May 16
Nigeria: Senate Suspends Move to Stop Electricity Tariff Hike
Premium Times
The Senate suspended consideration of the report of its committee on power. Read more »
Benin: Benin Gives Green Light for Niger's Oil Exports to China
DW
Benin was blocking a pipeline exporting crude oil from Niger to China. Now the trade dispute appears to have been resolved with China's mediation. Read more »
Gambia: President Barrow Tours Gambian Owned Agribusinesses
Foroyaa
G-Farms Limited, a Gambian-owned agribusiness farm in Gunjur Sambuya, was recently visited by President Adama Barrow, giving the management of the farm a chance to voice their… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Govt to Offset N130 Billion Debt to Gas Companies
Premium Times
Mr Adelabu said in February that the indebtedness of the country's power sector to electricity generating companies (GenCos) and gas companies (GasCos) had risen to over N3… Read more »
Nigeria: Salary Arrears - ASUU Threatens 'No Pay, No Work', Issues 2-Week Ultimatum
Leadership
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has threatened to stop rendering services after the next two weeks if the President Bola Tinubu administration fails to pay public… Read more »
Nigeria: No Plan to Use Workers' Pension Funds Illegally, Federal Govt Replies Atiku
Leadership
The Federal Government has clarified that it has no plan to illegally access the savings and pensions of Nigerian workers to fund infrastructure projects. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Cannot Remain Poor With Its Vast Mineral Wealth - Alake
Leadership
Nigeria cannot continue to be a poor country while it is blessed with such enormous wealth in mineral resources across every state in the country Read more »
Nigeria: The United States-Nigeria Open Skies Air Transport Agreement Enters Into Force [document]
State Department
The U.S.-Nigeria Air Transport Agreement, which has been provisionally applied since 2000, entered into force on May 13, 2024. This bilateral agreement establishes a modern civil… Read more »
Nigeria: N19.6trn Pension Fund - Labour Opposes Govt's Plans to Undermine Retirement Savings
Vanguard
The Organised Labour has frowned at the Federal Government's plan to utilise the N19.66 trillion pension funds for infrastructure development. Read more »
Nigeria: Emirates Resumes Flights to Nigeria October 1
This Day
Two years after it suspended flights to Nigeria, the Middle East Mega Carrier, Emirates Airlines has announced that it would resume flight services to Nigeria from October 1, 2024. Read more »
Nigeria: 'Blue Economy - Untapped Potential Abounds in Marítime Sector'
Leadership
The chairman, SIFAX Group, Dr. Taiwo Afolabi, Chairman, SIFAX Group, has identified coastal tourism and renewable energy generation as some of the potential areas of growth that… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Attracts U.S.$133 Million Private Infrastructure Participation in 2023 - World Bank
Leadership
Nigeria in 2023 attracted $133 million in private infrastructure investment out of the $86 billion investments made in low- and middle-income countries, the World Bank Private… Read more »
Nigeria: EFCC to Use Technology to Combat Terrorism Financing
Leadership
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is settling for the use of technology to combat illicit flow of monies into the hands of terrorists. Read more »
Nigeria: NPA Rallies Investors for Lekki Deep Seaport Phase 2 Devt
Leadership
The managing director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Mohammed Bello-Koko, has held an high-level engagements with China Harbour Engineering Company Ltd (CHEC) top… Read more »
Liberia: Simeon Freeman Projects a Huge Budget Shortfall
New Dawn
Opposition Movement for Progressive Change (MPC) political leader Mr. Simeone Freeman has predicted a huge budget shortfall under President Joseph Nyumah Boakai's first budget… Read more »
Nigeria: Minimum Wage - Labour Moves for Wider Coverage of Workers
Vanguard
Organised Labour is making efforts to ensure more workers are covered by the upcoming National Minimum Wage, NMW, in its determination to reduce increasing cases of poverty across… Read more »
Nigeria: NLC, Others Decry Elusive Gains of Subsidy Removal, One Year After
Leadership
That President Bola Ahmed Tinubu announced removal of fuel subsidy is no longer news. Read more »
Nigeria: Minimum Wage - Labour Quits Talks As FG Offers N48,000 - Ops N54,000
Vanguard
Organised Labour yesterday walked out of the minimum wage negotiation after rejecting the government and the Organized Private Sector, OPS, new minimum wage proposals of N48,000… Read more »
Nigeria: CBN Approves 14 New IMTOs to Boost Remittances
Premium Times
The approval aims to strengthen the flow of foreign currency into the country through official channels. Read more »
Nigeria: Food Crisis Worsens As Inflation Soared to 33.69 Percent in April
Daily Trust
The prices of food commodities in the country rose by 40.53 per cent in the month of April, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has shown. Read more »
Liberia: Pres. Boakai's Bid to Woo Investors' Confidence Undermined: As Sponsored Protest Disrupts Aml's Operations in Nimba [opinion]
New Republic
In the wake of the ongoing protest at ArcelorMittal's operation site in Nimba County marked by corporate clash and economic interests, Liberia finds itself at a crossroads as… Read more »
Nigeria: Leveraging Emerging Technologies to Improve SME Productivity in Nigeria
This Day
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West Africa: Liberia Standard Authority Boss Vows to Increase Export
New Dawn
The New Liberia Standard Authority Director General seeks to increase exports and reduce imports through efficient scientific testing of commodities. Read more »
May 15
Nigeria: Senate Approves Tinubu's $500m World Bank Loan for Electricity Metres
This Day
The Senate Wednesday approved a $500 million World Bank loan request by President Bola Tinubu to provide electricity metres for the citizens. Read more »
Niger: Can China Resolve Niger-Benin Border Dispute?
DW
Benin is blocking Niger's crude oil exports to China -- while Niger refuses to open its land borders to goods from Benin in a tit-for-tat trade spat. Read more »