Nigeria: Johannesburg Stock Exchange Lifts Suspension On Oando's Securities

Shares in the energy company slid by 9.86 per cent in Lagos at the end of trade following the news Read more »

Nigeria: Jigawa Governor Makes 59 Fresh Appointments, Reasigns Advisers

Governor Namadi appoints two new Special Advisers, eight Senior Special Assistants and 49 Special Assistants. Read more »

Nigeria: Role Don Jazzy Played in My 20-Year Career - D'Banj

Don Jazzy and D'banj co-founded Mo'Hits Records in 2004, winning the hearts of many Nigerian music lovers. Read more »

Nigeria: Reps Ask Govt to Jettison Minimum Wage for Living Wage

The lawmakers observed that there are existing internal and external economic forces that are putting pressure on Nigerian workers. Read more »

Nigeria: Kaduna Assembly Recommends Trial of El-Rufai' Over State's Loan Burden

The report alleged that the loans were not used for their intended purposes, and in some cases, due process was not followed in securing the loans Read more »

Nigeria: Insecurity Hindering Rescue of Trapped Miners - Official

Those trapped include the site manager identified as Ibrahim Ishaku and dozens of mine workers. Read more »

Nigeria: CJID Inducts 15 Fellows Into Its 2024 AI-in-Journalism Fellowship

The fellowship, slated to last six months, offers an opportunity for collaboration among a diverse group of journalists, researchers, data scientists, and web developers from… Read more »

Nigeria: MSF Overwhelmed By Unprecedented Admissions of Severely Malnourished Children At Facilities in North-East Nigeria

MSF says this is an alarming indication of a premature peak of the lean season and the increase in acute malnutrition that accompanies it, typically anticipated in July. Read more »

Nigeria: Nigerian Govt Decries Vandalisation of 2nd Niger Bridge

The Second Niger Bridge was commissioned in May 2023 by former President Muhammadu Buhari. Read more »

Nigeria: Market Capitalisation Sheds N38 Billion As Investors Sell Off Banking Stocks

The All-Share Index also closed 0.07 per cent or 68 points lower to settle at 99,051.02. Read more »

Nigeria: Criminals Destroy 50 Farmlands, Cattle in Plateau, Kaduna - Commander

"In the same period, we recorded 20 attacks on cattle and, in one of the instances, over 280 cows were killed." Read more »

Nigeria: 50 Miners Trapped As Mining Pit Collapses in Niger

Emergency management official says banditry was hampering rescue operations in the area of the accident. Read more »

Nigeria: Three Nigerian Companies Bag $17 Million UK Investment Support Fund

It said the investments are expected to provide energy for more Nigerians, reduce carbon emissions, lead to the creation of 1100 jobs, and support thousands of livelihoods. Read more »

Nigeria: Solid Mineral Sector in One Year of Tinubu's Administration - the Journey So Far

The solid mineral sector continues to make paltry contributions to Nigeria's revenue despite the promises of successive administrations to use it to diversify and boost the… Read more »

Nigeria: Chinua Achebe Writes Wole Soyinka From the Great Beyond

Aburo, how are you doing? Read more »

Nigeria: Tinubu Inaugurates, Names Abuja Road After Wole Soyinka

The Arterial Road N20 is one of the transverse arterial roads connecting the Outer Northern Expressway (ONEX) and the Outer Southern Expressway (OSEX) through the sector centres. Read more »

Nigeria: Police Invite Premium Times Journalist Over Yet-to-Be-Published Story

The police sent an invitation letter to the PREMIUM TIMES journalist after he requested a formal invitation instead of their initial phone call invitation. Read more »

Nigeria: Minimum Wage - Strike May End Today As Nigerian Govt, Labour Unions Reach Agreement

President Bola Tinubu says he is committed to implementing a National Minimum Wage that is higher than the N60,000 offered by the government. Read more »

Nigeria: In Grand Style, UBA Celebrates Children, Marks African Day

UBA said as a pan-African financial institution, celebrating the children and youth and the culture of Africa was one of the few ways of appreciating its clients and staff for the… Read more »

Nigeria: INEC Extends Voter Registration in Edo, Ondo

INEC appealed to eligible voters to seize the opportunity of the extension to register, transfer or correct personal information on their PVCs. Read more »

Nigeria: Minimum Wage - While Workers' Strike Lasted, Hospitals Offered Skeletal Services in Nigeria's Capital City

PREMIUM TIMES found that across various hospitals, complex cases requiring more serious procedures were not attended to as only medical doctors were at work while healthcare… Read more »

Nigeria: Labour Unions Suspend Strike

The announcement was made by the TUC President, Festus Osifo, following a joint extraordinary national executive council meeting of the unions held in Abuja on Tuesday. Read more »

Nigeria: Ningi Resumes Plenary After Recall From Suspension

Mr Ningi was suspended from the Senate for three months in March but was recalled last week. Read more »

Nigeria: 'Why I Never Wanted to Be Like Liz Benson' - Patience Ozokwor

Both actresses have made significant contributions to the Nigerian movie industry despite starting their careers at different times and following unique paths. Read more »

Nigeria: Nigerian Agency Announces One-Hour Power Shutdown At Lagos Airport

Ms Orah said that FAAN would ensure that the shutdown of the power supply was with minimal disruption to flight operations and passenger facilitation. Read more »