Admin5G network ready January 2022 –Pantami
Mr Isa Pantami, Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, says the Five Generation (5G) network will be deployed in Nigeria in January 2022, and will aid surveillance against vandalism of…
disregard calls for Emefiele’s resignation
The Spokesman of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Osita Nwanisobi, has faulted calls from certain quarters for the resignation of the CBN Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele, over issues…
UgamatvNigerians paid N2.15trn for petrol in 12 months, says NNPC
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, has disclosed that consumers paid N2.153 trillion for premium motor spirit (petrol) in 12 months from June 2020 to May 2021. NNPC, in a…
Group Vows To Investigate Death Of Member, Ex-Central Bank Of Nigeria Deputy Governor, Mailafia
The National Consultative Front (NCFront) has described the death of a former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Dr Obadiah Mailafia, as “unbelievable”. The 64-year-old development economist…
Naira crisis: Bureaux de change join CBN’s battle against illegal forex dealers
Amid desperate moves by the Central Bank of Nigeria to sanitise the forex market and halt the naira’s free fall, the Association of Bureaux De Change Operators of Nigeria says…
United Airlines joins Delta on Nigeria-US routes
United States carrier, United Airlines, says it will operate the first-ever nonstop flight between Washington, D.C and Lagos, Nigeria and offer more flights between the US capital and Africa than…
Fresh petroleum crisis looms in South-East as IPMAN withdraws services
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has directed its members to withdraw their services from the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) loading depot in Enugu. The National President…
Bread, others push food inflation to 20.30%
The National Bureau of Statistics on Wednesday said that the composite food index rose by 20.30 per cent in August compared to 21.03 per cent recorded in July 2021. This…
Imo marketers, drivers stop strike, petrol sells for N350
Independent Petroleum Marketers and Dealers Association and Petroleum Tanker Drivers Association in Imo State on Wednesday’s afternoon called off their strike action after a closed door meeting with the state…
Abia Assembly summons IPMAN over hike in fuel price
The Abia State House of Assembly has summoned the state chapter of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, IPMAN, over the hike in the price of petrol in the…
