April 05
Nigeria: Binance Vs. the Rest - a Look At Why #1's January Volume Equals the Top Three Others Combined
Vanguard
While the combined capitalization of the cryptocurrency market retreated by 9.7% throughout 2025, settling at $3.07 trillion, the underlying machinery of the market has not slowed… Read more »
Nigeria: Tinubu Okays Payment of 10-Year-Old N3.3trn Debt to 15 Power Plants for Restoration of Constant Electricity Nationwide
This Day
The end seems to be in sight for the perennial electricity blackout nationwide as the Federal Government has taken immediate steps to pay N3.3 trillion to 15 power plants for… Read more »
Nigeria: Tinubu Approves N3.3trn Payment Plan to Restore Reliable Electricity
Vanguard
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has approved the payment plan to finally settle the outstanding debts under the Presidential Power Sector Financial Reforms Programme. Read more »
Nigeria: Tinubu Approves N3.3tn Plan to Clear Power Sector Debts
Premium Times
The government argued that the move will stabilise electricity supply and restore investor confidence. Read more »
Nigeria: Serap Sues CCB Over 'Failure to Probe' Electoral Act Amendment, Tax Reform Laws [press release]
Premium Times
According to SERAP, "Public officers hold their offices in trust for the people and must not deploy official power for personal or sectional advantage." Read more »
Nigeria: AEDC Officials Extort Abuja Residents Trying to Get Prepaid Meters
Premium Times
Abuja residents say they are forced to pay money to get their homes connected to the electricity grid via prepaid meters. Read more »
Nigeria: Resident Doctors to Begin Nationwide Strike Tuesday
Premium Times
NARD said its members would embark on a total and comprehensive industrial action beginning at 12:00 a.m. on Tuesday, 7 April 2026. Read more »
Nigeria: Tinubu Approves N3.3trn to Tackle Electricity Crisis
Daily Trust
President Bola Tinubu has approved the payment plan to settle the outstanding debts under the Presidential Power Sector Financial Reforms Programme. Read more »
Liberia: Who Is Numtel?
New Dawn
The Shadowy Deal That Could Cost Liberia Its Credibility Read more »
Nigeria: Police Lift Families of Fallen Officers With N33m in Sokoto
Leadership
The Sokoto State Police Command has presented a cheques of over N33 million to the families of deceased police officers as part of activities marking the 2026 National Police Week. Read more »
Nigeria: Price of Solar Power Escalates As Electricity Crisis Persists
Leadership
Installation costs rise 208% on FX woes, high demand | Aso Villa spends N17bn on solar, exits national grid Read more »
Nigeria: Labour Demands Urgent Reforms to Ease Workers' Burden
Leadership
The Nigeria Labour Congress has called on the federal government to implement urgent reforms to reduce the economic hardship being faced by Nigerian workers, saying the worsening… Read more »
Nigeria: Transport Workers Suspend Officials Over Leadership Crisis
Leadership
Tension is brewing within the ranks of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) in Nasarawa State as its executive has moved against officials suspected to have meddled… Read more »
Nigeria: Nasarawa Disburses Interest-Free Loans to Cooperatives
Leadership
Six cooperative societies have benefited from the Nasarawa State government's ₦50 million interest-free loans in the third phase of the state's financial inclusion intervention… Read more »
Nigeria: Amid Liquidity Surge, Banks' Deposits With CBN Hit Record N128.9tn in March
This Day
Nigerian banks' deposits with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) surged to an all-time high of N128.9 trillion in March 2026, underscoring mounting excess liquidity in the financial… Read more »
Nigeria: Edun - Yearly GDP Rise Not Enough to Lift Millions of Nigerians Out of Poverty
This Day
*Pledges to focus reform on enhancing productive sectors Read more »
Nigeria: Dangote's Warning and Nigeria's Economic Squeeze
This Day
A distant war is worsening hardship in Nigeria, exposing an economy vulnerable to shocks it did not create, writes Festus Akanbi Read more »
