Nigeria: Tinubu Hits Back At Labour Over Strikes

President Bola Tinubu yesterday threw jabs at the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) over its series of industrial actions, saying calling four strikes against his administration that… Read more »

Nigeria: First Lady Launches Nalda-Backed Initiative, Targets 2 Million Women Farmers

The First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, has launched the Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI), a grassroots scheme to empower women farmers and reduce poverty across the six geopolitical zones of… Read more »

Nigeria: Leadership Conference - Moghalu Provides Insights On Economy

Former deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Professor Kingsley Moghalu, has given a snippet of the issues that would headline his discussion as the keynote speaker at… Read more »

Nigeria: Indiscriminate Bush Burning, Mysterious Weather Cause Health Panic in Bayelsa

The dry season is associated with hot and dusty air with decreased humidity which predisposes humans to weather related health conditions. It is characterised by dryness of the… Read more »

Nigeria: Group Rallies Stakeholders for Urgent Housing Sector Dialogue

The Housing Development Advocacy Network (HDAN) has called on the newly elected leadership of the Real Estate Developers Association of Nigeria (REDAN) to jointly convene an… Read more »

Nigeria: Oyo Shuts Illegal Mining Factories, Arrests 4 Operators

Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has clamped down on a facility being used by suspected illegal miners to process and package lithium out of the state. Read more »

Nigeria: Firm Revolutionises African Marketing With Data-Driven Innovations

Teon Engine, the innovative Nigerian arm of Precise Platforms (a leading marketing communications company in Nigeria), is shattering outdated traditional marketing strategies with… Read more »

Nigeria: Only 25 Percent of Vehicles in Nigeria Insured - FRSC, NIA

As most Nigerians battle economic hardship, leading to low disposable income, the number of uninsured vehicles on Nigerian roads has risen to about 9million, LEADERSHIP can now… Read more »

Nigeria: 'Governance, Compliance, National Budget Critical to Insurance Stability'

The interplay between governance, compliance, and the national budget is fundamental to the stability, integrity and growth of the financial industry, insurance and the broader… Read more »

Nigeria: Napps New President Unveils Agenda

The new leadership of the National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools (NAPPS) has promised to collaborate with relevant stakeholders to restructure and revitalise the… Read more »

Nigeria: Hardship - Shun Labour Protest, Afenifere Tells Yoruba

National leader of Afenifere, the pan-Yoruba socio-political group, Pa Reuben Fasoranti, has appealed to all Yoruba not to join any protest or rally called over the economic… Read more »

Nigeria: CSOs Advise NLC to Explore Dialogue With FG

Civil society organisations under the aegis of Lagos Peoples Assembly in conjunction with Defend Lagos Coalition has appealed to the leadership of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to… Read more »

Nigeria: NGO Seeks End to Insurance of New Fossil Fuel Projects

A climate activists non-governmental Organisation, Fridays For Future Nigeria (FFFN) has joined the global campaign demanding Insurance Companies around the world and in Nigeria… Read more »

Nigeria: Ecomof 2024 - UBA Affirms Pledge to Stimulate African Economic Expansion

Africa's Global Bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has reaffirmed its unwavering commitment to spearhead economic growth across the continent through targeted policies aimed at… Read more »

Nigeria: 'Peg Customs Exchange Rate At N1000/$1 to Ease Hardship'

Following the adjustment of the exchange rate for importation more than six times this year, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has directed that the rate to be used by the Nigerian… Read more »

Nigeria: CBN Pegs Purchase of Dollars in Cash At $500

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has pegged the payment of cash dollar purchase to a customer at $500 saying that the foreign currency (FX) exceeding this amount will be made… Read more »

Nigeria: Shell Involves More Indigenous Contractors in Key Projects

Efforts by Shell to promote Nigerian content have led to more indigenous companies executing key contracts in oil and gas operations on land and in deep water. Read more »

Nigeria: NNPC/Seplat Jv Graduates 331 Teachers, Others Under Step Initiative

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL and Seplat Energy Joint Venture, has graduated 331 teachers and 27 Chief Inspectors of Education,CIE, at the 2024 edition of… Read more »

Nigeria: 4,000 Benefit From Sale of Seized Rice

Over 4,000 persons in Lagos, on Friday, benefited from the sale of rice seized by the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS). Read more »

Africa: Ndili, Africa's First Professor of Nuclear Physics, Bows Out

The passing of Professor Frank Nwachukwu Ndili, Nigeria's first Nuclear Physicist and Africa's first Professor in the field, is a moment of both sorrow and gratitude. His life was… Read more »

Nigeria: Lagos Partners Firms to Create Jobs

Lagos State government has partnered with Persianas Group, Nigerian Sovereign Investment Authority (NISA), Oak View Group and Live Nation to build Africa's first 12,000 capacity… Read more »

Nigeria: Coup Calls Driven By Criminals Losing Ground to Military - Group

A civil society organisation, Advocates for Democracy and Development (ADD), on Monday, said those calling for the military to overthrow the civilian government are those who were… Read more »

Nigeria: Tinubu Approves Identity-Linked Cash Transfers 12m Households

President Bola Tinubu has approved the reinstatement of monthly N25,000 cash payments to vulnerable Nigerians after mandating an identification system to verify beneficiaries. Read more »

Nigeria: Idahosa Rejects APC Primary Election

An aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the just concluded primary election, Dennis Idahosa, has rejected the result declared by the party's electoral committee. Read more »

Nigeria: Firm Boosts Local Assembly of Home, Electronic Appliances

Sacral Industries Limited has taken the bold decision to set up a factory in Nigeria for assembling consumer electronics and home appliances. Read more »