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I’ll give priority to capital expenditure – Buhari

The president-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari, said that his administration would give priority to capital expenditure in budget as part of…

Apple, Samsung clash with rollout of new products

Apple gave consumers their first hands-on look at its smartwatch Friday pushing into wearable tech just as rival Samsung rolled…

NDLEA Steps Up War Against Drug Traffickers At Seme Border

Jeff Ezemadu The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), at Seme border has stepped up its war against drug traffickers…

Don’t use foreign currencies for local transactions – CBN

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Tuesday warned individuals and corporate organisations against the use of foreign currency to…

HTC posts first quarter profit

Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC on Tuesday posted weaker-than-expected results for the first three months of 2015, while still managing to…

Four Emirate Airline staff arraigned for stealing $1.6million

Akin Kuponiyi Four Emirates Airlines staff have been arraigned before of a Federal High Court in Lagos over an alleged…

Fire At Lagos Airport

By Simon Ateba There was a fire incident on Wednesday at the “E” arrival wing of the Murtala Muhammed International…

Pipeline security contract will benefit communities – Kuku

The Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta, Mr Kingsley Kuku, has said that the award of pipeline security…

UBA slashes dividend by 80 per cent

The United Bank for Africa (UBA) has slashed the dividend payable to its shareholders for the financial year ended Dec.…
Nigeria's ex-oil minister Diezani arraigns in UK Court charged with bribery

Sanction erring fuel marketers, Diezani directs DPR, PPPRA

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has called on the public to shun panic buying and stock-piling of petrol, especially…

Court orders NCC, MTN, Airtel, others to pay APC N500m

Akin Kuponiyi A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, Southwest Nigeria has ordered the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to pay…

Airbus Crashes In France With 148 On Board

A German airliner crashed near a ski resort in the French Alps on Tuesday with all 148 people on board…

Telcos, banks, others abuse consumer rights – CPC

The Director-General, Consumer Protection Council, Mrs Dupe Atoki, on Monday decried the high rate of consumer rights abuses in the…
Ex-PM David Cameron in shock return, appointed Foreign Secretary

British inflation hits zero for first time

Britain’s annual inflation rate slowed sharply to zero in February for the first time, pulled down by falling prices for…

18 Nigerian States, 322 Poultry Farms, Affected By Bird Flu

Simon Ateba/Ibadan A total of 18 states and 322 poultry farms have been affected by the current Avian Influenza outbreak…

Arik Air Opens Abuja-Accra-Dakar Route

By Simon Ateba Nigeria’s carrier, Arik Air, said on Monday it is extending its Abuja-Accra service to Dakar, Senegal from…

Jonathan inaugurates Development Bank of Nigeria

President Goodluck Jonathan, on Monday in Abuja inaugurated the Development Bank of Nigeria (DBN) in furtherance of his administration’s desire…

‘Made in China’ tops list of unsafe products

From toy-shaped cigarette lighters to a short-circuting plush rabbit that catches fire, a European safety watchdog warned Monday of a…

I promise to connect 36 states to rail line, says Jonathan

President Goodluck Jonathan has pledged to connect all the 36 states of the federation to railway line, if re-elected in…

Arik Air raises N5m to fight Sickle Cell burden




Oluremilekun Osobu-Asubiojo

 Arik Air, West Africa’s largest commercial carrier, has partnered the Sickle Cell Foundation Nigeria, SCFN to raise over…

Why Nigeria’s economy is attractive to foreign investors – Expert

An investment expert, Kalu Abosi, on Friday explained why Nigeria’s economic climate still attract for foreign investments. Abosi, who is…

Sambo inaugurates N100b irrigation project

Vice President Namadi Sambo on Friday inaugarated the N100 billion Gurara irrigation project. Speaking at the occassion Sambo said the…

Passengers Stranded In Kaduna As Arik Air Plane Breaks Down

By Simon Ateba An Arik Air plane from Jos broke down after landing safely in Kaduna on Friday, leaving 136…

Power Sector: Opposition has no alternative – Minister

The Minister of State for Power, Hon. Muhammad Wakil has declared that the opposition has no credible alternative to the…

Buhari Vows To Stop Naira’s Free Fall

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, General Muhammadu Buhari has pledged to stabilise the exchange…

Knocks For Jonathan After 50% Electricity Tariff Reduction

Jethro Ibileke/Benin ‎ President Goodluck Jonathan’s announcement of 50 per cent reduction of electricity tariff has elicited knocks and negative…

Nigeria Loses Over $10bn Annually in Parking Revenue

Currently, the Nigerian government is running low on revenue due to the steep decline in oil prices to less than…

First Bank sues Arisekola’s company over N7.2b debt

Akin Kuponiyi A Federal High Court, sitting in Lagos, has adjourned till Wednesday to settle the issue of legal representation…

Fashola seeks amendment to 2015 budget

Eromosele Ebhomele Governor Babatunde Fashola on Tuesday announced that the current poor economic status of Nigeria is a reason for…

Qatar to spend $200bn despite oil price drop

Qatar will stick to its $200-billion (190 billion-euro) infrastructure spending splurge, the energy-rich Gulf state’s premier vowed on Sunday, despite…
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