We found gold deposits along Abuja-Nasarawa highway – FG

Gold deposits have been discovered along the Abuja, Nasarawa axis through the National Integrated Mineral Exploration Project being undertaken by the Federal Ministry of Mines and Steel Development. Minister of…

Experts carpet FG over N568.5bn vote to repair loss-making PH refinery

• Project wasteful, senseless, govt beating dead horse, say economists • NUPENG, union commend government, seek private sector participation The Federal Executive Council on Wednesday approved the plan by the…

Foreign exchange inflow rises to $23.60bn

Aggregate foreign exchange inflow into the country in the fourth quarter of 2020 rose to $23.60bn from $21.46bn in the third quarter, figure from the Central Bank of Nigeria revealed…

EU reports Nigeria to WTO over ban on milk importation

The European Union has written a letter to the World Trade Organisation to complain about the milk and dairy restriction policy of Nigeria. Director-General, World Trade Organisation, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, disclosed…

Countries complaining about Nigeria’s multiple foreign exchange rates – Okonjo-Iweala

Director General of the World Trade Organisation, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, on Monday, listed conditions that could make Nigeria benefit from the global body. She gave the conditions when she visited…

Senate may probe govs’ role in N6.25bn NDDC palliative scam

The Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions, on Tuesday, said it would extend its N6.2bn Covid-19 palliative fund probe to the nine governors of the Niger Delta region,…

Nigeria’s inflation rises again, hit four-year high February

 The consumer price index which measures inflation increased by 17.33 per cent (year-on-year) in February 2021. The National Bureau of Statistics on Tuesday revealed this in its report on Consumer…

Outrage as Ivory Coast ‘unlawfully jails’ Nigerian lady 20 years

Nigerians have condemned the reported incarceration of a 23-year-old woman, Itunu Babalola, by the Ivorian government over alleged theft. Babalola, a trader based in Bondoukou, Cote d’Ivoire, was said to…

Govt’ll consult widely before petrol subsidy removal – NNPC

The Federal Government is going to consult widely before halting subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation has said. On Monday, it was reported…

FG ANNOUNCES DATE OF REOPENING ENUGU, KANO, PORTHARCOURT AIRPORTS FOR INT’L FLIGHTS

The Federal Government has fixed April 4, 2021,15 April and 3 May as dates for the reopening of the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA), Port Harcourt, Rivers State and…