Business and Economy

Airtel commissions retail outlet in National Assembly Complex

As part of its commercial strategy to deepen its retail presence as well as deliver telecoms services to the doorsteps…

Airtel, Access Bank launch Smart Savers Initiative

As part of on-going efforts to deepen financial access in Nigeria, Access Bank in partnership with Airtel Nigeria has introduced…

Senate pledges to assist NDDC recover funds

The Senate has said it will do what is necessary to assist the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, recover all…

Mass looting: Okonjo-Iweala launched baseless, scurrilous, ludicrous attack on my person – Femi Falana

In my application to the Special Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) last week, I requested for investigation into…

NIMASA surpasses national benchmark for ISPS Code implementation

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has surpassed the benchmark set by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) for…

(Photonews) Nestle Nigeria Plc donates to Nigeria Police

Pipeline sabotage: NNPC shuts Port Harcourt, Kaduna refineries …Takes step to guarantee fuel availability

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC on Wednesday announced the operational shutdown of the Port Harcourt and Kaduna Refineries owing…

Nigeria signs agreement with UAE on recovery of stolen funds

Nigeria and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Tuesday in Abu Dhabi signed six agreements to enhance bilateral relations between them.…

NLNG faults ActionAid’s claim on tax incentives

The Nigeria Liquified Natural Gas, NLNG, Limited has described as false and misleading a report by ActionAid, a non-governmental organisation,…

“No plan to ban tricycles in Akwa Ibom – Dr. Ntukudeh

Dennis Udoma, Uyo Akwa Ibom State government has said that there is no plan to ban the activities of commercial…

NLNG takes delivery of first of 6 vessels from Korea

The Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas Limited (NLNG) has taken delivery of one of the six new ships it purchased last…

Court rejects Ecobank’s plea in contempt proceedings

Ecobank on Friday failed in its bid to stop the contempt proceedings instituted against it by Honeywell Group. In his…

TSA: Sokoto uncovers N1.5b in idle accounts

Two weeks after the formal introduction of the Treasury Single Accounting (TSA) system in Sokoto, the state government said it…

US agency to support NDDC development efforts

The Washington-based Center for Strategic and International Studies, CSIS, has indicated willingness to support the development efforts of the Niger…

Arik Air connects Libreville with Lagos, Port Harcourt

Arik Air, West and Central Africa’s largest carrier, is introducing a new service between Nigeria and Gabon as part of…

Alleged N34bn fraud: Court issues Bench Warrant on Tompolo

Justice Ibrahim Buba of the Federal High Court Lagos Thursday, January 14, 2016 issued a warrant of arrest on Government…

AMAECHI sets the ball in Transport by Yakubu Dati

” ” … leadership courage, within or outside governance, transfers back to, and animates followers, so that when a familiar…

GTBank to reward Mobile Banking Customers with 100k

Foremost financial Institution, Guaranty Trust Bank (GTBank), has launched the #GTBankMobileWin100k competition to reward its mobile banking customers by availing…

DMO to issue N350bn bonds in Q1, 2016

Debt Management Office (DMO) has unveiled plans to raise between N260 billion and N350 billion through bonds in the first…