By Idris Salisu President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has disclosed…
Category: Economy
Elumelu obtains $250m Afreximbank loan to acquire oilfield
By Ade Jacobs African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has announced the disbursement of…
CBN commits N50bn to reposition commodity exchange – Emefiele
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it is committing N50 billion to reposition the Nigeria…
SEPLAT appoints Okechukwu Mba as MD ANOH Gas processing coy
SEPLAT Petroleum Development Company Plc, has announced the appointment of Mr Okechukwu Mba, as the new…
FG to resuscitate airstrips to tackle insecurity – Sirika
The Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, Thursday, reiterated the Federal Government’s commitment to resuscitate and…
Airtel commences NIN registration in retail outlets
Airtel Nigeria has commenced the National Identity Number registration exercise in its retail outlets across the…
NNPC Records 92% increase in sales of petroleum products in October
…Increases Gas Supply to Power Plants by 8.60% The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has announced…
FG to shut down Third Mainland Bridge for three days
The Federal Controller of Works Lagos, Mr Olukayode Popoola, on Wednesday, announced another three days of…
FEC approves National Quality Control policy to improve standard of Nigerian-made goods
By Deborah Hassan As part of moves by the Federal Government to improve the…
Criminal herdsmen in Ogun should get prepared, I am coming – Sunday Igboho
Yoruba activist, Sunday Adeyemo popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has declared, Ogun state will be his…
Muhammad takes over as NBTE acting Executive Secretary
Mr Abatti Muhammad has been appointed Acting Executive Secretary (ES) of the National Board for Technical…
Reduced tariff on vehicles may commence next week – Customs CG
By Ade Jacobs The Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Hameed Ali, has…
Reps to pass PIB in April – Gbajabiamila
….assures national interest will be upheld By Deborah Hassan Speaker of the House…
Food security: CBN disbursed N554bn to 2 million farmers – Emiefele
By Ade Jacobs N554.61 billion has been disbursed to 2, 849,490 farmers as…
Improved crude oil prices shoot Nigeria’s external reserve to $36.23bn
Nigeria’s Foreign Exchange Reserves rose from 34.94billion dollars in November 2020 to 36.23billion dollars…
Contract for renovation of National Art Theatre to be awarded soon – Emefiele
The Central Bank Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele, has expressed hope that a contract for the renovation…
Nigeria, Africa FDI decline to $38b, UN says
By Ade Jacobs Nigeria and other African nations attracted an estimated $38 billion…
Kano Govt. establishes Gifted academy with 36 slots for 18 Northern states
Kano State Government has established a Gifted Academy that would admit five students from each of…
Buhari pledges support for reconstruction of burnt Sokoto Market
…As Tambuwal asks for more assistance President Muhammadu Buhari has promised to give assistance to the…
Abumet appoints Belinda Disu board chairman
Abumet Nigeria Limited has announced the appointment of Mrs Belinda Ajoke Disu as Chairman of its Board…
Lawan: PIB will ensure equitable distribution of resources
By Gabriel Atumeyi President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has expressed optimism…
FCTA demolishes illegal residential structure, filling station inside NASS complex
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), on Monday demolished an illegal private residential building and…
We will not tolerate ‘Prophet Onyeze Jesus’ conduct – Anambra Govt.
By Ife Osemedua Anambra State Government has expressed displeasure over the activities…
EEDC commences free mass metering project
By Kenneth Onuoha The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) has commenced free mass meter roll-out to…
Security guard in court for allegedly stealing used car engine
A security guard, 35, Imume Okoro, on Monday appeared in a Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ikeja,…
Sen. Abiru clears air on involvement in LASU VC selection process
Senator Adetokunbo Abiru (APC-Lagos East) has said he has no hand in the cancellation of the…
Unilag VC begs for tablets as candidates conduct non-physical post-UTME test
The Vice-Chancellor, University of Lagos, Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, has appealed to public-spirited Nigerians to assist indigent…
NIMASA, Amnesty Office partner to curb crime in the Niger Delta
By Ade Jacobs The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) and the Presidential Amnesty Programme…
Buhari canvasses restructuring of ECOWAS, orders release of $20m to counter terrorism
President Muhammadu Buhari has advocated for the restructuring of ECOWAS, saying that the organization needed to…