October 21, 2022
Nigeria: I Stand With Families Who Lost Loved Ones to #EndSARS - Atiku
Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, yesterday, in commemoration of the second anniversary of the October 2020 #EndSARS protest against… Read more »
Nigeria: Kyari - Convicted Drug Trafficker Narrates How Cocaine Was Smuggled Through Enugu Int'l Airport
The sixth prosecution witness in the trial of DCP Abba Kyari and four others, Mr Emeka Alphonsus Ezenwanne, yesterday, narrated how he and his colleagues brought cocaine from… Read more »
Nigeria: Terrorism - Air, Artillery Bombardment Kill 95 Bandits
The military high command, yesterday, said a combined air and artillery bombardment of criminal hideouts in the North-west and North-central killed 95 bandits and kidnappers in the… Read more »
Nigeria: Relief As Shell Resumes Crude Oil Export At 400,000bpd Forcados Terminal
Hope for the addition of 500,000 barrels per day (bpd) of crude oil to Nigeria's daily output by the end of November to earn more revenue to finance the 2023 budget, has risen as… Read more »
October 20, 2022
Nigeria: NCC Directs MTN, Airtel to Reverse Hike in Telecom Tariff
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has ordered MTN and Airtel to immediately reverse the hike in their data tariff plan which they implemented on their respective… Read more »
Nigeria: Travails of Foreign-Trained Nigerian Doctors
John Shiklam writes about the complaints by foreign-trained Nigerian doctors on the conduct of the licensing exams by the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria, MDCN, calling for… Read more »
Nigeria: 40 #EndSARS Protesters Still Languishing in Jail - Amnesty International
In commemoration of the second year anniversary of the #EndSARS protests, Amnesty International has revealed that no fewer than 40 protesters during the unrest are still… Read more »
Nigeria: 19 Million Nigerians Living With Disabilities Are Registered Voters - INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), yesterday, said many of the 19 million Nigerians living with disability were registered voters and would do everything to… Read more »
Nigeria: Improved Infrastructure Has Made Our Work Easier in Enugu - Red Cross
The Nigerian Red Cross Society has commended Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State for the remarkable interventions his administration has made in the provision of road… Read more »
Nigeria: 2023 Polls - Immigration Service Urges Officers to Be Patriotic, Neutral
The Controller General of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), Mr Idris Isah Jere, has charged officers and men of the Service to be upright, steadfast and patriotic, neutral… Read more »
Nigeria: October 20, 2022 - a Time to Rethink the Discourse of Possibilities of the #EndSARS Movement
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Nigeria: Military Launches 'Exercise Still Waters' Ahead of Yuletide in Delta
The 63 Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Asaba, has launched 'Exercise Still Water II, 2022' as part of the measures aimed at beefing up security surveillance and crimes combat,… Read more »
Nigeria: Senate Summons Niger Delta Affairs Minister Over N480bn Fraud Allegations, NDDC Budgets
The Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions have summoned the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Mr. Umana Okon Umana over allegations of non- performance and… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria's Fuel Consumption Will Decline When There's No Incentive for Excess Use - Kyari
Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, Mallam Mele Kyari has said that the current petrol consumption in the country will decline when… Read more »
Nigeria: How Pinnacle's $1bn Offshore Subsea Petroleum Terminal Will Address Govt's N5bn Daily Loss in Apapa
The federal government's revenue is about to receive a major boost as Nigeria's first offshore subsea bi-directional petroleum products intake and offtake terminal built by… Read more »
Nigeria: Lagos Will Continue to Ensure Mutually Beneficial Relationships With Financial Institutions - Sanwo-Olu
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, yesterday said his administration would continue to ensure a mutually beneficial relationship with financial institutions in the… Read more »
Nigeria: Buhari Has Constructed 8,352.94kms of Roads, Created 339,955 Jobs - Fashola
The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, yesterday said in spite of the shortfall in the federal government's revenue, arising from weakness in the global economy… Read more »
Nigeria: Mobile Payments Surge As Cheque Transactions Slide From 10.8m to 4.5m in 5 Years - Report
The State of Enterprise (SOE) Report 2022 has revealed that financial transactions on mobile payment system grew by 5,455 per cent in Nigeria between 2017 and 2021, while cheque… Read more »
Nigeria: AfDB, FCMB Sign $50m Agreement to Enhance Access to Finance for SMEs
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has signed a $50 million Line of Credit Agreement with First City Monument Bank (FCMB) to support access to finance for Small and Medium-sized… Read more »
October 19, 2022
Nigeria: Allowing Leakages From Proceeds of Borrowing Could Put Nigeria in Bondage, Says APC Chieftain
A Canada based psychiatrist and the convener of the Oshodi for Tinubu /Shettima media Group, Dr. Abiola Oshodi, yesterday said borrowing and allowing leakages of the proceeds of… Read more »
Nigeria: Oscars Did Not Order Nigerian Selection Committee to Re-Vote, Says Nosc's Chairperson
Chairperson of the Nigerian Official Selection Committee (NOSC), Chineze Anyaene-Abonyi has said that the Academy of Motion Pictures, Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) did not order the… Read more »
October 18, 2022
Nigeria: China Running 'Overseas Police Stations' In Nigeria, Others, Disrespecting Sovereignty - Report
China's President Xi Jinping's government has set up "overseas police stations" in Nigeria to keep track of its citizens abroad, THISDAY learnt yesterday. Read more »
Nigeria: Kwankwanso, Shettima Pledge Policy Initiatives to Address Mental Health Challenges
The presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Alhaji Musa Kwankwaso and the Vice presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Kashim… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Needs Comprehensive Strategy to Address Social Exclusion - Report
The federal government has been advised to develop and implement a comprehensive national social inclusion strategy (NSIS) that would prioritise the welfare of its citizen in order… Read more »
West Africa: Buhari Calls For Investment In STI To Drive Industrialisation In West Africa
Nigeria and other West African countries need more investment in Science Technology and Innovation (STI) to drive the industrialisation process in the region, President Muhammadu… Read more »