National Theatre: CBN creates clusters, projects 35,000 jobs
The Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele, has said 10,000 direct jobs will be created and 25,000 people engaged at the clusters that will be constructed at the National Theatre by…
Enugu govt pledges support for United Nigeria AIRLINES
United Nigeria Airlines on Friday operated its first flight into Enugu. The inaugural flight took off from the domestic wing of Murtala Mohammed International Airport in Ikeja, Lagos State some…
We lack power to audit NNPC, CBN, others – AuGF
The Acting Auditor General for the Federation, Adolphus Aghughu, said on Thursday that his office lacked the constitutional power to audit the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, the Central Bank of…
Banks’ lending rates discouraging productivity, say manufacturers
Most manufacturers have said the commercial banks’ lending rates are discouraging productivity in the nation’s manufacturing sector, the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria has said. MAN revealed in a report that…
Senate resolves rift between Seven-Up, Bigi
The intervention of the Senate has led to the resolution of the crisis between the managements of Seven-Up Bottling Company Plc and Rite Foods Limited, producers of Bigi Soft drinks.…
Nigeria targeting 30% electricity from renewables by 2030 – Osinbajo
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday has said Nigeria plans to have 30 per cent of its electricity supply from renewables by 2030. According to a statement by his Senior Special…
Reps sound tough as NNPC, others shun summons
The House of Representatives Committee on Public Accounts on Thursday criticised the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Melee Kyari, and heads of the corporation’s subsidiaries for…
We’re ready to resume petrol importation, say marketers
Oil marketers have said they are ready to resume importation of Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) if foreign exchange is made available to them at a competitive rate The Chairman, Major…
Senate summons Emefiele, SEC DG over Cryptocurrency ban
The Senate on Thursday summoned the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, and Director General of the Security and Exchange Commission, Lamido Yuguda, over the decision of the…
Miyetti Allah, Hausa community back Ekiti on herders’ registration
The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria and the Hausa community in Ekiti State, on Thursday, threw their weight behind the state government’s plan to register herdsmen in the…














