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Nigeria – Nigerian workers have announced February 4, 2025, as the date to embark on a nationwide protest against the 50 percent telecommunications services tariff hike in the country. The Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday. This comes as the Nigerian Communications Commission on January 20, 2025, announced the approval…
Abuja, Nigeria — The naira maintained its upward momentum on the parallel market while depreciating on the official exchange platform amid ongoing forex reforms by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). By the close of trading on Tuesday, the naira appreciated by N10, closing at N1,640 per dollar on the parallel market, compared to N1,650…
Abuja, Nigeria — President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has returned from Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, where he joined other African leaders at the Mission 300 Africa Energy Summit. The two-day event, hosted by the Tanzanian government in collaboration with the African Union, African Development Bank (AfDB), and the World Bank, culminated in the adoption of the…
Solid Minerals to Transform Nigeria’s Mining Industry —Minister Abuja, Nigeria— The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake, has assured Nigerians that the newly established Nigeria Solid Minerals Corporation will serve as a catalyst for sustainable growth and revolutionize the nation’s mining sector. During a meeting with British Deputy High Commissioner Jonny Baxter,…
Compiled and Edited by Adio islamiyat wasiu 0013 The Polytechnic Ile-Ife, Osun State Osogbo, Nigeria — Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has announced that his administration has successfully reduced the state’s infrastructure deficit by over 40%, while pledging to pursue even greater developmental strides. The governor made this declaration on Thursday in Osogbo…
Abuja, Nigeria — Bilateral trade between Nigeria and China reached a remarkable $20 billion in 2024, marking a major achievement in the partnership between the two nations. The announcement was made by Yu Dunhai, Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, during the 2025 Chinese Lunar New Year celebration held in Abuja. Reflecting on the past year, Ambassador…
Abuja, Nigeria — President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is set to travel to Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on Sunday, January 26, 2025, to participate in the Africa Heads of State Energy Summit taking place from January 27 to 28, 2025. The summit, organized by the Tanzanian government in partnership with the African Development Bank Group and…
Lagos, Nigeria — The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Dr. Olayemi Cardoso, has committed to addressing the widespread buying and selling of Naira notes, a practice he describes as a significant threat to Nigeria’s financial ecosystem. Speaking at the inaugural Stakeholders’ Conference of the Committee of Heads of Banks Operations (CHBO) in Lagos, themed…
Abuja, Nigeria — The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) has called on the federal government to increase the tax exemption threshold from the current ₦800,000 per annum, as proposed in the Tax Reforms bill, to ₦2,500,000 per annum. In a statement released by the President of TUC, Comrade Festus Osifo, the Union emphasized that…
Abuja, Nigeria — The National Assembly has commended the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and its Executive Chairman, Mr. Zacch Adedeji, for exceeding the 2024 revenue collection target of N19.4 trillion, achieving an impressive N21.6 trillion. The achievement, described as historic, has led the Joint Committee on Finance to propose an ambitious N25 trillion revenue…
Abuja, Nigeria — The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) reports that Nigeria’s headline inflation rate climbed to 34.80% in December 2024, up from 34.60% in November. According to a report released by the NBS on Wednesday, the 0.20% rise was largely driven by increased demand for goods and services during the festive season. On a…
Abuja, Nigeria — The National Population Commission (NPC) has made an urgent appeal for increased funding to bolster its operations and ensure the successful conduct of Nigeria’s forthcoming population and housing census. Budget Presentation at National Assembly Hon. Nasir Isa Kwarra, the NPC chairman, led the commission’s delegation to the House of Representatives Committee…
IPMAN, NIGERIA – Following the Federal Government’s directive, filling station owners are now set to sell fuel priced at N200 across the country. In response, the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) is calling for government support to convert filling stations into refueling points for Compressed Natural Gas (CNG). Hammet Fashola, National…
Nigeria–The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has said that the national electricity grid will remain prone to collapse. According to Adelabu, this was due to the government’s inability to repair a crucial transmission line in the northern part of the country owing to persistent insecurity. The minister said this during the 2025 budget defense session…
Nigeria – Two agencies regulating Nigeria’s petroleum industry could not properly account for over N313 billion, leading to significant revenue losses for the government, according to the latest report by the Auditor General of the Federation. The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) and the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) are…
Lagos, Nigeria–The National Tomato Growers, Processors, and Marketers Association of Nigeria is seeking the intervention of the Federal Government to reduce post-harvest losses of the produce. In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos on Monday, the Chairman of NATPAN, Kaduna state chapter, Mr Rabiu Zuntu made this call. Zuntu added that…
Lagos, Nigeria — The Nigerian Exchange (NGX) has officially delisted the entire issued share capital of Flour Mills of Nigeria Plc from its Daily Official List, effective December 30, 2024. This was confirmed in the NGX weekly market report, which explained that the delisting followed the approval of an application by Flour Mills for the…
Lagos, Nigeria — The number of Point of Sale (PoS) terminals deployed across Nigeria has surged to 3.04 million, marking significant growth in the country’s electronic payment system. This data was disclosed by the Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System (NIBSS) in its latest report on electronic payment trends. According to the report, the deployment of PoS…
AFRICA – The 2025 African Union Summit is scheduled for February 5-6. The summit will prioritize agriculture as a key theme for the continent’s development. Agriculture, a critical sector in many African nations, is at a crossroads, facing challenges such as climate change, food insecurity, and underdevelopment. This year’s summit will focus on…
Bauchi, Nigeria — Former Kano State Governor and New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) leader, Rabiu Kwankwaso, has advised President Bola Tinubu to reconsider his stance on the proposed tax reform bills, urging him to listen to public concerns. In an interview with the BBC Hausa Service monitored in Bauchi, Kwankwaso described the tax bills as…
Abuja, Nigeria — The naira recorded its second consecutive marginal gain against the dollar on Friday, reflecting easing pressure in Nigeria’s foreign exchange (FX) market. Data from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) showed that the dollar traded at N1,537 in the official FX market, slightly lower than N1,538 recorded on Thursday, the first trading…
NIGERIA – Human rights lawyer Femi Falana (SAN) has attributed the cancellation of a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) arrangement for the management of Nigeria’s Port Harcourt, Warri, and Kaduna refineries under former President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua to questionable circumstances srrounding the deal initiated by ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo in 2007. In a statement on behalf of…
Abuja, Lafia – Vice President Kashim Shettima, yesterday said the Nigerian economy was recovering, even as he anticipated a bumper harvest this year. Shettima was also optimistic that ongoing reforms initiated by the administration of President Bola Tinubu were such that would create employment opportunities for the youths as well as provide greater opportunities in…
Port Harcourt, Nigeria — The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has invited former President Olusegun Obasanjo to tour the Port Harcourt Refinery to verify its operational status. The invitation follows remarks made by Obasanjo during a recent Channels Television interview, where he criticized the management of Nigeria’s refineries and recalled events from his tenure…
Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association, NECA, has expressed concerns over rising costs of living, saying “the minimum wage of N70,000 has actually been eroded by the current realities.” In an interview with news sources, NECA’s Director-General, Adewale-Smatt Oyerinde, said: “Most private sector organisations, even before we agreed on N70,000, were paying above N70,000. The…
By Damilola Adeleke ALIKO DANGOTE – For Dangote Refineries & Petrochemicals Nigerian businessman and industrialist, Alhaji Aliko Dangote is the President, Dangote Group and is referred to as the first man who built a private refinery in Nigeria. Inaugurated on May 22, 2023 The Dangote Petroleum Refinery which had since commenced operations is…
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, says continued over-dependence on oil by Nigeria will only lead to inequality, greater poverty among Nigerians and mass unemployment. Abbas made this statement at the 14th convocation lecture of the Al-Hikmah University in Ilorin on Monday, adding that Nigeria should harness its abundant resources and human…
Nigeria’s imported food inflation has reached an alarming 42.29% as of November 2024, according to the latest Consumer Price Index report from the National Bureau of Statistics. This marks a significant jump from the 23.74% recorded in November 2023, reflecting an 18.55 percentage point year-on-year increase. On a month-on-month basis, the inflation rate…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has announced the resumption of operations at the Warri Refining and Petrochemicals Company (WRPC), which processes 125,000 barrels of crude oil per day. NNPCL’s Group Chief Executive Officer, Mele Kyari, revealed this milestone during a tour of the facility on Monday, affirming that the refinery, though…
President of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote, has praised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for implementing the crude-for-naira swap deal, a policy that has positively impacted Nigeria’s economy by stabilizing the naira and reducing petroleum product prices. In line with this development, Dangote announced a price reduction for Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) from N970 to N899.50…
By Damilola Adeleke The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) have set July 5, 2025, as the deadline for Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) and Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) to settle a ₦250 billion Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) debt. In a joint circular titled, “2nd Joint Circular…
