Herdsmen invaded my property, Soyinka replies police

NOBEL Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has faulted police claim that his property wasn’t invaded by cows and herdsmen who, on Tuesday, entered the Kemta Housing Estate, Abeokuta, Ogun State, where…

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.…

Schools, hospitals shut as herdsmen attack Ogun communities, kill two

Suspected Fulani herdsmen, on Thursday, attacked Owode-Ketu and Ijoun villages in the Yewa-North Local Government Area of Ogun State and reportedly killed two persons. Our correspondent gathered that the victims,…

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…

Why we decided to regulate crypto assets, others –SEC

The Securities and Exchange Commission has said it decided to provide regulatory certainty within the digital asset space last year due to the growing volume of reported flows. SEC, the…