Nigeria news today headlines : Tuesday 6th May 2025
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target=_blank>Gabonese President Honours Elumelu For Championing African Devt
The President of the Republic of Gabon, General Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, has conferred the nation’s prestigious national honours – the Commander in the National Order of Gabonese Merit – on the Group Chairman, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc and founder of the Tony Elumelu Foundation, Mr. Tony Elumelu. The distinguished award recognises Elumelu’s
target=_blank>Nigeria’s Democracy Dying, Needs Help, MBF, CDHR Lament
LAGOS – The Middle Belt Forum (MBF) and the Committee for Defence of Human Rights (CDHR) have expressed concern over the state of democracy in the country and have concluded that unless something is done urgently, the democracy which was fought for will just slip off the fingers of the citizens. Recall that there are
target=_blank>Renewable Energy Key To Nigeria’s National Policy Agenda — Abbas
ABUJA – The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, has said that Nigeria has no option than to adopt renewable energy as one of the ways of diversifying the country’s economy. Speaker Abbas, who noted that “the case for renewable energy is compelling,” said, “it holds substantial implications for national policy
target=_blank>Lagos Airport Leads In Bird Strike Incidents In 2024 — NCAA
LAGOS – The Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMA), Lagos, has been identified as the airport with the highest number of bird strike incidents in the country. Other airports notorious for bird strike incidents, according to the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), are Port Harcourt International Airport (PHIA), Omegwa; Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport (SMCA), Owerri, and
target=_blank>Business Disruption, Job Losses May Hit Nigeria As Meta Mulls Exit
LAGOS – Following recent threat by leading social media giant, Meta, to shut down Facebook and Instagram in Nigeria over the $290 million (about N464 billion) fine imposed by three regulatory agencies, there are palpable fears that the socio-economic activities of most Nigerians would be negatively impacted, even as direct and indirect employees of the
target=_blank>NELFUND Urges South To Boost Participation In Student Loan Scheme
ABUJA – The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has urged the South-South and South-East regions of the country to increase their participation in the student loan scheme. The Managing Director of NELFUND, Akintunde Sawyerr, stated this during stakeholders’ engagement session and technical workshop on system automation and loan application process in Abuja on Monday. “There
target=_blank>Weak Revenue Drives Nigeria’s Fiscal Deficit Up By N1.1trn
LAGOS – Nigeria’s fiscal challenges deepened in January 2025 as a steep drop in retained revenue pushed the Federal Government’s budget deficit to -N1.1 trillion, according to the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) latest monthly economic report. The data, sourced from the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation, is provisional but offers a troubling
target=_blank>Tinubu Bans Procurement Of Foreign Goods Produced Locally
…FEC Okays Nigeria’s $5m Shares In Asian Bank, Ratifies Membership ABUJA – President Bola Tinubu has banned importation of foreign goods by MDAs through procurement, especially those that can be produced locally in Nigeria. Tinubu also placed a caveat on expatriates coming into Nigeria to execute jobs, which local contractors and artisans can undertake, unless
target=_blank>Restoring The Judiciary’s Dignity (1)
On April 30, 2025, Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, made a significant move toward fulfilling the promise she made during her swearing-in on August 23, 2024: to restore integrity to Nigeria’s judiciary, which has long been tainted by corruption. In 2017, a joint report by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) and
target=_blank>Consultative Committee Commends Customs’ Impressive Performance In N921m Seizure
The Customs Consultative Committee (CCC) has commended the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) for its remarkable achievements in revenue generation and enforcement of import regulations, describing the agency’s recent performance as exceptional. The was contained in a statement signed by the committee Secretary, Fwdre(Dr.) Eugene Nweke. He noted that the total Duty Paid Value (DPV) of
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