February 12
Nigeria: Experts Hinge Stable Power On Advanced Metering, Bills Payment
Power sector experts have underscored the need for advanced metering, prompt payment of bills by consumers, and reduction of energy losses as vital steps towards achieving a… Read more »
Nigeria: Analysts Predict Bearish Trend in Equities Market This Week
Analysts on the Nigerian capital market said, the current bearish trend is expected to persist as investors seek refuge in fixed-income instruments amid dividend expectations. Read more »
February 13
Nigeria: Crisis Rocks Labour Party Over N3bn Campaign Funds
A fresh crisis has erupted in the Nigerian Labour Party (LP) National Working Committee (NWC) over alleged misappropriation of N3 billion purportedly raised for the 2023 campaign. Read more »
Cote d'Ivoire: Afcon - I Can't Believe We Won, Says Cote d'Ivoire Coach
Emerse Fae, coach of the Elephants of Cote d'Ivoire, says he still finds it hard to believe that his team won Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2023. Read more »
February 12
Nigeria: Serap Sues Nass Over Silence On N344.85bn Budget
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the Federal High Court in Abuja to compel the leadership of the National Assembly to disclose the details of its… Read more »
Nigeria: Afcon 2023 - We Must Sustain Tournament's Inbuilt Unity, Says VP Shettima
Vice President Kashim Shettima has said Nigerians witnessed a display of footballing magic and an unequivocal manifestation of the unyielding spirit of the Nigerian people in… Read more »
Nigeria: Certificate Verification - Nurses Demand Withdrawal of New Circular
National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) Lagos State Council has called for the immediate reversal and withdrawal of the new circular on certificate verification… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria's Challenges Getting Worse, Says Adeboye
General overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye, has said the challenges confronting Nigeria in some areas are getting worse. Read more »
Nigeria: States Asked to Subsidise Prices of Drugs
Chairman, Forum of CEOs of State Social Health Insurance Agencies in Nigeria, Dr Simeon Onyemaechi, has asked health insurance providers to prioritize subsidized drug rates and… Read more »
Nigeria: Abandoned Vehicles Litter Seaports Over High Tariffs
Due to the instability and volatility of foreign exchange in the country, several foreign-used vehicles imported into the country have been abandoned at vehicle terminals in… Read more »
Nigeria: Police Recruitment - No Date Fixed for Examination - PSC
Police Service Commission (PSC) said it has not announced any date for examination for applicants in the ongoing recruitment of constable cadre of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF). Read more »
Nigeria: Maritime Policing - National Assembly to End Navy's Monopoly
The National Assembly is planning to initiate legal frameworks to break the monopoly of the Nigeria Navy (NN) in the policing of the nation's blue water and deep sea, where the… Read more »
Nigeria: Nass Plans Legal Framework for State Police
The National Assembly is considering a legal framework for the creation of state police and intelligence gathering on the activities of bandits, kidnappers and terrorists. Read more »
Nigeria: Disincentives of Rise in Import Duty
It is commonplace to observe that Nigerians are facing a grim reality of rising costs of food and other essential commodities amid poor purchasing power and fast dwindling economy. Read more »
Nigeria: Prosecute Religious Sect Financing Terrorism, Anglican Primate Tells Federal Govt
Primate of the Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, Most Reverend Henry Ndukuba has called on the federal government and anti-graft agency to identify the religious sect… Read more »
Nigeria: Access Holdings - How Wigwe's Successor Will Emerge
Following the death of group managing director and chief executive of Access Holdings, the former Nigerian minister of Finance and current director general of the World Trade… Read more »
Nigeria: Afcon 2023 - Troost-Ekong Wins 'Best Player of the Tournament' Award
Super Eagles on-field Captain, William Troost-Ekong, has been crowned the Best Player of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament. Read more »
Nigeria: Court Orders Interim Forfeiture of 14 Houses, 3 Exotic Cars, N24.1m
Justice Kehinde Ogundare of the Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered the temporary forfeiture of 14 houses, a Mikano generator, three cars and the total sum of N24,106,760, 15… Read more »
Nigeria: Institute Partners Civil Service Commission On Reforms
President and chairman- in-council of Institute of Strategic Management of Nigeria Chartered (ISMNC) Mr Alex Ndudi Enebeli and the chairman of Federal Civil Service Commission,… Read more »
February 11
Nigeria/Cote d'Ivoire: Cote d'Ivoire Clinch 3rd Afcon Title, Beat Nigeria 2-1 in 2023 Final
The delayed 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament ended on Sunday night with host Cote d'Ivoire completing their remarkable turnaround in fortune by becoming the first host… Read more »
Nigeria: Minimum Wage - What Is in It for Workers As Negotiations Begin?
It is no longer news that the take home of the average Nigerian worker can no longer take him or her home. Read more »
February 10
Nigeria: Katsina Governor Sets Up Taskforce on Food Prices
The governor of Katsina State, Malamm Dikko Umaru Radda, yesterday convened an expanded emergency security meeting on the rising food prices in the state and resolved to set up a… Read more »
Nigeria: Law Bars Central Bank From Advancing More Loans to Govt - Cardoso
The Central Bank of Nigeria has said it can no longer advance loans to the federal government through the Ways and Means as Section 38 of the CBN Act (2007) bars it from doing so… Read more »
Nigeria: Lagos City Marathon - 15 Refugees, 81 Elite Athletes Confirm Participation
Over 81 world-class elite runners who are Gold Label athletes have confirmed their participation in the 9th Access Bank Lagos City Marathon, which comes up on Saturday, February… Read more »
February 09
West Africa: Sall Taking Ecowas From Frying Pan to Fire
As the troubled Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) convenes its Ministerial Council meeting in Abuja on February 8 to discuss the quit notice served by three of its… Read more »