Business and Economy
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COVID-19: CACOVID supplies FG with Oxygen to stem high death rate
Fighting against the second wave of coronavirus pandemic, the private sector Coalition Against COVID-19 (CACOVID), has supported the Federal Government…
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Lenovo defying odds to dominate global PC market
Global Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) Lenovo has continued to astound market watchers, dominating worldwide PC shipments on the back of…
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Bayelsa says N38 bn refunds slashed to N27 bn in a ‘discount deal’
The Bayelsa Government on Sunday said that it got N27 billion and not N38 bn approved by the Federal Government…
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Environmentalists, Regulators visit spill impacted communities in Bayelsa
Preliminary investigations into the Jan. 16, oil leak near Funiwa offshore facilities off the Atlantic coast commenced on Friday with…
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Revised Cheque book becomes fully operational April 1, CBN says
By Lydia Ngwakwe Lagos, Jan. 22, 2021 The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has advised all Deposit Money Banks (DMBs)…
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First MPC meeting: Cordros analysts optimistic of rates retention
By Chinyere Joel-Nwokeoma Lagos, Jan. 22, 2021 Ahead of the first apex bank Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting, analysts at…
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In Biu, Zulum launches 2nd phase of N1 billion support for low-profile entrepreneurs
… Shares 80 vehicles, Keke NAPEP … Bans political thuggery … Warns politicians breeding thugs Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara…
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Chevron denies responsibility over Bayelsa oil spill
By Nathan Nwakamma Yenagoa, Jan. 22, 2021 Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL) declared on Friday that reported leaks near its operational…
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Buhari re-appoints Hadiza Bala Usman NPA MD, approves Board members for NPA, TCN
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the re-appointment of Hadiza Bala Usman as Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), for…
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FG expands access to cooking gas for rural dwellers – Kyari
By Solomon Asowata Lagos, Jan. 20,2021 Mr Mele Kyari, Group Managing Director, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, says the Federal Government…
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1m Nigerians to benefit from COVID-19 Cash Transfer, Osinbajo says
By Folasade Akpan Beneficiaries Abuja, Jan. 19, 2021 No fewer than One million Nigerians are to benefit from the Federal…
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Price of maize set to crash …….300,000 MT of maize for release February
ABUJA About 300,000 metric tonnes of maize are soon to be released into the Nigerian market from strategic anchors under…
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Dangote completes Nigeria’s longest concrete road
The Dangote Group has completed Nigeria’s longest rigid pavement located in Kogi State. It is the first of its kind,…
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Fishermen report oil spill at Chevron’s Funiwa oilfield off Bayelsa coastline
By Nathan Nwakamma Yenagoa, Jan 17, 2021 Fishermen operating in the shallow waters of the Atlantic Ocean near Bayelsa coastline…
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Amazon faces class-action lawsuit over eBook pricing
York, Jan. 15, 2021 Amazon.com Inc was slapped with a class-action lawsuit on Thursday accusing the e-commerce giant of inflating…
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Downstream infrastructure rehab: NNPC harvests bids from 96 reputable firms from various jurisdictions for contract
Buoyed up by the culture of Transparency, Accountability and Performance Excellence (TAPE) of the current NNPC management, no fewer than…
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NNPC restates commitment to OPEC+ Agreement …To focus more on Gas, Condensats for revenue growth
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has reiterated its commitment to abide by the output cut agreement of the Organization…
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Dangote to leverage expansion, new trade routes under AfCFTA
With many countries strategizing for the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) that kicked off at the beginning of this…
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Drop plan to borrow dormant account balances, unclaimed dividends, SERAP asks Buhari
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent an open letter to President Muhammadu Buhari urging him to use his…
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Okowa congratulates NNPC GMD, Kyari, at 56, lists achievements
By Ifeanyi Olannye Asaba, Jan. 8, 2021 Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta has felicitated with the Group Managing Director (GMD)…
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NOSDRA, Environmentalists , lament Conoil’s insensitivity to spill at Akassa, Bayelsa
The National Oil Spills Detection and Response Agency, NOSDRA and other Environmentalists have expressed concern over the impact of the…
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Arbitration Clause: Court strikes out suit by Aiteo’s Bayelsa surveillance contractors
A Bayelsa State High Court on Thursday struck out 12 suits on alleged breach of contract filed by surveillance contractors…
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FCMB names Yemisi Edun as Acting-MD
By Lydia Ngwakwe Lagos, Jan. 6, 2021 The First City Monument Bank (FCMB) has named Mrs Yemisi Edun as the…
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Osinbajo updates Buhari on implementation of economic sustainability plan
By Chijioke Okoronkwo Abuja, Jan. 5, 2020 President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, received Vice President…
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Zulum signs 2021 budget raised to N248 Billion by Borno assembly
Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum has signed into law, the 2021 appropriation bill passed into law by the Borno…
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