August 06
West Africa: Nigeria, Togo, Benin Republic, Niger Navies Launch Operation Safe Domain III to Counter Maritime Crimes
To ensure enhanced safety and security in the maritime domain of Zone E through operational patrols and sustained force presence at sea, Nigeria, Benin, Togo and Niger Navies… Read more »
Nigeria: Alarm Over Growing Attacks On Hardware Supply Chain
There is a growing global concern over attacks on hardware supply chains. Read more »
Nigeria: Stakeholders - How Govt, Oil Majors, Others Are Exploiting Niger Delta
Stakeholders at a two-day workshop have analysed how extraction of crude by oil by the federal government and multinationals in the Niger Delta is hurting the region and its… Read more »
Nigeria: Aviation Unions Petition Tinubu Over Grounding of Arik Air, Seek President's Intervention
Labour unions in the Nigerian aviation industry have jointly written an open letter to President Bola Tinubu on the grounding of Arik Air's aircraft by the Nigerian Airspace… Read more »
Nigeria: Electricity Grid Experiences Partial Disturbance As Supply Slumps
Nigeria experienced partial disturbance on the national electricity grid yesterday as generation fell to as low as 1.255.78mw at around 3pm, throwing parts of the country into… Read more »
Nigeria: NCC Issues Guidelines On Telecoms Tariff Plans, Promotional Activities
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has issued guidelines on tariff plans, bundles and promotional activities. Read more »
Nigeria: Windfall Tax Amid Industry Recapitalisation Will Break Banks - EFC Report
A new report has warned that implementing a windfall tax amid a Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) mandated recapitalisation could "break the camel's back" for banks. Read more »
Nigeria: Beyond the Protests...
The #EndBadGovernance protests in Nigeria were scheduled to take place between August 1 -10, 2024, tagged "10 Days of Rage", a seemingly apocalyptic projection of the immediate… Read more »
Nigeria: Tinubu, Security Heads Meet Over State of Nation As Protests Persist in Kaduna, Kano, Plateau
President Bola Tinubu, yesterday, met with all heads of security agencies in the country to review the state of the nation amid ongoing protests embarked upon by aggrieved… Read more »
Nigeria: Govt to Refund Enugu Govt's Expenditure On Abakpa Flyover
The federal government has urged the Enugu State government to begin the construction of the flyover bridge at Abakpa junction in Enugu Capital City to minimise traffic challenges… Read more »
Nigeria: Court Orders Immediate Freezing of Bastanchury Power Solutions' Accounts
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has ordered the immediate freezing of all Bastanchury Power Solutions Accounts, in all commercial Banks in Nigeria. The court also ordered the… Read more »
Nigeria: Ofili Ends 28 Years Jinx, Storms Into Paris 2024 200m Final
Sprinter Favour Ofili ended Nigeria's 'No Show' in the women's 200m event of the Olympic Games as she qualified for the final of the event for the first time in 28 years. Read more »
Nigeria: Issues in Local Government Elections
Credible elections are needed at the grassroots' level of government Read more »
Nigeria: Four Killed in Cult Groups Clash in Delta
Four persons were yesterday feared killed at different locations during two rival cult groups clash over alleged debt recovery in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta… Read more »
Nigeria: Restore the Petroleum Equalisation Fund
There is a massive call for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to bring back the petroleum subsidy. The ongoing 10-day "EndBadGovernance" protest and the high prices of commodities and… Read more »
Nigeria: Chronicling the #endbadgovernance Protest As Nigerians Cry for Change
Given the widespread hunger, economic crisis coupled with alleged mismanagement of scarce resources, Nigerians on August 1, 2024, under the #EndBadGovernance slogan, took to the… Read more »
Nigeria: With High Power Tariff, Supply Instability, Manufacturing Firms Turn to Gas
The Group Managing Director of Daily-Need Group, producers of pharmaceuticals and food products, Mr. Oluwatosin Jolayemi, has said that with high electricity tariff and the… Read more »
Nigeria: Stock Market Depreciates By N92bn On Profit-Taking in MTN, 24 Others
The Nigerian stock market yesterday opened trading for the new week with a decline of N92 billion on investors' profit-taking in MTN Nigeria Communications (MTNN) Plc and 24… Read more »
Nigeria: Uzodimma Unveils Amuneke Technical Manager of Heartland FC
The Governor of Imo State, Senator Hope Uzodimma has unveiled former Super Eagles player, Emmanuel Amuneke, as the Technical Manager of Heartland Football Club Owerri, Imo State. Read more »
Nigeria: How Afree Mobile App Has Become Game Changer for Connecting Users Within the African Continent
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Nigeria: Why Are Banks Against Windfall Tax?
ETIM ETIM writes that the tax is not only excessive but retroactive Read more »
Nigeria: FG - Access to Accurate Data Strategic to Growth of Oil, Gas Sector
The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum Resources, Nicholas Ella, has stated that the availability of accurate and comprehensive statistical data is strategic to Nigeria's… Read more »
Nigeria: Eight Months On, Aba North Still Unrepresented in Abia Assembly
Since November, 2023 when the Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos voided the election of Hon Destiny Nwagwu and pronounced Hon Aaron Uzodike as the duly elected member to represent… Read more »
Nigeria: Fitc Unveils Groundbreaking Sustainability & ESG Institute
The Financial Institutions Training Centre (FITC), has launched the FITC Sustainability & ESG Institute, an effort it said is a significant step in promoting environmental,… Read more »
Nigeria: Innovators Identify Internet Connectivity As Barrier to Digital Health Solutions
Oluchi Chibuzor Read more »