpaid $85million trapped in the country and unavailability of foreign exchange. Read more »
Nigeria: $418m Paris Club Refund... Governors Fire Back At Malami, Accuse Him of Pursuing Self-Interests
Governors of the 36 states of the federation yesterday lost their cool and descended verbally on the attorney-general of the federation (AGF) and minister of Justice, Abubakar… Read more »
Nigeria: No Plot to Remove Adamu As National Chairman - APC
All Progressives Congress (APC) has refuted media reports suggesting a plot to remove Senator Abdullahi Adamu as national chairman of the party. Read more »
August 17, 2022
Nigeria: $418m Paris Club Refund - Malami's Actions Self-Serving, Fraudulent - Govs
The 36 State governors of the Federation have described comments credited to Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, that they have no basis to… Read more »
Nigeria: 2023 - Peter Obi Visits Afrobeat Star, Femi Kuti, Assures of Issue-Based Campaign
The Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has calmed the tension between 'Obi-dient Movement' and frontline Afrobeat singer and social advocate, Femi Kuti. Read more »
Nigeria: NFF Elections - Choose Nigeria First, Abba Yola Tells Congress Members
Chief of Staff to the Minister of Youth and Sports Development and Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) presidential hopeful, Alhaji Abba Yola, has urged the congress members of the… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria's Challenges Can Be Addressed With Education
The late great president of South Africa, Nelson Mandela, once said, "Education is the most powerful weapon you can use to change the world." The challenges we face in Nigeria can… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria to Save N2trn From Malaria Elimination - Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has inaugurated the Nigeria End Malaria Council (NEMC) and projected that the successful implementation of its agenda and savings from the estimated… Read more »
Nigeria: TCN Begs Electricity Workers to Shelve Planned Strike
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has appealed to electricity workers to suspend their proposed strike over "staff welfare". Read more »
August 16, 2022
Nigeria: 6 Passengers Kidnapped, Police Rescue 4, Recover Ammunition in Kwara
Six passegers of a commercial bus were on Monday kidnapped along Obbo-Ile/Osi Road in Ekiti local government area of Kwara State by unknown gunmen. Read more »
Nigeria: Blame PDP for ASUU Strike, Keyamo Tells Nigerians
The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, has said the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), is on strike due to an agreement reached with the Peoples… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria to Save N2 Trillion From Malaria Elimination - Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday in Abuja inaugurated Nigeria End Malaria Council (NEMC), projecting that the successful implementation of the Council's agenda and savings from… Read more »
Nigeria: Strike - Again, Federal Govt, ASUU Meets Today
As the federal government and leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) meet today, the union has expressed the hope of calling off the strike if the government… Read more »
Nigeria: Lagos Records 16 Night Accidents in 8 Months, 97 Deaths - FRSC
Lagos Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Mr Olusegun Ogungbemide, said on Monday that the agency's records indicated that 416 accidents occurred in eight months… Read more »
Nigeria: Darkness Looms As Electricity Workers Embark On Strike Tomorrow
The nation's electricity supply crisis could worsen from tomorrow as the organised labour has directed workers in the power sector to down tools and commence an indefinite strike… Read more »
Nigeria: Interest Rates Hike Likely As Inflation Hits 19.64 Percent
With the latest increase in the nation's inflation rate, the expectation is that the Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) would most likely announce a… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria's Boundaries With Neighouring Countries Artificial - Presidency
The presidency has declared that Nigeria's boundaries with neighbouring countries are artificial, saying Nigeria and Niger Republic share the same cultural interest. Read more »