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Why Bayelsa, NIMASA Partnership Is Important – Gov. Diri
...the visit marked the beginning of a new page in the relationship between the state and…
Okonjo-Iweala emerges next DG WTO as Myung-hee set to withdraw
The coast seems to be clear for Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to emerge as the next Director-General…
FG to deploy helicopters, drones in Gulf of Guinea
By Ade Jacobs The Presidential Steering Committee on Deep Blue Project has disclosed that…
No shame in importing fuel from Niger Republic, Sylva tells Nigerians
By Deborah Hassan The Nigerian government should be commended for the move to import…
Nigeria will exit recession in 2021 – Finance Minister
By Deborah Hassan The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, has…
RECESSION: Economic concern should take precedence over 2023 Election – Peter Obi
Former Anambra State governor, Peter Obi, has advised the political class to focus on solving…
Abuja Int’l Trade Fair Targets 500 Exhibitors, Begins Nov 24
"Over 500 exhibitors from within and outside Nigeria and from all sectors of the economy are…
PDP to Buhari: Allow active participation to boost productive sector
"We however, insist that poor management and not the high cost of crude oil in the…
Nigeria enters worst economic recession in 33 years – NBS
By Gabriel Atumeyi Nigeria has entered another recession, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has…
Buhari never controls NNPC operations – Kyari
“I have the personal privilege to have access to Mr President, to his private audience and…
Harnessing industrial growth in Anambra
The combination of domestic lockdowns and greatly reduced external demands from the global recession will weigh…
Senate lauds NNPC on gas projects, Financial audit report
“I want to commend the team led by the present GMD, a team of dedicated and…
Cement price drops in Enugu
“The major reason for the reduction is the availability of the product in the country, which…
#EndSARS: How CBN threatened Access Bank over Promoters’ accounts
“It is common knowledge that we and the entire banking industry are regulated entities and therefore…
Labour calls on African nations to build more industries
“This will definitely increase productivity, accelerate growth, enhance standard of living by growing personal income thus…
Bayelsa Govt begins training for 3,000 CBN Agric loan beneficiaries
...the scheme was designed to discourage direct disbursement of cash to beneficiaries as the farming input…
NNPC Restates Commitment to Growing Nation’s Hydrocarbon Reserves
“It is instructive to understand that the current market reality cannot support inefficiency and escalated costs…
Seven NNPC staff bag NSE Fellowship Awards
NNPC would continue to play a major role in growing the engineering profession, which he described…
EFCC, CBN synergize against ATM, PoS frauds
CBN would continue to formulate policies that would ensure that public funds are kept safe .
NSE members approve listing by introduction
“The National Council welcomes the strong endorsement by the members of the Exchange for our listing…
Afreximbank’s African commodity index declines moderately in Q3-2020
“In comparison, the agricultural commodities sub-index rose to become the top performer in the quarter, outstripping…
DPR seals 85 illegal gas plants in Lagos
“We want to bring gas sector to the citizens and deepen utilisation of LPG for job…
House of Reps lauds NIMASA on 2020 budget implementation
By Ade Jacobs The House of Representatives Committee on Maritime Safety, Education and Administration has commended…
Reps to pass PIB in six months – Gbajabiamila
By Gabriel Atumeyi The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has expressed that the…
Reps will support total reforms in aviation sector – Gbajabiamila
By Gabriel Atumeyi Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, has pledged the commitment…
Nigeria is broke – Petroleum minister
By Deborah Hassan Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, has declared that Nigeria is…
NLC disagrees with FG over fuel price hike
The Nigeria Labour Congress has rejected the fuel price hike from between N158 and N160 per…
Key into FG’s digitisation programme, CITAD tells states
The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD), has advised State Governments in Nigeria to key…
Nigeria losing 60% of income to illicit financial flows
Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye, the Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC), says Nigeria is losing…