May 15
Nigeria: How We Grew Edo's Economy From $10bn to Over $26bn in Seven Years - Obaseki
This Day
Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said reforms introduced by his government to rejig the State's economy, support investment inflow and guarantee an enabling environment… Read more »
Nigeria: NiMet Staff to Begin Strike On Monday Over Unpaid Arrears
Vanguard
Aviation Unions under the auspices of National union of Air Transport Employee Association of Nigeria (NUATE) Association Nigerian Aviation Professionals (ANAP), Amalgamated Union… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Records 133 Investment Commitments in 3 Projects - World Bank
Vanguard
The World Bank yesterday said Nigeria recorded 133 private sector investment commitments in three projects in 2023. Read more »
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 »
Sierra Leone: Solar Power Installations Are Saving Lives at Six Hospitals In Sierra Leone
Sustainable Energy for All
Six main hospitals in Sierra Leone are now enjoying clean, reliable, and affordable energy following the installation of solar power systems with batteries as part of a… 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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 »
Ghana: Taxing Content Creators Will Affect the Industry - Kwadwo Sheldon Discloses
Accra Times
Sheldon argued that implementing additional taxes would drastically reduce the revenue of content creators and hamper the growth of the content creation industry. Read more »
Liberia: BVP Koung Intervenes in Police, Motorcyclists Saga
New Republic
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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
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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 »
Nigeria: Sterling Bank, Ai Nigeria Partner to Launch Maiden Report
Daily Trust
Sterling Bank, in partnership with AI in Nigeria, has unveiled the "Nigeria AI Landscape and Startup Report" offering a comprehensive view of Nigeria's AI ecosystem and startup… Read more »
Nigeria: How Sokoto Raise Igr to N3.4bn Quarterly - Gov Aliyu
Daily Trust
The Sokoto State Governor Alhaji Ahmad Aliyu has explained that the removal of sharp practises has seen the state raise its Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) to N3.4bn quarterly. Read more »
Nigeria: Wike Administration Left Rivers in Debt - Fubara
Daily Trust
Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has revealed that a huge debt burden was left behind for his administration. Read more »
Nigeria: Ncos Hotel Project Not Funded By FG, Says Official
Leadership
Faced with the controversy trailing the unveiling of "COCOS Hotel and Gardens", an investment of the Correctional Service Multi-Purpose Co-operative Society, the leadership of the… Read more »
Nigeria: NCC Accuses MTN CEO of Evading Service of Court Process
Leadership
The chief executive officer of MTN Nigeria, Karl Toriola, has been accused of evading service in a copyright infringement case. Read more »