Nigeria: Nigeria Not Broke, Economy Challenged On Many Fronts - Ahmed

The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Dr Zainab Shamsuna Ahmed, has said that like most economies across the world, the Nigerian economy is challenged on many… Read more »

Nigeria: Black Market Operators Make Brisk Business As Petrol Scarcity Lingers in Lagos, Others

The current nationwide scarcity of petrol which has been on for over a month has put black marketers in a profitable mode as they are now making brisk business by cashing in on the… Read more »

Nigeria: Jonathan, Kukah, Amaechi, Yusuf Ali, Others to Unveil the Letterman

Former President Goodluck Jonathan and other top dignitaries will converge on the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja, for the public presentation of The Letterman, a book on the… Read more »

Nigeria: World Toilet Summit - Harpic Reinstates Commitment to Partner On Open Defecation-Free Nigeria

Nigeria played host to the World Toilet Summit for the first time, with the country's leading toilet cleaning solution, Harpic, manufactured by Reckitt Nigeria, partnering the… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria Urged to Leverage On Demographic Dividends to Build Wealth, Economy

An international journalist and author of several history books, Prof. Howard French, has urged Nigeria to seize the opportunity of its demographic dividend to build wealth, invest… Read more »

Nigeria: 2030 Global Target for Ending Aids May Be Elusive - UN

-650,000 people died from virus in 2021 Read more »

Nigeria: It Is Criminal to Casualise Academics, ASUU Insists

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Federal University Wukari (FUW) Chapter has condemned the failure of the federal government to pay lecturers their full salaries,… Read more »

Nigeria: Waiting for Symptoms Before Treating Prostate Cancer Is Death Sentence - Expert

A United Kingdom (UK) based Consultant Urologist and Robotic Surgeon, Prof Kingsley Ekwueme has described as a death sentence, the act of waiting to have symptoms before commencing… Read more »

Nigeria: Govt Unveils Report On Malaria, Says Disease Prevalent in Rural Areas

The federal government yesterday commenced the dissemination of the 2021 Nigeria Malaria Indicator survey (NMIS) report. Read more »

Nigeria: Digital Economy - CITN Urges Decisive Step to Curb Tax Leakage

The Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN) has called for in-depth review of various taxing strategies for the digital economy. Read more »

Nigeria: I'm Seeking Reelection On Success of My First Term - Sanwo-Olu

-Promises to make Lagos a 21st century success story Read more »

Nigeria: Kogi, China Partner On $60m Smart Security Architecture to Tackle Insecurity

To tackle insecurity, especially within its borders, the Kogi State government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Chinese investors for the provision of high technology… Read more »

Nigeria: Govt Approves Mother Tongue As Compulsory Language of Instruction in Primary Schools

Federal government has approved a new National Language Policy which makes the mother tongue a compulsory medium of instruction from primary 1 to 6. Read more »

Nigeria: Nigerians Should Blame Governors for High Poverty Level - Govt

The federal government has laid the blame on the high level of poverty in the country on the doors of the state governors, who it said pay more attention to building flyovers and… Read more »

Nigeria: The President We All Need

The February Presidential election is a golden opportunity to break away from our iniquitous past, writes Sonnie Ekwowusi Read more »

Nigeria: Alex Otti Lists Ways Nigerian Universities Can Be Competitive

Renowned banker and economist Mr Alex Otti has decried the standard of academic content and training students are exposed to in the Nigerian university system, making them less… Read more »

Nigeria: Banks' Consumer Loans Up 31% to N2.55 Trillion on Rising Inflation

On the back of rising inflation rate in Nigeria, banks' consumer loans rose by 31 per cent or N615.82 billion in one month to N2.55trillion in July 2022 from N1.93trillion in June… Read more »

Nigeria: In Face of Oil Theft, CBN's RT200 Initiative Records $4.987bn Inflow

The Central Bank of Nigeria's (CBN) RT200 (Race to $200 billion forex inflows), which is an initiative that aims to boost non-oil exports has recorded $4.987 billion forex inflows… Read more »

Nigeria: Sibanda to Assume Role of CGIAR System Board Chair

The Consultative Group for International Agriculture Research (CGIAR), has announced that its current Board Member, Ms. Lindiwe Majele Sibanda, would succeed Mr. Marco Ferroni as… Read more »

Nigeria: 90% of Die-Hard Boko Haram Fighters Dead, Govt Declares

The Borno State Government, yesterday, said 90 per cent of die-hard Boko Haram insurgents were dead just as it attributed the mass surrender of members of the sect to the death of… Read more »

Nigeria: Finance Minister Clarifies Alleged N206bn Padding of Humanitarian Ministry's Budget, Others

The Federal Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning has made clarification on its alleged padding of the 2023 appropriation bill, particularly the sum of N206 billion it… Read more »

Nigeria: Standardisation Key to Reaping AfCFTA Benefits, Says Govt

The Minister of State for Industry, Trade and Investment, Mrs. Maryam Katagum, has said that the role of the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) remained critical in helping… Read more »

Nigeria: Bridging Digital Divide and Internet for All

Some 2.7 billion people will be connected by 2025. Read more »

Nigeria: Group Expresses Fear Over Consequences of Pollution in Niger Delta

A Civil Society Organisation, Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) has expressed fear of deadly consequences on the people of the Niger Delta over the level of pollution in… Read more »

Nigeria: Govt Banks On Energy Transition Plan to Pull 100m Nigerians Out of Poverty

For the umpteenth time, the federal government has hinged its target of pulling 100 million Nigerians from the shackles of poverty on the implementation of Nigeria's Energy… Read more »