Nigeria
Tue, 11 Jan 2022 06:02:53 GMTUN Chief Condemns 'Appalling' Attacks in Zamfara State
[UN News] The Secretary-General, António Guterres, strongly condemned on Monday the "appalling" attacks perpetrated over the weekend in Nigeria's Zamfara State in which scores of civilians were killed.
Tue, 11 Jan 2022 09:27:38 GMTFinance Act As Nigerian Manufacturing Sector's Nemesis
[This Day] The recent introduction of excise duty on soft drinks will mark the beginning of the decline of the sub-sector in Nigeria, writes Dike Onwuamaeze
Tue, 11 Jan 2022 09:27:37 GMTEkiti State Concludes Payment of Compensation to Victims of Police Brutality
[This Day] Strengthens access to justice in the State
Tue, 11 Jan 2022 09:27:35 GMTA Preliminary Appraisal of Nigeria's First-Ever Company Voluntary Arrangement
[This Day] Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA), is one of the notable business rescue procedures introduced by the Companies and Allied Matters Act 2020 (CAMA 2020). The CVA in CAMA 2020 is modelled after the CVA in the United Kingdom (UK) Insolvency...
Tue, 11 Jan 2022 08:30:53 GMTOver 150 Lifters for Blind Powerlifting Trial in Lagos
[This Day] Over 150 blind powerlifters drawn from across the country will be slugging it out at the maiden Nigeria Blind Powerlifting/ Bench Press Trials holding between January nine 11 and 13 at the National Stadium Surulere, Lagos
Mon, 10 Jan 2022 12:04:30 GMTName, Prosecute Terrorism Sponsors, Onuesoke Tasks Govt
[This Day] Warri -- A Chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and former Delta State governorship aspirant, Chief Sunny Onuesoke has challenged the federal government to name and prosecute those financing terrorism in the country.
Tue, 11 Jan 2022 09:27:38 GMTUtomi, Others Task Niob On Building Collapse, Affordable Housing
[This Day] Prof. Pat Utomi, founder, Centre for Values in Leadership, has advised Nigeria Institute of Building (NIOB), to address corruption and scarcity of artisans in Nigeria's construction industry to curb building collapse in the country.
Tue, 11 Jan 2022 09:27:38 GMTNigeria Remains in Darkness Despite NERC's Approval for Over 2,000MW Power Projects in One Year
[This Day] Despite the approval of licences, renewal of new ones and granting of permits covering about 43 power generation projects, amounting to over 2,000MW, in the last one year, not much improvements have been recorded in the electricity generat...
Tue, 11 Jan 2022 09:27:38 GMT2022 - Daunting Task Before Nigeria's Upstream Petroleum Regulator
[This Day] Emmanuel Addeh writes that with the challenges besetting the upstream sector of the Nigerian oil and gas industry, the job before the newly-created petroleum regulator appears clearly cut out this year.
Tue, 11 Jan 2022 09:27:38 GMTThe Way Out of the Ruling Party's Conundrum
[This Day] As the All Progressives Congress prepares to hold its primary, Tony Amadi writes that Saliu Mustapha is going strong for the position of National Chairman
Tue, 11 Jan 2022 09:27:38 GMTWhy Does Music of Yoruba Origin Breakthrough Globally?
[This Day] Nigerians do not understand why Shatta Wale took a swipe at Nigerian artistes. Shatta, like many other African artistes, feels that African music is turning into Nigerian music, and rather than understand why this is so, he has allowed his...
Tue, 11 Jan 2022 09:27:38 GMTWema Banked Ranked Among Customer Experience Leaders By Kpmg
[This Day] The support of Nigeria's leading digitally driven financial institution, Wema Bank, for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) has been recognized in the 2021 KPMG Nigeria Banking Industry Customer Experience Survey.
Tue, 11 Jan 2022 09:27:37 GMTOsun 2022 - a Silent Revolution
[This Day] Oshogbo -- Olawale Oluwade focuses on the governorship aspiration of Mr. Dele Adeleke in the 2022 governorship race, which seems to have altered the state of play and the permutations of traditional political pundits
Tue, 11 Jan 2022 09:27:37 GMTEdo Gets Vtol Drone, Vehicle-Mounted Mobile Mapper to Enhance Land Administration
[This Day] The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has said the government has acquired a fixed-wing VTOL drone and a vehicle-mounted mobile mapper to improve land administration and management in the state.
Tue, 11 Jan 2022 09:27:37 GMTOssiomo Power - Govt Conclude Power Supply Agreement
[This Day] The Edo State Government's Public Private Partnership (PPP) initiative, Ossiomo Power, has concluded an agreement with the Benin Owena River Basin Authority for the supply of electricity to the authority's facilities.
Tue, 11 Jan 2022 09:27:37 GMTMummy G.O and Jonathan's Rumoured Return
[This Day] "How far? Is it true that your boss is going back to Aso Villa? I read that some of his aides, I don't know whether you are one of them, are advising him not to come back because you don't trust President Muhammadu Buhari who seems to be h...
Tue, 11 Jan 2022 08:42:06 GMTOsinbajo Salutes Armed Forces' Role in Sustaining National Unity
[This Day] Abuja -- Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, yesterday, hailed the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) over their role in sustaining national unity in spite of the sacrifices made by gallant men and women in arms.
Tue, 11 Jan 2022 08:41:07 GMTNigeria's Vision Demonstrates Commitment to Paris Agreement Implementation - Govt
[This Day] Abuja -- The federal government at the weekend said Nigeria's 2050 Long-term Low Emission Vision document was a demonstration of the nation's commitment to play a leading role in the implementation of the Paris Agreement.
Tue, 11 Jan 2022 08:37:19 GMTTowards Averting Another Jailbreak in Ondo
[This Day] With the phenomenon of rising waves of jailbreak in Nigeria, which has impacted negatively on the society and posed dangerous threats to national peace and security, the recent withdrawal of the Nigerian Army from Correctional Centres in O...
Tue, 11 Jan 2022 08:35:40 GMTSanwo-Olu Resolves Lagos Nurses' Industrial Crisis
[This Day] Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has held a closed-door meeting with members of the Nigerian Association of Nurses and Midwives, Lagos State Council, with a view to addressing the complaints of the health workers.
Tue, 11 Jan 2022 08:35:00 GMTAs CBN Simplifies Process for Accessing Forex
[This Day] The introduction of electronic application for foreign exchange is expected to simplify the process of accessing the greenback.
Tue, 11 Jan 2022 05:29:31 GMTThankucash Secures U.S.$5.3 Million to Build Infrastructure for Cashback, Deals and BNPL Services
[TechCrunch] Loyalty, deals and rewards services are a rarity in most African markets. The unit economics and other factors such as currency instability make such businesses hard to pull off in the region.
Mon, 10 Jan 2022 15:01:00 GMTArmed Forces Remembrance - Shun Acts Capable of Igniting War, Says Sanwo-Olu
[Vanguard] Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has urged citizens to shun acts capable of igniting war, as well as stop unnecessary criticisms of Nigeria.
Mon, 10 Jan 2022 14:53:27 GMTDoing Justice to Development Plan 2021-2025
[Vanguard] In the frenzy of the 2021 Yuletide and 2022 Appropriation Bill legislative actions, the Federal Government had quietly rolled out the National Development Plan 2021-2025.
Mon, 10 Jan 2022 14:11:54 GMT2023 - Atiku to Declare Presidential Interest
[Vanguard] Former Vice President of Nigeria, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar will declare interest in the 2023 Presidential election on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the first quarter of 2022, Vanguard exclusively gathered.
Mon, 10 Jan 2022 14:10:49 GMTEmission - 2050 Long-Term Vision Shows Our Commitment to Implement Paris Agreement - Govt
[Vanguard] The Federal Government has said Nigeria's 2050 Long-Term Low Emission Vision document was a demonstration of the nation's commitment to play a leading role in the implementation of the Paris Agreement.
Mon, 10 Jan 2022 12:34:36 GMTAfCFTA - Expert Seeks Value Creation for Agric Products Before Export
[Vanguard] John Isemede, former Director General of Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA), has said that for Nigeria to benefit from the African Continental Free Trade Area ( AfCFTA) it must add value...
Mon, 10 Jan 2022 12:32:49 GMTDon't Hike VAT, Stop Excise Duty Comeback, OPS Tells Govt
[Vanguard] The Organised Private Sector of Nigeria, OPSN, through the Nigeria Employers' Consultative Association, NECA, weekend, urged the Federal Government, in the interest of Nigerians and the economy to suspend the reintroduction of excise duty ...
Mon, 10 Jan 2022 11:39:29 GMT[editorial] Buhari's New Year Interviews
[Leadership] Last week, President Muhammadu Buhari granted interviews to two television stations - Channels Television, a private media outfit, and the Nigerian Television Authority, which is state-owned.
Mon, 10 Jan 2022 10:48:19 GMTNigeria Must Return to Agriculture for Economic Sustainability, Govt Insists
[This Day] President Muhammadu Buhari has said Nigerians must return to agriculture in order to become a self-sustaining nation.