Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to Nigeria as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
Nigeria: Law against casualisation of workers underway
A Bill prohibiting casualization and outsourcing of workers is now before the National Assembly …
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Nigeria: Expect minimum wage by Q3
The federal government recently announced that by the third quarter of this year a new minimum wage will be introduced across the country …
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Nigeria: New order prohibiting visas for some foreigners
An executive order prohibiting the issue of visas for foreign workers to obtain jobs that Nigerians may equally undertake has just signed by President Muhammadu Buhari …
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Nigeria: Export of food products put pressure on domestic food prices
In an attempt to reduce reliance on oil exports the government has been encouraging the export of food products …
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Nigeria: Visa on arrival
The African Union has reported that the Nigerian government is planning to introduce a facility for citizens of all African countries to apply for a visa on arrival …
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Nigeria: Telecoms company MTN
The telecoms company MTN is appealing to a higher court after the National Industrial Relations Court found it to have wrongly terminated a former senior manager and denied share options to the value of US$13M …
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Nigeria: Shadows haunt the future
There is a strong undercurrent of unrest and impending radical reform in Nigeria, which may threaten the position of multinational companies operating in the country …
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Nigeria: Three Executive orders to ease business operations
In order to speed up business dynamics in the Acting Nigerian President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo has signed three executive orders …
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Nigeria: Funding to support job creation
The World Bank is providing 31 …
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Nigeria: New restrictions on business visits
A new government scheme requires individuals visiting Nigeria on a business visa to pay an additional fee if they intend to stay in Nigeria for more than a total of 56 days in a calendar year …
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