Nigeria: Ship Owners Seek Ajegunle Residents' Relocation to Upgrade Apapa Port

President of the Ship Owners Association of Nigeria, Mkgeorge Oyung, yesterday called for the relocation of the residents of Ajegunle, a suburb in Lagos, with a view to enhancing… Read more »

Nigeria: 80% of African Start-Ups Have Funding Challenges - IFC

The World Bank's private investment arm, the International Finance Corp (IFC) has said that 80 per cent of African start-ups have funding challenges which the organisation can… Read more »

Nigeria: Airlines Call for Upgrade of Airport Infrastructure to Curb Flight Delays

Domestic carriers have called for the upgrade and expansion of airport infrastructure, attributing most of flight delays to inadequate facilities like limited spaces at the airport… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria's Oil Rigs Count Slumps 50% in Three Years

The latest Monthly Oil Market Report (MOMR) by Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has revealed that Nigeria's oil rigs count fell from 16 to eight between 2019… Read more »

Nigeria: Court Sentences Okupe to 2 Years Imprisonment With Option of N13m Fine

Justice Ijeoma Ojuwku of the Federal High Court Abuja, has sentenced, Dr Doyin Okupe, a former Senior Special Assistant (SSA) on Public Affairs to former President Goodluck… Read more »

Nigeria: Obaseki, EU Strengthen Ties, Explore Investment Opportunities in Culture, Human Capacity Devt, Others

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said his government is strengthening partnership with the European Union to sustain the gains recorded by his administration in… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria's Debt Service-to-Revenue Ratio At 83.0% Worrisome

Following the recent disclosure by the Debt Management Office (DMO) on Nigeria's Debt stance, analysts have stressed that Nigeria's debt is at the highest level and is worrisome at… Read more »

Africa: Visa to Invest $1bn in Africa to Accelerate Digital Transformation

Visa has pledged to invest $1 billion in Africa over the next five years to scale operations, deploy new innovative technologies, deepen collaboration with partners and advance… Read more »

Nigeria: NEDC Empowers 150 Youths to Bridge Nigeria's 8million Metering Gap

The North East Development Commission (NEDC) and MOMAS Group have partnered to empower 150 Nigerian youths in the North Eastern part in its bid to bridge the nation's metering gap… Read more »

Nigeria: New Edo Teaching Hospital Kicks Off With Free Medical Outreach

The Edo State University Teaching Hospital has finally kicked off a three-day free medical outreach as part of activities lined up to mark the formal takeover and upgrade of the… Read more »

Nigeria: Buhari Back in Abuja After Eight-Day Official Visit to U.S.

President Muhammadu Buhari has returned to the nation's capital, Abuja, after an eight-day official visit to Washington DC, the United States of America (USA), where he… Read more »

Nigeria: Meet the Youngest 2023 Gubernatorial Candidate in Nigeria

Many slogans have been thrown out in the name of political campaigns for inclusivity. These include Not Too Young to Run and Not Too Old to Run. Even as we all await Not Too Poor… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria and Our Broken Nationalism

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Nigeria: Season of Honours for Tony Elumelu, United Bank Chairperson

Charles Ajunwa writes that the entrepreneurial and managerial acumen of the Chairman of United Bank for Africa and Heirs Holdings, Mr. Tony Elumelu, attract recognitions from… Read more »

Morocco: Croatia Deny Morocco Consolation Bronze

Morocco's bid for a consolatory third place finish at the 2022 World Cup here in Doha, Qatar was truncated on Saturday evening as Croatia showed their class once more to clinch the… Read more »

Africa: Continent's Surprise Team, Morocco, in Battle for 'Golden Bronze' With Croatia

Morocco, Africa's surprise team at the 2022 FIFA World Cup here in Qatar, will this evening take on Croatia in the third place match in a reminiscent of the Balkan nation's success… Read more »

Nigeria: 93% of African Countries Improved Their Visa Policies - Report

A new report has indicated that 93 percent of African countries have maintained or improved their visa process. Read more »

Nigeria: Higher Food, Energy, Import Costs Drive Inflation to 21.47%

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) which measures the rate of change in prices of goods and commodities increased to 21.47 per cent year-on-year in November, compared to 15.40 per cent… Read more »

Nigeria: Buhari Role Model for Democracy in Africa - Biden

United States President, Joe Biden, hailed President Muhammadu Buhari for his efforts to deepen democracy not only in Nigeria, but also in Africa. Read more »

Nigeria: Govt Unveils 10-Year Plan to Achieve Self-Sufficiency in Rice Production

The Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Development, Hon. Mustapha Shehuri, yesterday launched the National Rice Development Strategy (NRDS) II, to provide a direction for… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria, Kenya Missing From $150m Frontier Market Inflow - Analyst

An analyst at EFG Hermes Research has disclosed that Nigeria and Kenya are missing from the $150million frontier markets inflow in the last three weeks over the scarcity of foreign… Read more »

Africa: Nigeria's High Expectation From U.S-Africa Leaders Summit

Chido Nwangwu writes about the expectations of President Muhammadu Buhari from the three-day US-African leaders summit which ended Thursday in Washington DC Read more »

Nigeria: Terrorism, Unconstitutional Change of Govt, Climate Change Threaten Attainment of AU Agenda 2063 - Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has sounded a note of warning that Africa risks not attaining the goals continental leaders have set for the region by 2063 in view of challenges of… Read more »

Nigeria: Court Refuses Motion Seeking to Stop CBN's Cash Withdrawal Limit

Justice Chizoba Oriji of a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in Maitama has refused to grant a motion seeking to stop the new cash withdrawal policy of the Central… Read more »

Nigeria: Bureau of Public Service Reforms Rates NPA As 'Platinum Level' Organisation

There was excitement in the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) following the classification of the agency by the Bureau of Public Service Reforms (BPSR) as a level 5 "Platinum Level"… Read more »