Nigeria: Tinubu Signs Executive Orders On Oil, Gas Reforms

President Bola Tinubu has executed Policy Directives to improve the investment climate and position Nigeria as the preferred investment destination for the oil & gas sector in… Read more »

Nigeria: Tinubu, Wike, Etsu Nupe Expected At Leadership Awards

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu; the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike; the Etsu of Nupe, Alhaji Abubakar Yahaya; and economist, Professor Kingsley Moghalu,… Read more »

Nigeria: We Have Made Education Top Priority - Tinubu

President Bola Tinubu has reiterated the commitment of his administration towards education for human capital development in the country, stressing that his government has made… Read more »

Nigeria: World NSCDC Day - Kebbi Command Graduates 71 Officers

The Kebbi State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has graduated 71 officers and men of the corps after a six-month training following their recruitment in… Read more »

Nigeria: Bauchi Confirms Outbreak of Meningitis

Bauchi State commissioner for Health, Dr Adamu Sambo has confirmed that the state has recorded a total number of six cases of cerebrospinal meningitis (CSM). Read more »

Nigeria: Foundation Boosts Dairy Milk Production With Empowerment

A non-governmental organisation, Illmi Children's Fund (ICF), has implemented the Ambassador's Special Self Help (ASSH), a project to empower the Fulani community in Abuja. Read more »

Nigeria: Orphanages and Child Trafficking

The Mandate Secretary of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Women Affairs Secretariat, Mrs Adedayo Benjamins-Laniyi, disclosed recently, that the FCT Administration had sealed off… Read more »

Nigeria: Bua Cement Grows Revenue By 27.4 Percent to N460bn in 2023

BUA Cement Plc, has posted a revenue growth of 27.4 per cent to N460 billion for the year ended December 31, 2023. Read more »

Nigeria: Accord Party Tasks Tinubu On Food Crisis

Accord Party national chairman, Barrister Maxwell Mgbudem, has urged President Bola Tinubu to urgently address the high cost of food items in the country, saying Nigerians are… Read more »

Nigeria: Fire Razes Tents At Bauchi IDP Camp

A fire disaster has destroyed about 20 tents and displaced about 100 residents of Rundaben-Shuwa Arab, an internally displaced persons camp on the outskirts of Bauchi metropolis. Read more »

Nigeria: AfDB President Adesina to Receive Awolowo Prize for Leadership

The president of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr. Akinwumi Ayodeji Adesina, is set to receive the distinguished Obafemi Awolowo Prize for Leadership 2023 on March 6, 2024. Read more »

Nigeria: Firm Hands Over New Governor's Office Complex

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Messrs Architectonic LTD, Mr. Reuben Okoya, contractor that handled the building of new governor's office complex at the Government House in… Read more »

Nigeria: Kingibe Demands Action On Child Trafficking

The senator representing the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Ireti Kingibe, has called for urgent action to end trafficking of children and the rescuing of those missing. Read more »

Nigeria: As 11 Justices Join the Supreme Court

Recently, 11 new justices were sworn in to assume duty at the nation's topmost temple of justice- the Supreme Court. This latest addition brings to full complement the number of… Read more »

Nigeria: Hardship - Shun Politics, Address Current Hunger, CSOs Tell President

Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in Nigeria have called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to shun politics and address the current hardship and hunger in the country. Read more »

Nigeria: High Cost of Government, Low Outcome

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has taken both symbolic and structural actions to demonstrate his belief that the current high cost of government is not sustainable. The first was an… Read more »

Nigeria: CBN Sells 79 Percent of N1 Trillion T-Bills to Foreign Investors

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has successfully concluded a sale of government securities, issuing N1.053 trillion (US$680 million) in short-term instruments as part of its… Read more »

Nigeria: AfDB to Boost Nigeria Agriculture With Climate Resilient Crops

The president of the Africa Development Bank (AFDB), Dr. Akinwumi Adesina has said the bank would be supporting Nigeria with high tolerance of maize, wheat, soya bean, among other… Read more »

Nigeria: Devaluation, Energy Cost - Airport Grand Handlers Seek Review of Charges

Ground handlers operating at the nation's airports have called for an upward review of charges due to the current economic headwinds in the country. Read more »

Nigeria: Minister Mourns Mr Ibu, Says Death One Too Many

The Minister of Arts, Culture and Creative, Hannatu Musa Musawa has described the passage, on Saturday, of Nollywood actor, John Okafor, popularly known as Mr Ibu, as one death too… Read more »

Nigeria: CITN Encourages Tax Compliance for Nation-Building

The Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN), Ota and District, Ogun State, recently held a sensitisation talk for undergraduate students at the Ogun State Institute of… Read more »

Nigeria: Wildlife Poaching, Trafficking Threat to the Planet - - Lawmaker

The deputy chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Environment, Hon. Terseer Ugbor, has said that wildlife poaching is not just a crime against nature but a threat to the… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria Aims for $350bn Global Outsourcing Market, Launches Initiative in Gombe March 4

The Nigerian government has queued into the thriving global outsourcing market which has grossed almost $350billion for seven top countries that engaged in it, with a view to… Read more »

Nigeria: Wike Approves Promotion of 8,785 Fcta Civil Servants

Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has approved the promotion of 8,785 civil servants of the FCT Administration. Read more »

West Africa: Nigeria Needs $26.5m to Tackle Anaemia in Pregnant Women

Nigeria will need $26,520,000 for the procurement of Multiple Micronutrient Supplements (MMS) to effectively tackle anaemia in pregnant women and under-five children. Read more »