By Seun Ibiyemi The Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr Dayo Mobereola, has charged staff of the agency to build on recent achievements and adopt a more disciplined, performance-driven approach to advancing Nigeria’s maritime sector. Mobereola gave the charge at a two-day Senior Management Strategy Session on the NIMASA Medium-Term…
The Osun State chapter of the Accord Party has warned its members against engaging in anti-party activities ahead of the forthcoming National and State Assembly elections. The warning was issued at a closed-door stakeholders’ meeting presided over by Governor Ademola Adeleke, where the party resolved to sanction members found supporting candidates of rival political parties….
The Nigerian military has reportedly killed a notorious bandit commander, Kachalla Hare, during a security operation in Zamfara State. Hare, who was said to have operated around Mada in Gusau Local Government Area and neighbouring Bungudu Local Government Area, reportedly died after sustaining serious injuries during an encounter with security forces. The development was disclosed…
By Seun Ibiyemi The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has raised concerns over the widening gap between Nigeria’s headline economic growth and the performance of the real sector, warning that the country’s industrial base is facing severe structural challenges. Reacting to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) second-quarter 2026 Gross Domestic Product (GDP) report, MAN…
The World Bank Group has announced plans to support reforms to Nigeria’s electricity tariff and subsidy frameworks as part of efforts to restore financial sustainability in the country’s power sector. The World Bank disclosed this in its Country Partnership Framework (CPF) for Nigeria covering the 2026–2032 fiscal period. According to the framework, the intervention will…
The Federal Workers Forum (FWF) has asked President Bola Tinubu and the National Assembly to urgently review the salaries of federal civil servants and increase the national minimum wage from N70,000 to N300,000. The demand was contained in a letter dated September 2, 2026, signed by the forum’s National Coordinator, Andrew Emelieze, and General Secretary,…
The Federal Government has announced plans to strengthen the preparation of national budgets and prevent unrealistic economic projections from influencing future spending plans. The decision followed a review which revealed significant gaps between projections contained in previous budgets and actual outcomes, particularly in oil production and government revenue. The Federal Ministry of Finance and the…
Credit extended to Nigeria’s private sector declined by 15.3 percent month-on-month (MoM) to N33.9 trillion in July 2026, from N40.03 trillion recorded in June. The Central Bank of Nigeria disclosed this in its Money and Credit Statistics for the review period. The data also showed that credit to the government fell marginally by 0.18 percent…
Twelve state governors whose tenures will end in 2027 and early 2028 are set to leave behind a combined debt burden of about N5.3tn, according to an analysis of data from the Debt Management Office. The affected governors are Umaru Fintiri of Adamawa, Mai Mala Buni of Yobe, Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of…
Ride-hailing company Uber has announced the closure of its operations in Nigeria, bringing its services in the country to an end from Wednesday, September 2, 2026. The company communicated the decision to drivers in a message on Wednesday, informing them that they would no longer receive requests for passenger trips through the Uber app from…
