Nigeria Today: Top 5 News Stories, Tuesday, Dec 6th, 2016
1. The Federal Government has moved to stop the importation of 571,000 tonnes of foreign rice into Nigeria’s borders. 2. Huawei Technologies in partnership with Fortis Project Limited have commenced the construction of an Information and Communications Technology centre in Lagos State. 3. The Bank of Industry (BoI) has enlisted 200 beneficiaries in Kano for the ₦140 […]
Nigeria Today: Top 5 News Stories, Monday, Dec 5th, 2016
1. An agreement between the governments of Nigeria and Morocco, facilitated by Fertilizer Producers and Suppliers of Nigeria, FEPSAN and OCP, a Moroccan company is set to yield one million tons of fertilizer through local production and reduce the price of fertilizer. 2. Ministries, departments and agencies of states have met in Enugu to […]
Nigeria Today: Top 5 News Stories, Thursday, Dec 1st, 2016
1. The Nigerian Communications Commission has halted plans to increase tariffs on data services on all network followed by an uproar from data consumers. 2. The Minister of Budget and National Planning, Senator Udo Udoma has announced that President Muhammadu Buhari will present the 2017 appropriation bill to the National Assembly next week; date and time […]
Nigeria Today: Top 5 News Stories, Wednesday, Nov 30th, 2016
1. Data subscribers accuse FG, NCC justifies 200% hike and workers foresee an increase in crime rate as Nigerians will begin to pay more for data services from December 1st. 2. The Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) yesterday presented the winner of the 2016 Nigeria Prize for Literature, Abubakar Adam Ibrahim with a cheque of […]
Nigeria Today: Top 5 News Stories, Tuesday, Nov 29th, 2016
1. GSM data subscribers in Nigeria will pay for more data as from December 1, 2016, according to a directive issued by the Nigerian Communications Commission. 2. The Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Babatunde Fowler has said that Nigerians will soon begin to show evidence of tax paying before obtaining new passports […]
Nigeria Today: Top 5 News Stories, Monday, Nov 28th, 2016
1. The Federal Government has backed the ban of the sale of foreign rice in Ebonyi State to encourage local production of the commodity. 2. Kaduna Electric is set to complete the ongoing and first phase of deployment of mass metres in six weeks. 3. The Nigerian Conservation Foundation has introduced the Green Recovery Nigeria, an […]
Nigeria Today: Top 5 News Stories, Friday, Nov 25th, 2016
1. The Central Bank of Nigeria has established the National Collateral Registry to increase financing to MSMEs. 2. Fishing company, Atlantic Shrimpers Ltd has set up a 160-hectare shrimp farm in Lagos to hatch and harvest shrimps for both local and export markets. 3. To prevent the Igbo language from going extinct, Anambra State […]
Nigeria Today: Top 5 News Stories, Thursday, Nov 24th, 2016
1. Emirates Airline is offering Nigerians a 50% discount for all travels to Dubai for Economy and Business Class travellers. Offers are to be secured from now to the 30th of November and cover till May 31st, 2017. 2. To reduce the burden of Forex crises, the Federal Government is planning tax relief for the manufacturing […]
Nigeria Today: Top 5 News Stories, Wednesday, Nov 23rd, 2016
1. Beginning from December 1, 2016, taxpayers will receive their withholding tax certificate in their emails within one week of payment, Mr. Babatunde Fowler of Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has said. 2. The Cross River State government has signed a contract with Huawei Technology of China to make Calabar Nigeria’s first digital city. 3. […]
Nigeria Today: Top 5 News Stories, Tuesday, Nov 22nd, 2016
1. The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has inaugurated a 330KV power-switching station in Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom. 2. Lagos City Marathon target 50,000 runners for the second edition which is set to hold on February 11th, 2017. 3. The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has decided to review the […]
Nigeria Today: Top 5 News Stories, Monday, Nov 21st 2016
1. The validity period for international passports may be extended from five to ten years in coming months, according to the Comptroller-General of Nigeria Immigration Service. 2. Eko Atlantic City has unveiled its first completed residential building, Eko Pearl Towers. 3. In order to provide loans at affordable interest rates to farmers, the CBN is […]
Nigeria Today: Top 5 News Stories, Friday, Nov 18th 2016
1. The Federal Government has taken the decision to stop the controversial high salaries given to and miscellaneous financial abuses being committed by government management and employees. 2. Nigeria’s agricultural sector hosts first digital platform, Farmcrowdy.com, which allows farmers to sponsor any farm of choice produce and get periodic updates on progress via pictures […]
Nigeria Today: Top 5 News Stories, Wednesday, Nov 16th 2016
1. Following the first export from the Aje offshore field, Lagos State expects to get its first oil derivation fund in December. 2. Northeastern states are to receive five 100 MW solar power plants worth $600m; the first should be ready by March 2017. 3. As part of the United States government’s Feed the Future Initiative, […]
Nigeria Today: Top 5 News Stories, Tuesday, Nov 15th 2016
1. With respect to the draft policy document which was released last week by the Ministry of Petroleum Resources, indicating that parts of the stocks of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) would be listed for trading on the NSE or other exchanges after its restructuring and corporation, the federal government is yet to […]
Nigeria Today: Top 5 News Stories, Monday, Nov 14th 2016
1. Contributory Pension Scheme operators plan to register 250,000 contributors in the micro-pension scheme that is soon to commence. 2. The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara has announced that the Federal Government will refund not less than ₦20 billion to state governments refund not less than ₦20 billion to state governments for funds they […]
Nigeria Today: Top 5 News Stories, Thursday, Nov 10th 2016
1. Lagos airport, Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal 2, has launched a mobile app- MMA2, to enable users book flights and receive live flight information. 2. Emzor Pharmaceuticals has launched a new product, Emzor Para 1000, with enhanced relief and absorption to ensure quick relief from aches and fever. 3. To boost LPG storage and consumption in […]