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Nigeria: 330 Emergency Road, Bridge Repairs At 80% Completion - Federal Govt
Leadership
The Federal Government has announced that the emergency repairs of 330 roads and bridges across Nigeria were nearing completion. Read more »
Nigeria: Tinubu to Consult Further On Minimum Wage - Federal Govt
Leadership
President Bola Tinubu will engage in additional consultations before making a final decision on the new national minimum wage, the Federal Government has announced. Read more »
Liberia: Michiel Van Der Merwe Takes Helm At Arcelormittal Liberia
Liberian Observer
ArcelorMittal, a global leader in steel production, has announced a leadership change at its Liberian subsidiary,ArcelorMittal Liberia. Michiel Van Der Merwe will assume the role… Read more »
Nigeria: Minimum Wage - Any Amount Above N62,000 Will Create Crisis, Job Loss - NECA
Vanguard
THE Director-General of the Nigeria Employers Consultative Association, NECA, Adewale Oyerinde, has warned that any approval of new national minimum wage that is above N62,000 the… Read more »
Nigeria: CBN Mandates Banks, IMTOS to Pay Diaspora Remittances in Naira
This Day
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Tuesday directed banks and International Money Transfer Operators (IMTOS) to pay all diaspora remittances in Naira and match with the… Read more »
Nigeria: Peter Obi Attends Labour Party Leadership Meeting, Abure Speaks On 2027
Premium Times
"We have said that we are focused on 2027, that is why we are the only party that has produced its candidate for the 2027 presidential election. We know where we are going and we… Read more »
Nigeria: NMDPRA Speaks On Dangote Refinery's Dirty Fuel Claims
Premium Times
"There is no dirty fuel that we would encourage to come into Nigeria. And there is no dirty fuel being brought in," Mr Ukoha said. Read more »
Nigeria: Why Nigeria's Total Debt Rose By N24 Trillion - DMO
Premium Times
The DMO official said that the debt report was somewhat an improvement from the past, before President Bola Tinubu's government. Read more »
Nigeria: Minimum Wage - Tinubu to Consult Govs, Organised Private Sector
Vanguard
President Bola Tinubu said on Tuesday he would consult with the 36 state governors and members of the organized private sector before arriving at the figure that will be submitted… Read more »
Nigeria: Reps Move to Sanction Defaulting Companies On SCR
Vanguard
The House of Representatives Committee on Corporate Social Responsibility (SCR) on Tuesday moved to enact laws to sanction offenders. Read more »
Nigeria: Energy Prices Continue Rise, Fuel Transportation Costs Nationwide
This Day
The prices of major fuels, including Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) or petrol, diesel, as well as gas continued to rise in May 2024, taking their tolls on transportation costs… Read more »
Nigeria: Rivers Women Protest Erratic Power Supply, Block Int'l Airport Gate
Vanguard
Women from Ipo Community in Rivers State has blocked the entrance of Port Harcourt International Airport protesting the lack of power supply and other amenities in the area. Read more »
Ghana: Debt Restructuring Will Revive Stalled Projects - Pres Akufo-Addo
Ghana Presidency
The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has in a significant development for Ghana's economic recovery, announced that many of the country's stalled projects… Read more »
Nigeria: Electricity Consumers Increase to 12.33m in Q1 2024 - NBS
Vanguard
The number of electricity consumers rose by 210,000, from 12.12 million in the fourth quarter of 2023 to 12.33 million in the first quarter of 2024. Read more »
Nigeria: Naira Abuse - Court Strikes Out Charge Against Cubana Chief Priest, Orders Him to Pay N10m
This Day
Justice Kehinde Ogundare of the Federal High Court in Lagos on Tuesday, struck out a charge against celebrity bartender, Pascal Okechukwu (Cubana Chief Priest), over alleged abuse… Read more »
Liberia: Govt of Liberia Clarifies New Transport Buses Were Supplied By Ghanaian-Based Brazilian Manufacturer Company
FrontPageAfrica
The Government of Liberia has clarified that the new buses being brought into the country were supplied by a Ghanaian-based Brazilian manufacturer, Marcopolo. Read more »
Liberia: Debt Court Freezes Western Cluster Affiliate Company's Accounts
Liberian Observer
The Debt Court for Montserrado County issued an order to freeze the accounts of Citadel Mining Services and Construction, a Ghanaian company subcontracted by Western Cluster, over… Read more »
Nigeria: High Operating Cost Forces 146 Internet Service Providers Out of Business - Report
Leadership
Only 106 Internet Service Providers (ISPs) are currently active, out of the 252 companies licensed as ISPs as of fourth quarter (Q4), 2023, the Nigerian Communications Commission,… Read more »
Nigeria: MPC Member Urges Govt to Take Urgent Action to Derisk Investment Climate Amid Outlows
This Day
A member of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), Dr. Aloysius Uche Ordu, has said the country needed urgent action to scale up improvements in overall… Read more »
Nigeria: For Energy Transition to Succeed, Our Vulnerable People Must Be Supported - President
This Day
President Bola Tinubu, yesterday, declared that Nigeria remained committed to a balanced approach to energy transition that supports the vulnerable of the society. Read more »
Nigeria: Otedola Acquires Additional N17.2bn Worth of FBN Holdings' Shares, Now Holds 11.64% Stake
This Day
The Chairman of FBN Holdings Plc, Mr. Olufemi Otedola, has purchased an estimated N17.2billion worth of shares in the holding company to further cement his position as the single… Read more »
Nigeria: Over 1,800 Filling Stations Shut in North-East As Govt Moves Against Fuel Smuggling
This Day
Nearly 2,000 petrol outlets were shut in Nigeria's North-east yesterday to protest against an anti-smuggling operation that targeted some operators, the local head of the… Read more »
Nigeria: Gov Eno Splashes N1.4bn As Bonus for Civil Servants
Leadership
Workers in Akwa Ibom State are to enjoy a N1.4 billion bonus. Read more »
Nigeria: FAAN Unveils Armed Security Unit At Lagos Airport
Premium Times
The minister said the AVSEC inauguration is different from other practical steps being taken to address begging and extortion across airports in Nigeria. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria's Terms of Trade Falls 0.12%
Vanguard
All commodity terms of trade (ToT) declined by 0.12 percentage points in the first quarter of 2024 (Q1'24), just as the value of imports increased by 0.51 percentage points during… Read more »