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FG inaugurates committee on establishment of national carrier

The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Aviation, Hajiya Binta Bello, on Monday inaugurated a 12-member Ministerial Committee on the establishment of…

Nigeria will be self sufficient in sugar, rice, others by 2019 – Dangote

Alhaji Aliko Dangote, the Chairman of Dangote Group, on Monday said Nigeria would be self sufficient in rice, sugar and…

Nigeria, Ghana, others lose 9.6bn dollars annually to corporate tax waivers

Nigeria and three other West African countries lose an average of 9.6 billion dollars as revenues yearly through corporate tax…

250 Indian business delegation storm Nigeria

At least 250 members of the Indian business community will be arriving in Nigeria on Tuesday for the Indian Show…

Electric company to recruit 3,000

The Kaduna Electric Distribution Company (KEDC), according to a NAN report, said it had recruited 3,000 workers in its renewed…

Max Air to transport 35,576 pilgrims to Saudi Arabia for 2015 Hajj

Max Air Ltd is to airlift a total of 35,576 pilgrims to Saudi Arabia for the 2015 Hajj, its Public…

Only diversification will save Nigeria’s economy – Expert

An economist, Mr Tosin Yusuf, on Monday said diversification was the only way to get out of the current economic…

Australia, Japan, China stocks tumble amid economic worries

Australian stocks plunged almost 4 per cent Monday wiping 60 billion Australian dollars (43.4 billion U.S. dollars) or two years…

Ethiopian Airlines targets 140 aircraft, 22 million passengers in 2025

Mr Solomon Begashaw , General Manager, Ethiopian Airlines, Nigeria office, said on Sunday in Abuja that the airline is expected…

Don’t charge Nigerians for electricity not consumed, NERC directs Discos

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has directed electricity Distribution Companies (Discos) to urgently restructure their fixed charges…

Shippers Association calls for closure of Lagos ports

Shippers’ Association in Lagos State, has called for temporary closure of Tin-Can and Apapa ports until the bad spots on…

FG suspends Comptroller-General of Immigration

David Paradang, the Comptroller General of Nigeria Immigration Service has been suspended from office by the Federal Government with immediate…
Court jails Lagos woman, Bose Lateef arrested by EFCC while hawking naira notes at Eko Club after she pleaded guilty to money racketeering.

Naira rallies strongly amid CBN intervention

The Nigerian currency, the Naira, on Friday, regained its strength and appreciated to N208 to the Dollar in the parallel…

New York Forum Africa: Helping African leaders drive economic and social dev.

The New York Forum AFRICA (NYFA), the only pan-African business summit to be held in Africa in 2015, is taking…

Customs boss gives area commands N35bn weekly revenue target

The Acting Comptroller-General of Customs, Dr. John Atte, on Thursday directed Area Controllers to increase their weekly average revenue from…

Fidson Healthcare declares N477m profit

Fidson Healthcare Plc has released its results for the half year ended June 30, 2​01​5, declaring a profit before tax…

Excess Crude Account now at $2.207billion

The National Economic Council (NEC) has been told by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance, that the Excess Crude Account…

Power generation to hit 5,000mw by December

The National Economic Council (NEC) said on Thursday that power generation in Nigeria will reach 5,000 megawatts by December, noting…

Boost revenue from N13bn to N35bn, New Customs boss says

The acting Comptroller-General of Customs, Dr. John Atte, on Thursday directed Area Controllers to increase their weekly average revenue from…

Pay aviation dues to avoid embarrassment, FG advises airline operators

The Federal Government has urged the Airline Operators in Nigeria to pay their dues to the aviation agencies promptly to…

Bristow crash: AIB releases manifest

The Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB), on Thursday released the names of the passengers on board the ill-fated Bristow Helicopter which…

DPR Sanctions 45 Filling Stations in Kano for various offences

MADUABUCHI NMERIBEH/Kano Department of Petroleum Resources, DPR, in Kano, northwest Nigeria, has clamped down on 45 filling stations for selling…

Ladipo Market traders settle rift over demolition

Cyriacus Izuekwe Justice Iyabo Akinkugbe of the Lagos State High Court has struck out an order stopping the demolition of…

Nigeria oil producers targets 1.2 million local refining capacity

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Nigeria’s Independent Petroleum Producers Group (IPPG), said on Wednesday that the country has the capacity to refine up…

NSE market capitalisation decreases by N24bn amid profit taking

Activities at the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Wednesday ended on a negative trend with the market capitalisation dropping by…

Union disrupts activities of S/South Electricity Distribution Companies

The National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) on Wednesday disrupted activities at Electricity Distribution Companies in the South South over…

Ambode cancels Falomo Shopping Centre redevelopment contract

Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode has approved the termination of the concession granted by the Lagos State Development…

Shell confirms multiple spills in Ikarama oil fields

The Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) has confirmed multiple spills from its pipeline network in Ikarama oil fields in Yenagoa…

AMCON Shake-Up: Buhari dumps Chike-Obi for Kuru

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the dissolution of the Executive Management Team of the Assets Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON),…

Nigerian Bottling Company goes to Okigwe

Daniels Ekugo Nigerian Bottling Company (NBC) Limited, has stated its commitment to focused investment and developmental work of a mega…
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