April 30
Nigeria: No, Nigeria's Federal Road Safety Commission Is Not Recruiting
Africa Check
No, Nigeria's Federal Road Safety Commission is not recruiting Read more »
Nigeria: Fuel Queues Will Be Cleared By Wednesday Across Nigeria - NNPCL
Premium Times
"Unfortunately, we experienced a three-day disruption in distribution due to logistical issues, which has since been resolved." Read more »
Nigeria: Shell - Nigerian Govt Develops Divestment Framework
Premium Times
The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) said the framework, which consists of seven cardinal pillars, would also guide other similar investments in the… Read more »
Nigeria: Demand for Mining Marshals Shows Sector Support for Policy - Alake
Premium Times
Mr Alake revealed that processes for enacting legislations for the establishment of the Nigerian Solid Minerals Corporation are already underway in the National Assembly, through… Read more »
Nigeria: EFCC Arraigns Former Kwara Finance Commissioner for N1.22 Billion Fraud
Premium Times
The former Kwara State Commissioner for Finance is being tried alongside former Governor Abdulfatah over N1.22 billion money laundering charges. Read more »
Nigeria: Jnr Pope - Sound Engineer Precious Ofurum Buried in River State
Premium Times
Precious Ofurum, alongside Jnr Pope and three others, died on 10 April in a boat mishap. Read more »
April 29
Nigeria: Motorists Hike Transport Fares in Abuja As Fuel Scarcity Bites Harder
Premium Times
The crisis has led to an increase in the cost of transportation and commuters were left stranded at various bus stops on Monday as workers and students returned from work and… Read more »
Nigeria: Young Middle-Class Nigerians Are Desperate to Leave the Country - Insights Into Why [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Since the 1980s, migration has been a part of the Nigerian middle-class psyche, catalysed by the usual suspects: high unemployment, security concerns, infrastructure gaps, and poor… Read more »
Nigeria: Dangote - Our Target Is Nigeria's Self-Sufficiency in Petrol, Others
Daily Trust
The Dangote Industries Limited has said that its target is to ensure that Nigeria becomes self-sufficient in all the sectors, including cement, agriculture, mining and petroleum. Read more »
Nigeria: Rivers Tanker Explosion - Govs Advocate Safer Transportation of Petroleum Products
Vanguard
...As Tinubu, First Lady mourn Read more »
Liberia: Speaker Koffa Applauds Ways, Means, and Finance Committee for Uncovering Extra U.S.$51m in Revenue
FrontPageAfrica
House Speaker Cllr. J. Fonati Koffa has opposed direct budget funding to lawmakers for implementing legislative projects within their respective electoral districts. Read more »
Liberia: Consider Resumption Over Decommissioning - Mines & Energy Boss Entreats Mng Gold, Tours China Union Facilities
FrontPageAfrica
Since assuming office earlier this year as the Minister of Mines and Energy of Liberia, Wilmot Paye has emphasized that measures ensuring the country benefits from its mineral… Read more »
Nigeria: Zenith Bank Shareholders Approve Holdco Structure [press release]
Premium Times
In his remarks during the EGM, the Founder and Chairman of Zenith Bank Plc, Jim Ovia, thanked the shareholders for their unwavering commitment, which has been instrumental in the… Read more »
Nigeria: Why Naira Depreciated By 23% in 4 Days - Currency Dealers, Analysts
Vanguard
A surge in demand for dollars in the parallel market driven by banks and end-users combined with slow forex disbursement to BDCs by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, caused the… Read more »
Nigeria: Tinubu At WEF, Says Subsidy Removal, Forex Reform Saved Nigeria From Bankruptcy
This Day
President Bola Tinubu, yesterday, said last year's removal of fuel subsidy and current efforts by his administration to manage Nigeria's foreign exchange market were necessary… Read more »
Nigeria: Govt Approves Design of Sokoto-Badagry Road Project
Leadership
Minister of works, Engr David Umahi, says President Bola Tinubu has approved the design of Sokoto-Badagry Highway project as part of efforts to improve economic diversification in… Read more »
Nigeria: Fuel Subsidy Removal Necessary for Nigeria's Economy - Tinubu
Leadership
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has again defended his administration's decision to remove fuel subsidy in Nigeria, describing it as a necessary action to prevent the country from… Read more »
Niger: NAF Bombs Terrorists Who Attacked Troops in Niger
Leadership
Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has hit terrorists who recently attacked and killed six soldiers in Shiroro, Niger State and destroyed their hideouts. Read more »
Nigeria: Abiodun Tackles Son Over Ogun Gas Explosion
Daily Trust
Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun on Sunday criticised the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) over Saturday's gas explosion which claimed one life and left two persons injured… Read more »
Nigeria: Enugu Awards Contract to Revamp Hotel Presidential
Vanguard
...set to revive Nigergas Company Read more »
Nigeria: Credit to Manufacturing Sector Up 39 Percent to N7.73trn in 2023
Vanguard
In spite of numerous challenges confronted by manufacturers in Nigeria, the manufacturing sector's borrowings from the nation's banking sector rose by N2.17 trillion to N7.73… Read more »
Nigeria: Labour, Bank Tango Over Unpaid Benefits to 1,000 Sacked Workers
Vanguard
Organised Labour and the Heritage Bank Plc are in a fresh battle over perceived wrongful sack of workers without benefits. Read more »
Nigeria: Fuel Scarcity'll Last for 2 More Weeks - - Ipman
Vanguard
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, IPMAN, said yesterday that the petrol scarcity currently spreading to more states across the country will take at least… Read more »
Nigeria: Dangote Cement Export Increased By 87.2 Percent At 264kt in First Quarter
Vanguard
Management of Dangote Cement Plc has revealed that the company dispatched seven ships of clinker, from Nigeria to Ghana and Cameroon and that the export, for the first quarter of… Read more »
Nigeria: Nasarawa Approves N1bn for Gratuity Payment
Vanguard
Nasarawa State government has approved N1billion for payment of gratuities to over 1,000 retirees in the state. Read more »