November 26
Nigeria: 16-Year-Old Wins UBA Essay Competition, Receives N7.5 Million Scholarship
Premium Times
The award was presented to her at the grand finale event held at UBA House in Lagos. Read more »
Nigeria: FIRS Chief Urges Transparent Strategies to Unlock Nigeria's Economic Growth
Premium Times
"Revenue generation and infrastructure development are crucial to overcoming the challenges of a constrained economy." Read more »
Ghana: President Akufo-Addo Commissions Atafoa Bridge in Ashanti Region
GhanaToday
The government has commissioned the newly constructed Atafoa Bridge in the Ashanti Region, addressing long-standing issues of flooding and road accidents that have affected… Read more »
Liberia: LTA, Service Providers Signed 'Consumer Protection Regulatory' Agreement
Liberian Observer
The Liberia Telecommunication Authority and the telecommunication service providers, including the Lone Star MTN and the Orange, formerly Celcom on Friday, November 22, 2024 signed… Read more »
Liberia: Govt Advances Gender-Responsive Budgeting
Liberian Observer
The Government of Liberia is making significant strides in implementing Gender-Responsive Budgeting (GRB) as part of its national development agenda. This initiative aims to ensure… Read more »
Ghana: Ghana Trade Fair Convention Centre to Be Completed in September 2025 - Vice President Bawumia
GhanaToday
Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has disclosed that the ultra-modern Ghana Trade Fair Convention Centre, built in La, Accra, is scheduled to be completed in September next year. Read more »
Nigeria: Warning Strike - Labour Directs C'river Workers to Resume Wednesday
Vanguard
The Organised Labour in Cross River has directed state civil servants to return to work on Wednesday. Read more »
Nigeria: Port Harcourt Refinery Operates At 70 Percent, Produces 1.4m Liters of PMs Daily - NNPCL
Vanguard
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) has confirmed that the Old Port Harcourt Refinery is currently operating at 70% capacity, producing significant volumes… Read more »
Nigeria: Rewane to FG - To Fix Power Supply, Write-Off Discos' Debt to Banks
Vanguard
The Federal Government must write off debts of electricity distribution companies, Discos, in order to solve the lingering power supply problem and enhance economic growth, said… Read more »
Nigeria: FIRS Urges Public-Private Synergy to Improve Tax Administration
Vanguard
Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS, Mr Zacch Adedeji, has reiterated the call for improved tax administration and public-private synergies in order to boost… Read more »
November 25
Nigeria: 'Massive' Oil Spill Devastates Rivers Communities
Leadership
Massive oil spill from a pipeline belonging to the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has occurred at Iloma community in Bonny local government area of Rivers… Read more »
Nigeria: Presidency Speaks On Privatisation of Port Harcourt Refinery, Others
Premium Times
For decades, the refineries have performed below optimal levels despite the huge resources earmarked for their rehabilitation. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Approves $2.2b Borrowing to Fund Budget Deficit
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Nigeria: Why We're Borrowing to Finance Budget Despite Meeting Revenue Target - Nigerian Govt
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"When you talk about the issue of meeting the target of revenue and borrowing, if you look at the budget you gave us last year, a portion of that budget is borrowing. That is part… Read more »
Nigeria: I Won't Rest Until Nigerians Feel Economic Impact - Tinubu
Daily Trust
Following the newly released third quarter Gross Domestic Product (GDP) report by the National Bureau of Statistics, President Bola Tinubu has assured Nigerians of better economic… Read more »
Nigeria: Tinubu Assures of Better Economy As Nigeria's GDP Grows Again
Premium Times
According to the NBS, Nigeria's GDP grew by 3.46 per cent, compared to the 3.19 per cent growth recorded in the second quarter. Read more »
Nigeria: Electricity Restored in Nigerian Community After Eight Years
Premium Times
Business owner Umar Baballe, who operates a large grinding machine, was forced to abandon his business due to the power outage. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria's Unemployment Rate Drops to 4.3% in Q2 2024 - NBS
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"The combined unemployment rate and time-related underemployment as a share of the labour force population (LU2) decreased to 13 per cent in Q2 2024 from 15.3 per cent in Q1 2023,"… Read more »
Nigeria: Governor Mutfwang Proposes N471 Billion 2025 Budget to Plateau Assembly
Premium Times
Presenting the bill on Monday in Jos, Mr Mutfwang tagged it the "Budget of Consolidation and Sustainability". Read more »
Nigeria: Japa - We're Still Probing Workers Receiving Salaries From Abroad - Govt
Daily Trust
The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HCSF), Mrs Didi Walson-Jack, has said the probe instituted by the Federal Government to identify civil servants receiving salaries… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Medical Consultants Suspend Strike, to Review Progress in December
Premium Times
The association had on Monday declared a seven-day warning strike over the government's alleged failure to take significant steps in addressing its demands. Read more »
Nigeria: Joe Igbokwe, Reno Omokri, Netizens Blast Davido for Saying Economy Is in Shambles
Premium Times
"...If that is the case, then Davido may want to specify that Osun's local economy is in shambles, not Nigeria's." Read more »
Nigeria: Zenith Bank Lights Up Ajose Adeogun Street, Ushering in Yuletide Season [press release]
Premium Times
Now in its 18th year, the beautiful Christmas decoration...has come to be recognised as an iconic tourist attraction, bringing visitors from far and wide who visit with their… Read more »
Liberia: Ngafuan Proposes Development of Liberia's Own Version of Doing Business Survey
Liberian Observer
The Minister of Finance and Development Planning, Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan, has underscored the need for the country to develop its own version of the "Doing Business Survey". Read more »
Ghana: SSNIT Enrolls 121,000 Informal Sector Workers Onto Scheme
Ghanaian Times
The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) in less than a year has enrolled about 121,000 informal sector workers onto the scheme under the Self-Employed and… Read more »
