June 03
Nigeria: Promo - Wema Reiterates Commitment to Customers, Disburses N90m
Wema Bank has rounded off its 5 for 5 season 3 promo with over N90 million disbursed to Nigerians across the country, topping the cumulative N63.3 million from Season 1 and 2, and… Read more »
Nigeria: Assessing President Tinubu's One Year in Office
On May 29, 2024, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu marked one year in office. Sunday Ehigiator, Esther Oluku, Agnes Ekebuike, and Oluwatosin Osho, give an assessment of his performance,… Read more »
Nigeria: Sports Minister, Green, Others Welcome Rivers Hoopers Back Home
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Nigeria: Minimum Wage and the Strike Option
Barring any last-minute change of position, workers in the country will from this morning commence an industrial action to protest what the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the… Read more »
Nigeria: Dikko Radda - Posting of Junior Military Men Should Be Based On State of Origin for Sound Security
Katsina State is reputed to be bogged down by the twin-scourge of poverty and insecurity. Although there are several other challenges plaguing the state, it is no surprise that you… Read more »
June 02
Nigeria: Nationwide Industrial Action Will Spell Doom for Nigeria, Govt Warns
As the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) mobilise their members for the nationwide industrial action that will commence tomorrow, the federal… Read more »
Nigeria: Dana Air CEO Meets Keyamo, Hints On Fresh Investment
Nigeria's major carrier, Dana Air has announced a significant step forward in its journey towards a vibrant resurgence in the aviation sector. Read more »
Nigeria: Tinubu Inaugurates Three Ships, Two Helicopters to Boost Navy's Fight Against Oil Theft
President Bola Tinubu has inaugurates three ships and two helicopters at the Naval Dockyard, Victoria Island, Lagos, to boost the fight against crude oil theft and other insecurity… Read more »
Nigeria: Appoint Tejuosho As Humanitarian Affairs Minister, Coalition Urges Tinubu
The coalition of people with disability (PWD) and other civil society organisations, have appealed to President Bola Tinubu to appoint Halimat Tejuosho, a philanthropist, as… Read more »
Nigeria: Those Benefitting From Massive Fuel Imports Discouraging Construction of Refineries - Dangote
Africa's richest person and Chairman of the 650, 000 bpd Dangote Refinery near Lekki, Lagos state, Aliko Dangote, has argued that in the last 35 years African governments had not… Read more »
Nigeria: Don't Despair, PDP Will Bounce Back in 2027, Damagum Tells South-East
The acting National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ambassador Iliya Damagum, yesterday in Umuahia, Abia State, declared that the PDP would be victorious in the… Read more »
Nigeria: Analysts Set Agenda for Tinubu's Priorities in Second Year in Office
Last week, the media was awash with the accounts of the various ministers who reeled out figures of progress made in their respective ministries at the presentation of the… Read more »
Nigeria: Can Govt Rescue LGs From Governors' Stranglehold?
Despite state governors' refusal to comply with previous Supreme Court rulings aimed at rescuing the local government system from their control, the federal government has again… Read more »
Nigeria: For Further Consultations, Senate Bows to Pressure, Suspends Action On Amendment of CBN Act
The Senate has bowed to public pressure by suspending the planned public hearing on the amendment to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Act 2007 to allow for further consultations… Read more »
Nigeria: National Assembly Leadership Meets Labour, Govt Reps
The leadership of the National Assembly is currently holding a closed-door meeting with the executives of the Nigeria Labour Congress, the Trade Union Congress and the… Read more »
May 31
Nigeria: Govt Moves to Improve Procurement Practices in Health Sector
The federal government yesterday commenced measures to ensure efficiency and reliability of health supplies procurement across Nigeria. Read more »
Nigeria: VP Shettima and the Gains of Renewed Hope Agenda
Last year, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, was sworn into office on May 29, with a vow to move quickly to deliver results that would change the governance narrative in Nigeria.… Read more »
Nigeria: Touting At Airports Impacting Negatively On Nigeria's Image Globally, Constituting Insider Threat - Experts
Aviation security experts have called for a joint task force made up of security operatives to fight headlong, the illicit activities of touts at the nation's international… Read more »
Nigeria: Visa Applicants - Allege Extortion, Highhandedness At Turkish Embassy
For many years the embassy of the Republic of Turkey in Lagos has been collecting visa fees in dollars instead of in naira, which negates Nigeria's policy on foreign currency usage… Read more »
May 30
Nigeria: Indonesia Wants Revival of Suspended Oil, Gas MOU With Nigeria
The Republic of Indonesia has expressed its desire to foster the existing collaboration with Nigeria on the development of the nation's oil and gas sector, urging the country to… Read more »
Nigeria: Many Trapped As Four-Storey Building Collapses Near Oba of Lagos Palace
A four-storey building has collapsed trapping several people adjacent to the Palace of the Oba of Lagos at Lagos Island, the state government has confirmed. Read more »
Africa: Africa Must Utilize Investment Opportunities in Nigeria's Blue Economy - Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu has extended letters of invitation to countries worldwide, especially those on the African continent, to take advantage of the investment opportunities that… Read more »
Nigeria: Tinubu's Courageous Measures Transformative, Says APC Non-Serving Senators' Council
The All Progressives Congress (APC) Non-Serving Senators Council has said President Bola Tinubu's courageous measures and decisive actions have been nothing short of… Read more »
Nigeria: No Community Should Be Left Behind in Infrastructure Provision - Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu has inaugurated the Wuye bridge interchange, linking Wuse and Wuye Districts in the Federal Capital City (FCC) with a pledge that his administration will… Read more »
Nigeria: Govt Hails Osun, As Gov Adeleke Re-Launches School Feeding Programme
The federal government has commended Osun State for being the only state with an ongoing school feeding programme out of the 36 states of the federation. Read more »