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NASS To Equip MAN With Training Vessel

After  about 30 years of existence, the Maritime Academy of Nigeria, Oron in Akwa-Ibom State, may soon be equipped with…

Oyo government to buy 100 Daewoo buses

Nigeria’s Oyo State Government has approved the procurement of 100 buses at the cost of N1.7 billion. A statement issued…

Nigeria’s Oil Minister Replies critics of PIB

Nigeria’s Minister of Petroleum Resources and Chairperson of the Board of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke,…

Akingbola Fails To Produce Witness In Court

A former managing director of Intercontinental Bank Plc now Access Bank Plc, Erastus Akingbola and one of his associates, Bayo…

ExxonMobil chief warns Nigeria on new oil law

A bill seeking to overhaul Nigeria’s oil sector would lead to a halt in new investments if passed in its…

Sweet potato can replace wheat, says scientist

A Rwandan agricultural scientist, Mr Kirimi Sindi, has advised African countries to use sweet potato flour for confectioneries as an…

Senate passes bill on labour welfare

The Nigerian Senate on Thursday passed a bill seeking to cater for the safety, health and welfare of Nigerian workers.…

Panel Kicks Against Multi-Billion Naira Deal At Airports

Six months after forcefully ejecting Maevis Nigeria Limited from the Murtala Muhammed Airport in Lagos, southwest Nigeria, a panel has…

Jonathan: Economy key to Nigeria’s foreign policy

President Goodluck Jonathan declared late Wednesday in New York that attracting greater foreign direct investment to accelerate domestic growth and…

Corrupt Public Officers Buying Up PHCN, Says Falana

Human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana, says that majority of those winning the bids to acquire Power Holding Company of Nigeria…

Judgement date in IBB’s $12.4 billion oil windfall

A Federal High Court in Abuja will give a verdict 23 November on the controversial $12.4 billion oil windfall that…

LASAA adopts Skype to boost service delivery

After trials spanning over four weeks involving its Human Resources, Client Services and Business Development Departments, Lagos State Signage and…

Volume, turnover up at NSE

The volume of shares traded on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) appreciated by 60 per cent on Tuesday, with turnover…

Official: Only 71 private jets in Nigeria

Simon Ateba/Aviation correspondent Contrary to media reports that there are more than 100 private jets in Nigeria, the Nigerian Civil…

IBB, Otedola, Elumelu win bids for Nigeria’s power plants

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Amperion Power Distribution Limited, a consortium made up of Israeli-based BSG Resource Limited, State Grid Corporation of China…

Glo Subscribers To Win Fleet Of Luxury Buses, Cars In Made4life Promo

Leading telecommunications operator, Globacom, has taken customer reward scheme to a new dimension with the launch of a new promotion…

Nigerian Mint worker arrested for selling fake currency

An employee of the Nigerian Security Printing and Minting Company has been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command, for…

Chevron’s Agba quits Oshiomhole’s cabinet

Edo State Governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, Monday accepted the resignation of Prince Clement Agba, the state Commissioner for Environment and…

Minister soft pedals on Arik Air legal threat

Nigeria’s Minister of Aviation, Princess Stella Oduah, has suspended her planned legal action against Arik Air over allegation that she…

Reporter’s Diary: Nigeria’s aviation industry in limbo

Simon Ateba/Aviation correspondent For those who have predicted that Nigeria’s aviation industry is heading for a crash and its airlines,…

Arik Air back in the air with empty seats

Simon Ateba/Aviation correspondent Nigeria’s largest airline, Arik Air, began flying this morning with planes half empty, three days after it…

Arik begins flying again Sunday

Simon Ateba/Aviation correspondent Nigeria’s biggest airline, Arik Air, said on Saturday that it will resume fight operations on Sunday, three…

Arik Air Grounded for Day 3

Simon Ateba/Aviation Correspondent Nineteen of the 23 aircraft of Arik Air, Nigeria biggest airline, remained grounded on Saturday and its…

Femi Otedola leads toxic Nigerian bank debtors

With a humongous loan portfolio of $1.2 billion, Femi Otedola, President Goodluck Jonathan’s business friend is the biggest danger to…

Aviation Minister threatens to sue Arik Air

Though officials of Arik Air and Federal aviation agencies are expected to attend a meeting in Abuja today to verify…

Tastee Fried Chicken shut over tax default

Simon Ateba One of Nigeria’s favourite fastfood restaurants, Tastee Fried Chicken, TFC, was on Friday shut by the Lagos State…

Petrol scarcity: Senate panel summons oil minister, others

Nigeria’s Senate Committee on Petroleum (Downstream) has invited top petroleum officials to a consultative meeting over the perennial scarcity of…

Arik Air, Aviation Agencies Summoned To Abuja

Simon Ateba/Aviation Correspondent Nigeria’s Federal Government on Friday summoned Arik Air and aviation agencies to a meeting on Saturday in…

Nigeria off budget target

With three months left for the expiration of 2012, and another budget proposal due in less than two weeks, Nigeria…

Agriculture Ministry to establish youth department

Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development will establish a Department of Youth in Agriculture to cater for youths…
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