The Lagos State Government has announced the cancellation of the work-from-home policy for public servants, effective from April 1, 2025. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu made this decision following the implementation of the new minimum wage and other welfare measures aimed at improving the well-being of state workers. The work-from-home initiative was introduced in February 2024 to Read More…
Nigeria is bracing for one of its worst hunger crises, with more than 30 million people expected to be food insecure next year. This represents a one-third increase from this year, driven by economic hardship, according to a joint report by the Nigerian government and the United Nations released on Friday. The report highlights the Read More…
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) announced plans to employ an expatriate technical adviser for the Super Eagles in the coming weeks. This decision, aimed at bolstering the team’s performance ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers and remaining FIFA World Cup qualifying matches, was revealed in a communiqué issued following the Federation’s executive Read More…
In a groundbreaking development, Saudi Arabia has pledged a significant investment in the comprehensive overhaul of Nigeria’s ageing oil refineries. The commitment was sealed during a bilateral meeting between Nigerian President Bola Tinubu and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on the fringes of the Saudi-Africa summit in Riyadh. Under President Tinubu’s ambitious reforms, aimed Read More…
Nigeria’s government plans to amend the newly-signed Petroleum Industry Act to ask the National Assembly for an 18-month extension to keep its long-standing regime of subsidising imported petrol, its junior oil minister said on Tuesday. The law signed by President Muhammadu Buhari last August contains a provision for the elimination of fuel subsidies within six Read More…
