Nigerian Aviation Industry hit by gale of layoffs, Salary cuts
A gale of layoff and salary cuts is hitting the Nigerian aviation industry, as operators embark on staff right-sizing and salary cuts, citing the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Within…
Broadcasting Code: FG Raises Fine for Hate Speech to N5m
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has unveiled the reviewed Nigeria Broadcasting Code which contains the Antitrust provision aimed at boosting local content and encouraging the growth…
United Bank for Africa provides $200 million for Nigeria’s Petroleum Industry
*Acts as Lead Arranger for $1.5 billion Facility to Boost Nigerian Oil Production and Government Revenue. The United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA), the leading pan-African financial services group, has…
Governors join protest over Nigeria`s rising insecurity
Governors of Nigeria’s 36 states have joined in the rising number of voices against worsening security challenges in the country. The governors, through their platform – the Nigerian Governors’ Forum…
Buhari orders NDDC to pay scholarship students
President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the Niger Delta Development Commission to pay the fees and upkeep allowances for students studying abroad on its scholarship, but are now stranded due to…
Editorial: Eid-el-Kabir and Nigeria’s redemption
Nigerian Muslims joined the counterparts worldwide over the weekend to celebrate Eid-el-Kabir; the holiest festival in the Muslim calendar, which honors the uncharacteristic willingness of the Prophet, Abraham to sacrifice…
NDDC scholarship beneficiaries besiege Nigerian High Commission in London
Students of Niger Delta extraction studying in the UK on scholarships awarded by the embattled Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) laid siege at the Nigerian High Commission in London in…
Malami Vs Magu: Allegations & Response
FLAGRANT ABUSE OF PUBLIC OFFICE AND OTHER INFRACTIONS COMMITTED BY MR. IBRAHIM MAGU, ACTING CHAIRMAN OF THE ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIMES COMMISSION (EFCC) BEING EXTRACTS OF PENDING PETITIONS 1. The…
New Allegations aimed at Scuttling Commission’s work – NDDC
The Niger Delta Development Commission has alleged that a new wave of allegations of financial impropriety at the commission is designed to destabilize the work of the commission and scuttle…
Shop Rite to Exit Nigeria after 15 years
Shop Rite Holdings Limited, the South African company which has stores in many states in Nigeria, says it is pulling out of the country. The company entered the Nigerian market…