Microsoft launches $100m Development Centers in Africa
Tech giant Microsoft has launched a $100 million Africa Development Centre (ADC) with offices in Kenya and Nigeria. The program will support the recruitment of […]
Nigeria
UNICEF welcomes release of nearly 900 children by north-east Nigeria armed group
UNICEF has welcomed the release Friday of 894 children, including 106 girls, from the ranks of an armed group called (the) Civilian Joint Task Force […]
Nigeria’s oil minister seeks new funding options in Saudi Arabia
Nigerian Oil Minister Emmanuel Kachikwu and the president of Saudi Aramco on Tuesday discussed investment options in the midstream and downstream sector, Nigeria’s petroleum ministry […]
Nigeria: minimum wage to increase to $98
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday signed into law a bill to increase minimum wage from 18,000 to 30,000 naira ($98) with immediate effect. According […]
Shell plans $15 billion investments in Nigeria’s oil and gas sector
Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) will invest over $15 billion across 24 oil and gas projects in Nigeria in the next five years, the company […]
Nigeria, São Tomé and Príncipe to exploit 500 million barrels of oil
French oil giant Total and Nigeria-São Tomé and Príncipe Joint Development Authority (JDA) last week signed a new production sharing contract (PSC) to grant exclusive […]
Nigeria Decides: 84 million people registered to vote in 2019 polls
The Independent National Electoral Commission of Nigeria on Monday disclosed that over 84 million persons have registered to vote in upcoming polls. The commission’s boss […]
Newly IDPs fleeing attacks in northeast Nigeria, top 2,000
After fleeing terrorist attacks, as well as clashes between Government forces and militia, more than 2,000 newly displaced Nigerians have arrived in an already over-stretched […]
Elections, regional security, economy top agenda of ECOWAS summit
West Africa’s regional bloc ECOWAS last weekend urged Nigeria and Senegal to ensure peaceful, free and transparent elections next year. The call was contained in […]
Nigeria: Buhari presents $28.8 bln 2019 budget to parliament
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday presented a $28.80 billion budget for 2019 to parliament. Nigeria, Africa’s biggest oil producer and most populous nation, has […]