May 13
Nigeria: Govt to Formulate New Wage System Based On Workers' Productivity
The Federal Government on Monday hinted that formulation of an innovative wage system that will be based on employee's productivity in the civil service is underway. Read more »
Nigeria: Crude Oil Theft - NSCDC Uncovers 2 Illegal Pipeline Connection Points in Rivers
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), has uncovered two illegal bunkering sites in Rivers. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerians Not Supporting Electricity Tariff Hike - SSANU
Dr Taiwo Arobadi, the Chairman, Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), has said that Nigerians are not in support of… Read more »
Nigeria: U.S. Govt, FCMB Partner to Strengthen Nigeria's Private Health Sector
At a ceremony held at the First City Monument Bank (FCMB) Headquarters in Lagos, Nigeria, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Mission Director Melissa Jones… Read more »
Nigeria: Cybersecurity Levy Law Hurriedly Passed - - Ndume Commends Tinubu On Suspension
The Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Ali Ndume, has commended President Bola Tinubu for suspending the 0.5% cybercrime levy that was earlier announced by the Central Bank of… Read more »
Nigeria: Sports Minister Hails Amusan Over Jamaican Invitational Victory
Sports Development minister, Senator John Owan Enoh has hailed world record holder in the 100m hurdles, Nigeria's Tobi Amusan for posting the world's leading time of 12.40s at the… Read more »
Nigeria: Herders - We Have Taken Proactive Measures to Secure Our Farmers - Enugu Govt
The Enugu State Government says it has taken proactive and tested measures to ensure the security and safety of farmers to boost food sufficiency in the state. Read more »
Nigeria: Landing Fee - Why We Imposed $300 On Helicopter Operators - FG
The Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development has justified its reason for introducing a $300 landing fee on helicopter operators, saying it is a cost recovery measure that… Read more »
Nigeria: Introducing Code, Afrobeats Rising Star That Crafted 'Afrotronic' Genre
In the pulsating heart of Lagos State, amid the neon-lit streets and thumping beats, emerges a luminary of the electrifying music scene known as Code. Read more »
Africa: Africa Needs Emergence of Globally Respected African Media - Adesina
...adds Africa must shape its own narrative Read more »
May 11
Nigeria: The Modern Day Zaccheus - Tax Collector Vision
In the world of taxation, there's a story that transcends time - that of Biblical Zacchaeus, the compassionate tax collector from Jericho. Today, in Nigeria's ever-evolving… Read more »
May 10
Nigeria: Rivers PDP Crisis May Become National Conflagration - Bode George
A former Deputy National Chairman of the People's Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Olabode George, on Friday, urged elders and stakeholders of the party to intervene in the political… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Army Pulls Out 29 Infantry Corps Generals
The Nigerian Army on Friday pulled out 29 Generals of the Infantry Corps who retired from active military service. Read more »
Nigeria: Employment Not Govt's Priority Now, Says Abia Gov
Gov. Alex Otti of Abia says it is not on the front burner of his administration to employ new people in the state's civil service. Read more »
Nigeria: Just in - Tinubu Confers Gcon National Honour On Awujale
President Bola Tinubu has conferred the national honour of Grand Commander of the Order of Niger (GCON), on the Awujale and Paramount ruler of Ijebuland, Oba Dr. Sikiru Kayode… Read more »
May 09
Nigeria: Two Killed, Others Injured in Lagos Gas Explosion
A gas explosion occurred in the Ibeju-Lekki area of Lagos on Tuesday evening, claiming the lives of two people and leaving several others injured. Read more »
Nigeria: FG Recaptures Fleeing Inmates, Closing in On Others - Interior Minister
The Federal Government has announced the recapture of some inmates who last month fled the Suleja Custodial Centre following the collapse of its perimeter fence during a downpour. Read more »
Nigeria: Two Weeks Blackout - We Are Helpless, Taraba Govt Cries Out
Taraba State Government has cried out that it is currently helpless regarding the two weeks power outage that is making life difficult for inhabitants of Jalingo, the state… Read more »
Nigeria: Northern Elders Oppose CBN's Cybersecurity Levy
The Northern Elders Forum (NEF), a prominent socio-cultural organization representing the interests of the Northern region of Nigeria, has strongly condemned the Central Bank of… Read more »
Nigeria: Bullying in Schools - Stakeholders List Ways Out of Malaise
Recently, the video of a bullying incident at Lead British International School, Abuja, went viral, which eventually drew the attention of the authorities and the shutting down of… Read more »
Nigeria: Post Cop-28 - What's Next for Nigeria?
IT is approximately six months till the next COP 29, scheduled for 11th - 22nd November in Baku, Azerbaijan, where policymakers will gather to renew commitments towards the just… Read more »
May 08
Nigeria: Cyber Security Levy'll Push More Nigerians Into Poverty - Peter Obi
...says it's designed to milk a dying economy Read more »
Nigeria: We've Had More Jailbreaks Since Prisons Became Correctional Centres - - Akpabio
Senate President, God swill Akpabio, said yesterday that since the name of the Nigerian Prison Service was changed to Nigerian Correctional Service there have been more jailbreaks… Read more »
Nigeria: Senate Probes Stalled $18.5bn Abuja Centenary City Project
THE Senate has begun a probe into the factors that have stalled the completion of the $18.5 billion Centenary City Project, Abuja. Read more »
Nigeria: Lagos-Calabar - Atiku's Criticisms Induced By Political Calculations - Umahi
The Minister of Works, Engr. David Umahi said criticisms of the Lagos-Calabar Super Highway by Ex-Vice President Atiku Abubakar, are not only hypocritical but are motivated by… Read more »