2021 budget: Reps dismiss Ahmed, Akabueze’s representatives

The House of Representatives Committee on Science and Technology on Monday dismissed representatives of the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, and Director-General of the Budget Office…

Buhari to inaugurate 5,000bpd refinery in Imo today

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), will lead a team of other top government officials, oil industry regulators and stakeholders to Imo State on Tuesday (today) for the inauguration…

N451m theft: Prosecutor’s absence stalls Dangote workers’ trial

The trial of a company and nine persons who allegedly stole N451m from Dangote Sugar Refinery Limited was stalled on Monday at the Lagos State High Court in Ikeja due…

Oil exploration in Gombe successful, says minister

Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, has said the ongoing oil search activities in the North-East region of the country by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation has been…

Ighodalo:WHY Nigeria is totally MISSING out on $19tn global capital

The Chairman of the Board of the Nigerian Economic Summit Group, Mr Asue Ighodalo, has said Nigeria is missing out on the $19tn invested in negative-yielding assets globally because the…

We begged people to buy oil at $9 – NNPC

The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Mallam Mele Kyari, said buyers were begged to purchase the Nigerian crude oil at $9 per barrel in April. The…

Water transportation will reduce port congestion —NIWA

The Managing Director of the Nigerian Inland Waterways, George Moghalu, has outlined the benefits of water transportation, noting that it will reduce port congestion if properly developed. He made this…

Expert seeks increased sickle cell awareness

A health researcher and director of Crimsonbow Sickle Cell Initiative, Miss Timi Edwin, has said the control of sickle cell disorder is being negatively affected by low awareness about the…

ABCON kicks against speculators depreciating naira forcefully

The Association of Bureaux De Change Operators of Nigeria has warned foreign exchange speculators pushing the naira to forceful depreciation through their illegal activities. ABCON gave the warning in a…

Securities dealers oppose FG’s proposed unclaimed dividend fund

The proposed plan by the Federal Government to manage unclaimed dividends, projected to hit N200bn by the end of this year, has drawn the ire of capital market operators on…