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Fire guts Kaduna Airport control tower

Simon Ateba/Aviation correspondent Fire has engulfed the control tower of the Kaduna Airport, severely damaging it. Witnesses said fire started…

Oando pays ConocoPhillips another $25mn

Oando Energy Resources has paid another $25million dollars to US oil company, ConocoPhillips, as part of the moves to acquire…

Total discovers oil in Cote d’Ivoire offshore

French oil giant Total on Thursday announced the discovery of oil in Saphir-1XB exploration well in the deep offshore west…

CFAO to open vehicle assembly plant in Nigeria

French automobile manufacturer, CFAO Automotive Group, said in Abuja that it was making necessary logistic arrangements to begin vehicle assembly…

Lagos mulls plans to acquire farmland in Northern Nigeria

The Lagos State Government on Thursday said it has plans to acquire farmlands in some states in the northern part…

FRCN Probe: Court Fixes 12 May For Verdict

Akin Kuponiyi  A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos State, southwest Nigeria, Friday adjourned till 12 May this year to…

Amosun developing four estates, says Odusolu

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta In pursuance of the urban renewal programme of the Ibikunle Amosun administration in Ogun state, four new estates…

US ambassador praises NSE’s performance

James Entwistle, United States ambassador to Nigeria has praised the management of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on its accountability…

A lesson from Algiers: Stemming youth brain drain

ALGIERS(AFP) – They fled Algeria to escape the violence ravaging the country in the 1990s, but now more and more…

Globacom named Outstanding Telecoms Brand

Indigenous telecommunications company, Globacom was adjudged the Outstanding Telecoms Brand of the Decade and Brand of the Year at two…

Lagos, 7 Other African Cities On Emerging Cities List

Damilare Okunola Lagos has been listed among seven other African cities on the emerging global cities index for 2014 which…

Airtel concludes free eye screening exercise

Telecommunications services provider, Airtel Nigeria has successfully rounded off the free eye screening programme it commenced in March in three…

US Treasury: China does not manipulate yuan

The US Treasury said Tuesday that China cannot be ruled a manipulator of its currency despite the yuan’s sharp slide…

States back removal of oil subsidy

The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) in Abuja on Tuesday took a decision to remove petroleum subsidy in the country.…

Nigeria’s oil firm secures $255mn equity funding

Nigeria’s oil firm Seven Energy said on Tuesday it had secured $255 million in equity funding from global investors, including…

Market Goes Bullish In Lagos

Transactions on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Tuesday closed upbeat as major blue chip equities recorded price appreciations. The…

Toyota Nigeria Recalls Hilux, RAV4, Other Models

Daniels Ekugo Toyota Nigeria Limited, franchise holder of Toyota brand in Nigeria has started recalling the Hilux, RAV4 and Yaris…

Nigeria Bursts Pakistani Drug Cartel In Lagos

Simon Ateba/Lagos Attempt by a suspected Pakistani drug cartel to smuggle 25.4 kilogrammes of high grade heroin into Nigeria has…

GDP Figure: Beyond Belief

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Why Nigeria’s new GDP figure may not mean much for average Nigerians beyond being an indication of developments…

Etihad’s Q1 income jumps 27 per cent

Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Airways reported Tuesday a 27-percent annual rise in revenues to $1.4 billion for the first quarter of…

In Nsukka, power outage makes phone battery chargers smile to bank

Service providers in Nsukka, Enugu State in eastern Nigeria, who charge telephone batteries for people in exchange for money now…

Toll on Lekki-Ikoyi Bridge: Court gives date for ruling

A Nigerian Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday fixed 25 April for ruling on the Lagos State Government’s application…

SEPLAT listing boosts NSE market by N28bn

The market capitalisation of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Monday appreciated by 2.23 per cent due to the listing…

Ohi Alegbe, new Group GM Public Affairs for NNPC

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has announced the appointment of Mr Ohi Alegbe as Group General Manager, Public Affairs…

Glencore buys Caracal Energy

Mining company Glencore Xstrata said it agreed to buy Chad-focused oil company Caracal Energy (CRCL.L) for about 800 million pounds,…

Senate to invite Diezani on NNPC opaque finances

Nigeria’s Senate Committee on Petroleum (Downstream) has said it will invite the Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke, to…

CBN charges for currency sorting when banks fail to do so

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it does not charge Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) for Currency Sorting Services for…

Eko Hotels eyes world-class standard

The management of Eko Hotels and Suites said it has concluded plans to upgrade infrastructure at the facility to make…

IMF has changed, says Largarde

The International Monetary Fund has changed and no longer imposes tough “structural adjustment” programs as it did in poor countries…

FG to protect farmers from climate change

Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, Minister of Agriculture and rural Development, has reiterated that Federal Government’s determination to protect farmers from the…
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