Nigeria spends $2.41bn on rice importation in three years, says CBN
Nigeria spent a whopping $2.41bn on rice importation just between January 2012 and May this year. This was recently made…
ATCON urges Buhari to fast-track Broadband Implementation Plan
The Association of Telecommunication Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) has urged the government of President Muhammadu Buhari to fast-track the expansion…
Assisting JAMB the helper
The days ahead will definitely not be very palatable for Professor Dibu Ojerinde. His powers, and those of the Joint…
Court declares Rivers APC Candidate eligible for 2015 Guber poll
Rivers Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, holding session in Abuja on Wednesday struck out a motion filed by Governor Nyesom Wike…
NNPC repairs damaged Arepo pipeline
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says it has successfully repaired the System 2B Pipeline vandalized on July 21 at…
Port Harcourt, Warri Refineries finally kick-start operations
Port Harcourt and Warri refineries have successfully re-commenced operations after a nine-month phased rehabilitation exercise, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation…
Obasanjo laments Yar’Adua’s reversal of sale of Refineries
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has explained that the sale of two of the nation’s oil refineries had been concluded before…
Massive shake-up in Nigerian Army
The Federal Government has carried out a massive shake-up at the top echelon of the Nigerian Army with appointment of…
NERC threatens to revoke licenses of 27 electricity generation firms
There are indications that the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) would revoke the licences of 27 power generating companies in…
Is Africa really rising?
In the past decade Africa has emerged in the world’s consciousness in the context of an evolution in the continent’s…