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Many companies have decided to shut down their business operations in Nigeria in the last five years due to varying reasons such as economic decline, inflation, difficult economy, economic pressure, naira devaluation, theft, insecurity and so on. List of companies that exited Nigeria in the past five years, and why: 1. ShopRite (Economic Decline) * […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Department of State Services (DSS) has suspended the prosecution of the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, over alleged cyber-bullying until after the 2027 general elections. The DSS has reportedly directed its private counsel, Akinolu Kehinde, to take steps to suspend the case instituted against Sowore. The situation comes nearly […]
Continue ReadingThe global technology platform that connects riders with independent drivers and couriers, Uber, has announced the shutdown of its operations in Nigeria following a review of its business, saying it will cease operations in the country effective September 2, 2026. In a message to its drivers on Wednesday, the company informed them that they would […]
Continue ReadingI was sixteen when I left secondary school. My father believed that education should be followed immediately by responsibility. A young man, in his view, had to begin to work, earn something and learn to fend for himself. He therefore found me a job in the old Ondo State Civil Service, and I was posted […]
Continue ReadingFormer governor of Cross River State, Donald Duke, has disclosed that the federal government of Nigeria cannot afford the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway, noting that it won’t go anywhere. Speaking on Arise TV on Tuesday night, August 4, Duke who is the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP), presidential candidate, argued that the project is unnecessary and will […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja, on Tuesday, nullified the judgment of the Federal High Court ordering the Independent National Electoral Commission to deregister the African Democratic Congress and four other political parties. In a three-member panel of justices led by Justice Abba Mohammed, the appellate court held unanimously that the June 15 judgment […]
Continue ReadingFamily members have launched a fundraising campaign to repatriate the remains of a Nigerian woman, Christiana Nwosu, who reportedly died of cardiac arrest while visiting the United Kingdom. This was learnt on Monday from a GoFundMe appeal signed by Chijioke Metuka on behalf of the Nwosu family. According to Metuka, Nwosu died on July 19, […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee (LPPC) has elevated 68 legal practitioners to the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), with the appointees listed according to their seniority at the Bar. They were selected during the LPPC 174th plenary session held on Thursday in Abuja, with the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, presiding. […]
Continue ReadingA document released by a public accountability organisation, Tracka – an initiative of the BudgIT Foundation – revealed that a total of N22.15 billion was earmarked for renovation and furnishing of 106 palaces nationwide while N8 billion was budgeted for projects related to construction, renovation and other related support to churches and mosques across the […]
Continue ReadingFormer Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has been appointed as Chairman of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA), by president Bola Tinubu as part of a fresh round of 26 appointments into federal government agencies and commissions. The appointments, announced on Monday in a statement by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, said […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja, in a split decision of two-to-one on Monday, affirmed the judgment restraining the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from recognising or participating in any state congresses organised by committees appointed by the Senator David Mark-led caretaker leadership of the African Democratic Congress (ADC). In a lead verdict delivered […]
Continue ReadingPresident Bola Tinubu’s Villa scriptwriters are supremely gifted. Go back and read Mr. Bayo Onanuga’s So Long a Letter on the Gbajabiamila-Adeyemi ‘feud’ over an agency that is simultaneously legal and illegal. The lengthy statement is a work of prose, daintily littered with repetition and refrain; rhyme and rhythm. Check out this excerpt: “On 27 […]
Continue ReadingUnited States has withdrawn most of the troops it deployed for a joint counterterrorism mission in Nigeria’s Lake Chad Basin, while maintaining intelligence-sharing and other security cooperation with the Nigerian government. The Commander of US Air Forces in Europe-Air Forces Africa, General Dagvin R.M. Anderson, disclosed this during a digital press briefing on the outcome […]
Continue ReadingCentral Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has revoked the operating licenses of forty-six (46) Microfinance Banks with effect from July 1, 2026, in accordance with its powers under Sections 12 and 13 of the Banks and Other Financial Institutions Act (BOFIA), 2020,” the statement read. The CBN said the revocation was approved after the affected institutions […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Minister of Youth Development, Ayodele Olawande, has congratulated Osasere Okundaye on emerging as Nigeria’s youngest chartered accountant at the age of 16. In a statement on Monday, Olawande described the feat as a remarkable demonstration of hard work, discipline, resilience and commitment to excellence. Olawande said: “I heartily congratulate Miss Osasere Okundaye on her […]
Continue ReadingIn a statement, Nigeria’s Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Disu, has approved the appointment of CSP Anietie Okokon Edem Iniedu as the new spokesperson Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO) of the Nigeria Police Force, just three months after the appointment of his predecessor, DCP Anthony Okon Placid. The announcement was made on Friday by the […]
Continue ReadingUpdating your National Identification Number (NIN) or Bank Verification Number (BVN) details can feel overwhelming, but the process has now been clearly outlined. This guide explains how to change your name or date of birth on both NIN and BVN, the approved fees, required documents, and the step-by-step process. Updatable Fields on NIN The National […]
Continue ReadingPresident Bola Tinubu, in his June 12 broadcast, condemned terrorists and their work but told us not to “assign blame or point fingers” because “crime has no ethnicity.” Crime may indeed have no ethnicity, but that does not relieve us of the duty to identify the environment that breeds and sustains it. A desert does […]
Continue ReadingFirst batch of Nigerians evacuated from South Africa following the recent wave of xenophobic attacks has arrived in Lagos. In the first batch, a total of 268 returnees landed at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos on Thursday aboard an Air Peace flight arranged as part of the Federal Government’s repatriation efforts. The latest repatriation […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s House of Representatives has passed the State Police Bill. This resolution followed the voting on the floor during the plenary session on Thursday, presided over by the Speaker of the House, Tajudeen Abbas. Abbas stated that 288 lawmakers voted in support of the bill, while four were against it, a day after the lawmakers dedicated […]
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