May 15
Nigeria: Minimum Wage - Govt Calls Committee Meeting, Labour Insists On May 31 Deadline
Vanguard
Following Organised Labour's insistence on downing tools and declaring a nationwide strike if discussions on the new National Minimum Wage are not concluded by May 31, 2024, the… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Group in UK, Canuk, Using Seminars to Recruit New Members [press release]
Premium Times
Canuk was formed by the Nigeria High Commission in the United Kingdom in 2005. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria, UN Seek U.S.$306 Million for Urgent Food, Nutrition Crisis Response
Premium Times
The fund will provide drinking water, sanitation facilities, hygiene, and nutrition to combat the spread of infectious diseases in Borno, Adamawa, and Yobe states. Read more »
Nigeria: Matric Board Releases More Results
Premium Times
Over 26,000 UTME results are still withheld and under investigation over possible examination misconduct. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Begins Allocation of New Oil Blocks
Premium Times
The commission said the 2024 block licensing round would last for approximately nine months. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Regulator Accuses MTN MD of Evading Court Service
Premium Times
"We sent our officers to the MTN office in Lagos to serve them but we were denied access." Read more »
Nigeria: Burna Boy's Tshwala Bam remix receives lukewarm reception
Fame Frenzy
Nigerian superstar Burna Boy recently jumped on a remixed version of Tshwala Bam, an amapiano track by TitoM and Yuppe featuring S.N.E. Read more »
Nigeria: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Thank Nigeria for 'Unforgettable Trip'
Fame Frenzy
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, visited the West African country where locals warmly welcomed them. Read more »
Nigeria: Exclusive Networks Inaugurates West African Office in Lagos
This Day
Exclusive Networks, a global cyber security specialist organisation, recently, inaugurated it's West African office in Victoria Island, Lagos, with the aim of creating job… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria's Judiciary Has Gone Transactional - Obi
Leadership
Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general elections, Mr Peter Obi, has repeated his call for stronger institutions and rule of law to save Nigeria's… Read more »
Nigeria: Airport Access Fees...No More VIPs, Everybody Must Pay, Govt Declares
Leadership
In a major policy shift, the federal government has put an end to the long-standing practice of allowing VIPs to access airports and use facilities for free through complimentary… Read more »
Nigeria: Despite PIA, Petrol Import Monopoly Persists
Leadership
The Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) has failed to break the monopoly in Nigeria's petrol import market, as the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited continues to dominate… Read more »
Nigeria: Kidnappers Delay Ransom Talks, Ask for Foodstuff, Cough Syrups From Victims' Families
Daily Trust
The abductors of 13 villagers in the Piko community in Shere ward of Bwari Area Council of the FCT have told families of the abducted victims to provide them foodstuffs and cough… Read more »
Nigeria: Explosion Hits Shell Gas Facility in Bayelsa
Daily Trust
Multiple explosions rocked the gas processing plant operated by Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC) at Gbarain, Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa, were on… Read more »
Nigeria: Obasanjo Calls for Further Dialogue On Parliamentary System
Daily Trust
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has called for further dialogue regarding a proposal by 60 members of the House of Representatives advocating for a transition from Nigeria's… Read more »
Nigeria: We've Been Dumped After Elections - APC Women Leaders
Daily Trust
Women leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from across Nigeria's 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) yesterday protested at the party's national secretariat… Read more »
Nigeria: CBN, IMF and Future of Development Finance in Nigeria
Daily Trust
When the Central Bank of Nigeria began a massive sack of some of its staff in the Development Finance Department while redeploying others, the message was clear that something was… Read more »
Nigeria: Extended Continental Shelf - UN Grants Nigeria's Request for More Maritime Territory
This Day
President Bola Tinubu has hailed the efforts of the High Powered Presidential Committee (HPPC) on Nigeria's Extended Continental Shelf Project, which worked over many years for the… Read more »
Nigeria: Gov Fubara Attacks Wike Over Rivers' 'Huge Debt Burden'
Premium Times
Mr Fubara said contractors were coming for payments running into billions of naira for projects commissioned by his predecessor. Read more »
Nigeria: Make Consumer Credit Scheme Work
Daily Trust
The decision by the federal government to introduce the Consumer Credit scheme in the country could not have come at a better time than now. With the hardship that the current… Read more »
Nigeria: Nmdpra, Major Marketers to Track Products' Movement
Daily Trust
The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) has said it is partnering with major oil marketers to put some kind of trackers that monitor the… Read more »
Nigeria: Sn, Rid Yourself of Illicit Drug Merchants in Kaduna
Daily Trust
Recently, the Kaduna State branch of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN) alleged harassment and extortion of its members by agents of the Kaduna State Command of the… Read more »
Nigeria: Man Enters Bank With 'Ied', Demands N100m in Plateau
Daily Trust
Kidnappers forced me - Suspects Read more »
Nigeria: Delta Will Maintain Leading Position in Sports - Gov Oborevwori
Daily Trust
The Governor of Delta State, Sheriff Oborevwori, has promised to maintain the enviable position of the state in sports through the promotion of various sporting activities. Read more »
Nigeria: Indigenous Shippers Eye N11trn Annual Coastal Trade
Daily Trust
Indigenous shippers are currently eying over N11 trillion which they hope to realise from coastal trade annually. Read more »