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Kenya awards seven oil blocs to Nigerian businessmen

Nigerian businessmen have been awarded seven oil blocs for exploration from the 46 newly discovered oil blocs in Kenya, Dr…

Nigeria’s foreign debt now $9.16bn

Nigeria’s rising debt profile was the major concern of the National Conference Committee on Public Finance as members sought to…

Substandard phones contribute to poor network – NCC

Nigerian mobile telephone service subscribers have been advised to ensure their handsets meet the prescribed standard specification set by the…

Sheraton Beefs Up Security Over Bomb Threat

Jamiu Yisa There are strong indications that the management of Sheraton Hotels, Ikeja, Lagos, southwest Nigeria, has fortified its security…

No Plan To Jack Up Fuel Price, Says Jonathan

Eromosele Ebhomele & with agency report President Goodluck Jonathan said in Abuja on Sunday that the Federal Government had no…

Globacom Ghana passes NCA performance test

Globacom’s operation in Ghana has met key performance indicators (KPIs) set by the country’s telecom sector regulator, the National Communications…

Nigerian troops patrol airports ahead of WEF

Troops deployed Saturday to Nigeria’s main airports in a security clampdown ahead of a major international economic conference next week…

Nigerian group plans one million jobs in 4 years

Eromosele Ebhomele A Nigeria-based group, Transformation Ambassadors of Nigeria, (TAN), is to establish 10 cottage industries in all the 36…

Terrorists target a Sheraton hotel in Lagos, US warns

US diplomats in Nigeria on Friday claimed that “groups associated with terrorism” could be planning to attack a hotel in…

Jonathan shuts Abuja for WEF

Nigeria’s Federal Government on Friday directed that all government offices and schools in Abuja should be closed down for the…

Adenuga bags Grand Commander of Business award

Mike Adenuga Jr. (GCON), was named winner of the Grand Commander of Business Award in Nigeria and Africa. The entrepreneur…

Erastus Akingbola fails to stop N47.1bn theft charge

An Ikeja High Court on Friday dismissed an application filed by Erastus Akingbola, former Managing Director of defunct Intercontinental Bank.…

Banks shut shops after Abuja bombing

The branches of all the commercial banks operating in Nyanya and Mararaba area in Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory (FCT) failed…

WEF to go ahead in Abuja, despite bombing

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja The World Economic Forum scheduled to begin in Abuja, Nigeria’s federal capital next Wednesday will go on in…

Globacom Greets Workers On Labour Day

Nigeria’s indigenous telecoms company, Globacom, has felicitated with workers on the occasion of the International Workers’ Day and enjoined them…

Oando shifts take-over of ConocoPhillips Nigerian business

Oando Energy Resources Inc, a company focused on oil and gas exploration and production in Nigeria, has announced that the…

Sony exits PC business, books heavy losses

Sony on Thursday warned it would report a bigger-than-expected annual loss, blaming costs tied to its exit from the personal…
Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC)

Sack fever grips Owerri electricity workers

Fear of sack intensified among workers of the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) on Wednesday as their six-month contract ended.…

Twitter shares fall after poor user growth report

Twitter shares Wednesday finished at their lowest level since the company’s November Wall Street debut after the company added fewer…

FIRS records N140bn shortfall in first quarter revenue collection

The Acting Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Services (FIRS), Alhaji Kabir Mashi, has said that the service recorded…

Bumper harvest for Nigeria’s rice farmers

Rice farmers in Ilushi, Esan South East Local Government Area of Edo state harvested six tonnes of the grain per…

NERC stops fixed charge in areas without electricity for 15 days

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) on Wednesday in Abuja directed electricity Distribution Companies (DISCOS) to stop collecting N750 monthly…

Sterling Bank’s shareholders increase share capital to N16bn

Shareholders of Sterling Bank Plc on Wednesday approved the bank’s plans to raise new capital through a private placement. The…

Ex-electricity workers protest in Akure

The Ondo State Chapter of Nigeria Union of Electricity Workers on Wednesday in Akure protested over non-payment of severance entitlements…

Nigerian Reps target Ajaokuta Steel Rolling Mill

Nigeria’s House of Representatives on Wednesday mandated Committees on Steel, Priviatisation and Commercialisation and Justice to investigate the concession of…

Eko, Ikeja DISCOs review 5,100 job contracts

The management of Eko and Ikeja Electricity Distribution Companies on Tuesday withdrew the identification cards of their 5,075 contract staff…

BPP saves N5.5 bn in 3 months through projects cost reduction

The Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) said it saved the country N5.5 billion in three months following its review of…
Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad al Thani

Qatari takes over Heritage Oil

British oil company Heritage Oil agreed a 924 million pound ($1.6 billion) takeover offer from a fund owned by the…

Twitter shares sink as users shrink

Twitter shares sank Tuesday to their lowest levels since the company’s market debut after the popular messaging platform reported a…

EKEDC plans $150mn investment for electricity

The management of Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) on Tuesday said that about 150 million dollars (N42.3 billion), has been…
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