Lekki estate residents list conditions for tollgate reopening

Residents of the estates around Lekki, under the aegis of Lekki Estates Residents and Stakeholders Association, have given the Lagos State Government and Lekki Concession Company, managers of the Lekki/Epe…

Reps condemn $750m annual loss to gas flaring

The House of Representatives says Nigeria is losing about $750m to gas flaring annually. It added that the flared gas could have been used to generate electricity for the country.…

Uncompleted projects: Senate chides DPR for paying N1.8bn

The Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions has faulted the alleged payment of N1.8bn by the Department of Petroleum Resources, to a private firm, Riverman Technologies Limited, for…

Naira gains slightly, exchanges for 473/$

The naira on Monday exchanged at  473/$ at the parallel market, after trading at  477 the previous week. At the Investors & Exporters forex window, the naira hit a high…

Buhari, National Assembly, govs hail Okonjo-Iweala’s emergence as WTO boss

The oceans seemed to have united on Monday as high-ranking politicians from across the political spectrum struggled for space to rejoice at the confirmation of a former Minister of Finance,…

US court sentences international fraudster, Invictus, today

An international fraudster, Obinwanne Okeke better known as Invictus, who was once listed on the Forbes Africa 30 Under 30 will on Tuesday (today) be sentenced by a Virginia Court…

Petrol subsidy may hit N11.2bn per week

• Crude oil price rises above $63 The subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit, popularly known as petrol, may have gulped at least N11.20bn in one week as the rise in…

WTO: Ekweremadu Congratulates Okonjo-Iweala

…Says it’s historic and momentous Former Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, has congratulated Nigeria’s former Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, on her emergence as the Director-General…

BREAKING: Okonjo-Iweala appointed as WTO DG

The former Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has been appointed as the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation. READ ALSO WAEC releases 2020 results for private candidates Okonjo-Iweala, whose tenure…

PDP warns APC govt against fuel price increase

The Peoples Democratic Party has advised the administration led by the All Progressives Congress against the further increase of fuel price in Nigeria. The PDP said it is aware of…