Nigeria: I Did My Best, Not Sure If Expected Results Were Achieved - Buhari

The immediate past President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari yesterday maintained that he did his best in the eight years that he governed Nigeria, but said he wasn't quite sure he… Read more »

Nigeria: Appeal Court Nullifies Mutfwang's Election, Declares Nentawe Winner

The Court of Appeal, sitting in Abuja, has nullified the election of Mr. Caleb Mutfwang of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the governor of Plateau State in the March 2023… Read more »

Africa: Tinubu, 17 Other African Leaders in Germany for G20 Compact With Africa Conference

President Bola Tinubu and 17 other African leaders are expected to attend the G20 Compact with Africa Conference scheduled for Berlin, the German capital, today. Read more »

Nigeria: An Impactful Life - Tribute to Chief Christopher Ogunbanjo

The last time I saw Chief Ogunbanjo was on Tuesday, 14th December 2021, when I visited to celebrate with him on his 98th birthday. The Chief was doing very well for ninety-eight… Read more »

Nigeria: Tertiary Institutions and Remittances

The decision to stop universities from sending part of their money to government is hugely welcome Read more »

Nigeria: Universities Won't Embark On Strike Again, Tinubu Declares

Barely 24 hours after President Bola Tinubu cancelled the controversial deduction of 40 per cent of Internally Generated Revenues (IGRs) from federal universities across the… Read more »

Nigeria: To Ramp Up Oil Production, Govt Moves to Resolve Dispute Over Sale of $1.3bn ExxonMobil's Assets

The federal government has met with a team from Seplat Energy, to resolve the stalemate arising from the proposed $1.3 billion ExxonMobil's oil asset sale which has now been held… Read more »

Nigeria: Court Declares Zamfara Guber Poll Inconclusive, Orders Rerun in Three LGAs

The Court of Appeal in Abuja has declared as inconclusive the March 18 governorship election that produced the Zamfara State governor, Dauda Lawal. Read more »

Nigeria: Prosecution of Alleged Terrorists Resumes in Two Weeks - Fagbemi

Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, yesterday, disclosed that the federal government would resume the prosecution of some alleged… Read more »

Nigeria: Appeal Court Declares Zamfara Guber Election Inconclusive, Sets Aside Return of Lawal As Governor

The Court of Appeal in Abuja has declared as inconclusive the March 18 governorship election in Zamfara State that produced Dauda Lawal as governor. Read more »

Nigeria: CBN - Old N100, N200, N1,000 Banknotes Remain Legal Tender Interminably

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) yesterday said it intends to extend the legal tender status of the old N200, N500, and N1, 000 denominations beyond the December 31, 2023 deadline… Read more »

Nigeria: Respite Seen for Naira As CBN Intensifies Settlement of Forex Backlogs

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has intensified its clearance of backlogs of foreign exchange (FX) forwards, raising hope for the strengthening of the naira in the coming days. Read more »

Nigeria: Keyamo's Monarch Seeks Expansion of Osubi Airport, Revitalisation of Warri Ports

The Ovie of Uvwie Kingdom, HRM. Emmanuel Sideso (Abe 1), has called on the federal government to expand Osubi airport in Delta State to accommodate bigger aircrafts. Read more »

Nigeria: Huge Recurrent Expenditure Affecting States' Capacity to Develop - NEITI

A report by the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) has expressed serious concerns over states' recurrent expenditure, noting that the huge expenses was… Read more »

Nigeria: Governor Diri Re-Elected

Bayelsa State Governor and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the November 11 governorship election has been re-elected. He polled 175,196 votes to emerge winner of the… Read more »

Nigeria: Uzodimma, Ododo Win Imo, Kogi, Diri Leads in Bayelsa

Saturday's off-cycle governorship elections in Imo, Bayelsa and Kogi states are gradually coming to a close, with the declaration, yesterday, of Imo State Governor Hope Uzodimma,… Read more »

Nigeria: The Posthumous 'Benevolence' of Abacha

For the past several years, the joke in Abuja is that whenever Nigeria encounters dire financial straits, the late General Sani Abacha looks down on us from beyond and drops a… Read more »

Nigeria: Court Orders Release of Emefiele to His Lawyers

Justice Olukayode Adeniyi of a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja on Wednesday ordered the immediate release of the detained former Governor of the Central… Read more »

Nigeria: EFCC Complies With Order, Produces Emefiele in Court

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday complied with the order of Justice Olukayode Adeniyi of a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja,… Read more »

Nigeria: A Dish Best Served Cold

Something that has been tried and tried again and most of the time the experiment came to grief, why does anyone want to try it again? I am thinking here of the dubious Nigerian… Read more »

Nigeria: Politics of Statistics in Nigeria

Statistics should help settle arguments, in theory. We assume they provide stable reference points that everyone - no matter what their opinion, persuasion, belief, or politics is-… Read more »

Nigeria: Fitch - Nigeria's Credit Rating Stable, Predicts Inflation At Below 21%

Fitch Ratings has affirmed Nigeria's long-term foreign-currency issuer default outlook at 'B-' with a stable outlook, listing the country's major strengths as large economy,… Read more »

Nigeria: Lokpobiri - We'll Hold NNPCL Accountable for Complete Rehabilitation of All Refineries By 2024

Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Heineken Lokpobiri, has declared that the federal government would hold the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL)… Read more »

Nigeria: Dangote Refinery Begins Test Run with Domestic Crude

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) will supply the new 650,000 barrel-per-day Dangote oil refinery with up to six million barrels of crude oil in December, to… Read more »

Nigeria: CBN Moves to Restore Investor Confidence, Begins Clearance of FX Forward Backlogs

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has started clearing backlogs of foreign exchange (FX) forward contract through some banks as part of efforts to rebuild confidence in the… Read more »