August 26, 2022
Nigeria: Commission to Enforce 2.5% Statutory Levy on Broadcasters
The National Broadcasting Commission has directed all licenced broadcasting stations, owned, established or operated by private individuals, federal, state and local government… Read more »
Nigeria: U.S.$3.65 Billion Abacha Loot Recovered By Govt in 24 Years
The total amount of looted funds recovered from late Head of State, General Sani Abacha in the past 24 years has been put at $3.65 billion. Read more »
Nigeria: To Attain 2030 SDGs, Govt Must Increase Education Funding From 7% to 20% - UN
The United Nations (UN) has sounded a note of warning that Nigeria may not achieve the global agenda for universal inclusive and equitable basic education for all school-age… Read more »
Nigeria: ASUU President Says State Universities That Defied Strike Are Quacks
Meanwhile, Osodeke has labeled state universities that have resumed lectures nationwide as quacks. Read more »
August 25, 2022
Nigeria: In Bid to Resolve Their Differences, Atiku, Wike Meet in London
Peoples Democratic Party presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, and Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, met in London on Thursday in a bid to resolve their differences. Read more »
Nigeria: New Electoral Act Will Enhance Positive Political Change in Nigeria - Nwafor
The Young Progressives Party (YPP) candidate in the 2023 governorship election in Abia State, Sir Enyinnaya Nwafor, a renowned entrepreneur at a recent session with journalists… Read more »
Nigeria: Pipeline Surveillance Contract - PANDEF Warns Northern Youths Against Inciting Comments
The Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) has warned northern youths against what it described as unnecessary and misguided expressions and actions in order not to provoke a crisis in the… Read more »
Nigeria: Domestic Airline Operators Accuse Foreign Carriers of Ripping Off Nigerians With Outrageous Fares
The Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) has accused foreign carriers operating in Nigeria of charging fares at prevalent parallel market foreign exchange naira to dollar rate and at… Read more »
Nigeria: Artefacts - Oba of Benin's Representatives, Others to Attend Berlin Humboldt Forum Arts Exhibition
The Humboldt Forum, a museum of art and culture would play host to arts collectors, enthusiasts, and researchers across the globe at the second opening of Humboldt forum in Berlin,… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Seeks $10bn Package From International Partners for Energy Transition Plan - Osinbajo
The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo has declared that Nigeria is seeking $10 billion from international partners to fund the nation's new Energy Transition Plan. Read more »
August 24, 2022
Nigeria: Nigerian Navy Ship Kada Returns to Lagos After Conveying Military Hardware, Troops to Guinea Bissau
Eighteen days after it conveyed military hardware and crew to Guinea Bissau on peace keeping mission, Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) KADA, a Landing Ship Transport (LST), returned to… Read more »
Nigeria: Amidst CBN Directive to DMBs, Credit to Private Sector Up N4.69trn to N39.87trn
Following the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) mandate to Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) to improve lending to the real sector of the nation's economy, credit to private sector has so far… Read more »
Nigeria: Public-Private Sector Collaboration Will Bridge Nigeria's $2.3trn Infrastructure Deficit - Osinbajo
The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo has posited that collaboration between the federal government and the private sector would not only ensure effective coordination of the… Read more »
Africa: China to Pick 17 Countries for Debt Forgiveness, Redirect U.S.$10 Billion in IMF Funds
China, the largest government creditor to emerging economies, has said it will forgive 23 interest-free loans to 17 African countries and redirect $10 billion of its International… Read more »
Nigeria: Calling On Govt to Respond to Natural Disaster Unlawful - Buhari to Governors
President Muhammadu Buhari, has warned the 36 state governors to desist from calling on the federal government to respond to natural disaster in their areas without first taking… Read more »
Nigeria: Eight Months After Winning Licence, MTN Rolls Out 5G Today
Having won the 3.5GHz spectrum licence for 5G network rollout since December last year, coupled with the issuance of 5G spectrum licence in May this year, MTN Nigeria… Read more »
Nigeria: 41,235,148 Nigerians Have Received Covid-19 Vaccines - NPHCDA
The National Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHCDA) yesterday disclosed that the country has successfully vaccinated 41,235,148 of its eligible population with the first… Read more »
Nigeria: Fake News, Misinformation Worsening Insecurity Nationwide - Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, said the current insecurity in the country was being made worse by rising fake news and misinformation. Buhari stated this at an event in… Read more »
August 23, 2022
Nigeria: Nigerian Govt Begins Talks With Airlines Over Trapped Funds
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has said relevant authorities are working towards addressing issues concerning revenue of foreign airlines that have… Read more »
Nigeria: Buhari Condemns Killing of Islamic Cleric By Soldier
President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned what he called "the unprovoked and cold-blooded murder of a Yobe State-based Islamic cleric Sheikh Goni Aisami, by a callous soldier he had… Read more »
Nigeria: UK Donates £15m Towards Tackling Insecurity, Malnutrition in North-East
The United Kingdom (UK) has donated £15 million for the provision of vital food and nutrition for vulnerable people in the North-eastern states of Borno, Adamawa and Yobe. Read more »
Nigeria: Avoid Rancour in Award of Contracts, Buhari Warns Agencies' Governing Boards
President Muhammadu Buhari has advised members of the governing boards of agencies and parastatals under the Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy to eschew public rancour… Read more »
Nigeria: Govt, U.S. Sign Agreement On Repatriation of $23m Abacha Loot
The Federal Government of Nigeria and the United States of America (USA) on Tuesday signed an agreement for the repatriation of $23 million, being assets looted by late Head of… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria, India Need to Improve On Existing Security, Political, Economic Relationship - Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has stressed the urgent need for Nigeria and India to improve on the existing security, political, as well as economic relationship between the two… Read more »
Nigeria: Govt Decries Abuse of Expatriate Quota Policy, Re-Inaugurates Taskforce
The Minister of Interior, Alhaji Rauf Aregbesola, has decried the abuses and gross violations of Nigeria's expatriate quota policy by foreigners and some organisations in the… Read more »