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Arik Air back in the air

Arik Air will resume normal flights Wednesday morning, 24 hours after it suspended operations over problems with insurance. In a…

Militants blow up another pipeline in Delta

A militant group, Niger Delta Greenland Justice Mandate, NDGJM, in the early hours of Tuesday, blew up the Afiesere-Iwhrenene major…

Ex-Minister accuses Nigeria banks of complicity in Forex scarcity

Nigeria’s former Minister of State for Education, Kenneth Gbagi who served under former President Goodluck Jonathan, has berated Nigeria commercial…

Passengers stranded as Arik Airline suspends operations

Passengers of Arik Airline are stranded across different airports in the country as a result of suspension of operations by…

Nigeria will surmount economic crisis – Senate President

The Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki on Tuesday, assured Nigerians that the present economy recession rocking the country will soon…

SON vows to sustain war against fake products – Official

The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) declared on Tuesday that it would sustain the ongoing war against fake and substandard…

NCC discovers 41 illegal Internet Service Providers

Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says it has discovered 41 fake and unlicenced service providers operating in the country’s telecommunications landscape.…

South Africa not in ‘recession territory’ – Finance Minister

South Africa’s economy is not in “recession territory” and there is a more than 50 percent chance ratings agencies will…
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Emirate Council engages hunters to combat robbery

The Akko Emirate Council in Gombe State has engaged the service of hunters in the community to assist in combating…

I can’t serve Buhari – Okonjo Iweala

Former Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has declared that she would not serve in the government of President Muhammadu…

Access Bank bags best Bank award, Wigwe best CEO

Access Bank Plc has emerged the best bank in Nigeria for the year 2016. The announcement was made by the…

Economy needs new strategy – Tinubu

Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the National leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has said that economic re-strategising and re-planning…

Agro dealers fault payment of N65 billion debt

Growth Enhancement Scheme Agro dealers Association of Nigeria (GESAAN) has faulted the claim of spokesman of the presidency, Shehu Garba,…

Palm oil improves reproductive capacity – Expert

Consumption of palm oil improves human reproductive capacity, a Clinical Biochemist and Molecular Diagnostics Professor, Oluyemi Akinloye, has said. Akinloye,…
Rivers court remands four suspects for breaking into the house of former First Lady, Patience Jonathan and stealing valuables worth N100m.

Patience Jonathan used houseboy, driver’s names to open $15m accounts

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has arrested a driver, houseboy and two other domestic staff, whose names were…

CBN to extend BVN registration to MfBs, PMIs customers

Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) plans to extend the Bank Verification Number (BVN) registration project to customers of other Financial…

5 Kogi civil servants arrested for allegedly diverting N230m pension fund

Five top civil servants in Kogi have been arrested for allegedly diverting N230 million pension fund to their private uses.…

Bakers beg Buhari on high cost of bread

Bakers in Nigeria have appealed to the Federal Government to urgently intervene in the rising cost of bread production just…

EKEDC throws Mushin community into darkness for 24 days

The Community Development Association (CDA) in Akodu, Abibu and the LUTH access Road in Mushin, Lagos State, on Sunday decried…
Police arrest two men for robbing three commercial sex workers after they picked them up in Surulere area of Lagos state.

Economic Hardship: Prostitutes increase in Asaba

Residents of Asaba, the Delta capital, have decried the increase in commercial sex activities in the city, in spite of…

Pastor says economic hardship not peculiar to Nigeria but global

Mr David Popoola, the State Pastor of Living Faith Church, Lokoja, has said that the present economic hardship is not…

Nigeria needs wage led recovery, says Aremu

Mr Issa Aremu, the General Secretary, National Union of Textile Garment Workers of Nigeria (NUTGTWN), on Sunday said Nigerian workers…

Economy will bounce back, Buhari assures Nigerians

President Muhammadu Buhari has saluted Nigerians for their steadfastness in spite of the difficult economic times confronting the country. Buhari,…
Nigerian Navy says its operatives have rescued 15 victims of human trafficking during different operations on the Lagos waterways.

Navy raids crude oil bunkers, arrests seven suspected oil thieves

The Nigerian Navy (NN) on Saturday said that it raided illegal crude oil bunkers and arrested seven suspected oil thieves.…

NAN launches new portal for subscribers

Nigeria’s main news provider, the News Agency of Nigeria has launched a new portal for its legion of subscribers. The…

4m Nigerians awaiting prepaid meter -NERC

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has revealed that over four millions electricity consumers are awaiting prepaid meters in the…

NRC suspends Abuja-Kaduna train service

The Nigerian Railways Corporation (NRC) has suspended its passenger train service from Abuja to Kaduna on Monday and Tuesday because…

Factory fire leaves 24 dead in Bangladesh

At least 24 workers were killed while scores injured on Saturday in an explosion that triggered a massive fire leading…

Customs generated over N95.7bn in August – spokesman

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on Saturday in Abuja said it generated over N95.7 billion in August. The NCS Public…

UN Chief pledges to attend forum on Nigeria’s economic recession

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has pledged to send a special envoy to the Nigerian Young Professionals Forum (NYPF) Summit scheduled…
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