July 03
Nigeria: Seven Rescued As Two-Storey Building Collapses in Lagos
LASEMA said its rescue team has searched the rubble and confirmed that there was no victim underneath the collapsed building. Read more »
Nigeria: Senate Condemns Borno Bombings, Rejects Motion to Stop Service Chiefs From Diverting Security Funds
The Senate also resolved to ask the federal government to direct various security agencies in the country to deploy technology in the fight against insurgency. Read more »
Nigeria: Allegation of Bias - Reps Deputy Speaker Defends Self, Says All Lawmakers Are Equal
A member, Cyril Hart, staged a walkout during Tuesday's plenary session in protest against what he described as bias by the deputy speaker against new members. Read more »
Nigeria: Dlocal Partners Wakanow Group to Streamline Cross-Border Payments
This partnership, according to the company, aims to streamline and simplify cross-border payments for Wakanow's customers throughout Africa, supporting the company's expansion into… Read more »
Nigeria: Former IGP Arase - Why Nigeria Truly Needs State Police
The notion of a monolithic police service for a country as complex and massive as Nigeria is unreasonable and unfit for purpose. Read more »
Nigeria: Three-Month-Old Baby Abandoned in Front of School
The police said the baby was picked up by a good Samaritan and brought to their station. Read more »
Nigeria: EU Unveils Digital Platform to Boost Investment in Nigeria's Agribusiness
"The EU-Nigeria Agribusiness Platform will contribute to boosting the exploration and exploitation of agribusiness opportunities between Nigeria and the EU." Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria's Interest Rates Hampering Job Creation, Economic Growth - Dangote
CBN has increased interest rates by a total of 750 basis points across three consecutive Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meetings. Read more »
Nigeria: How Wike's Refusal to Relate With Me Is Hurting FCT - Senator Kingibe
The Senator representing the FCT, Ireti Kingibe, speaks at length on the rift between her and the FCT minister, Nyesom Wike, and the relevance of the road construction projects he… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Govt Threatens to Jail Whistleblowers Who Leak Govt Documents
Journalists and civil society organisations sometimes rely on such leaks to expose corruption and wrongdoings within the government. Read more »
Nigeria: Reps to Probe 'Unethical Practices' By Multinational Companies in Nigeria
The House also asked the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) to immediately halt the alleged unfair business practices by multinationals. Read more »
July 02
Nigeria: AGF Takes Over N16.6 Billion Fraud Against Polaris Bank, Staff Member
The police accused Polaris Bank and one of its officers of fraudulently diverting over N16.5 billion from a customer's various accounts within nearly eight years. Read more »
Nigeria: Jigawa Govt Signs ₦6bn Partnership With Bank of Industry
Mr Omar said the partnership with the Jigawa State government is the biggest ever MOU signed with any state government since the inception of the bank. Read more »
Nigeria: Reps Probe CBN's N1.12 Trillion Anchor Borrowers Scheme, Nirsal's N215 Billion Loan
The committees are to also investigate the handling of the N5 billion loan facility to the Bank of Agriculture (BOA) for livestock farmers across the country. Read more »
Nigeria: Cholera Death Toll Rises to 63 As 10 Nigerian States Lead Infection Chart
Mr Idris added that about 90 per cent of the cases are recorded in 10 states of the federation, with seven of them in the southern region. Read more »
Nigeria: Reps Probe Borno Bombings As Lawmaker Blames Security Agencies, Communities for Incidents
The House mandated its Committee on National Security and Intelligence to investigate the attacks and report to it in two weeks. Read more »
Nigeria: How Flooding Can Be Controlled in Nigeria - Deputy Senate President
The deputy senate president called for a collaboration between NiMet, state and local government authorities to call the attention of the people against impending rainstorms. Read more »
Nigeria: Reps Urge Govt to Revoke East-West Road Contract
The lower chambers recommended that the contract be revoked and re-awarded to another company with the expertise and capacity to do the job. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria to Host International Conference for 'Eradication of Colonialism'
The primary objectives of the conference are to make programmatic contributions towards achieving the UN's subsisting declaration for the Eradication of Colonialism by 2030. Read more »
Nigeria: Lawmaker Accuses Deputy Speaker of Bias, Stages Walkout
Cyril Hart, a first-time lawmaker, accused Deputy Speaker Ben Kalu of giving preference to senior members of the House during debates. Read more »
July 03
Nigeria: How Soldiers Killed Two Local Security Guards in Enugu - Senate Panel
The Senate Committee said the slain guards were on a mission to foil a robbery attack when they were killed by soldiers. Read more »
Nigeria: Senate Urges Nimet to Make Flooding Predictions Available to Nigerians
Senate urges NiMet to make flooding predictions available Read more »
Nigeria: Reps to Organise a Public Hearing On the Oronsaye Report
The lawmakers said the review of the report will be comprehensive and thorough, taking into cognisance the diverse perspectives and expertise available to them. Read more »
Nigeria: Police, Vigilantes Foil Robbery On Kano-Zaria Highway, As Villagers Kill Suspected Bandit
The armed robbers and suspected cattle rustlers barricaded the road with logs of wood and stones early Tuesday morning Read more »
July 02
Nigeria: CBN to Sanction Banks, BDCS, Others Over Rejection of Old Dollar Notes
The CBN will not hesitate to sanction any commercial bank or authorised forex dealer that refuses to accept old series or lower denominations of US Dollar bills from customers. Read more »