By Seun Ibiyemi The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) on Tuesday said 19 ships at the Lagos ports were discharging bulk wheat, general cargo, fuel, container, base oil, trucks and frozen fish. According to the authority’s shipping position report, 19 other…
Capital market operators have lauded the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)’s move to lure Dangote Refineries and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to list on the nation’s bourse. The operators told journalists on Tuesday in Lagos that the move…
The Nigerian equities market halted its previous positive outing to close on a negative note for the first time in the year due to sell pressure on some blue chips. Specifically, the market capitalisation on Tuesday shed N20 billion to…
The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has called for better management of the country’s inflation, foreign exchange(FX) and debt portfolio indexes. LCCI President, Dr Michael Olawale-Cole, made the call during the Chamber’s 2022 first quarter press conference on…
Nigeria opened its 2021 Africa Cup of Nations campaign with a stunning 1-0 win over Egypt on Tuesday night. The Super Eagles were in imperious form against the Pharaohs, who came into the tournament as top favourites. Augustine Eguavoen’s men…
In order to give concrete expression to the underlining principles and fundamental philosophy of the emergent digital culture in Nigeria, particularly Item No. 2 of the eight pillars of the National Digital Economy Policy and Strategy (NDEPS) 2020-2030, the Minister…
Governor Adegboyega Oyetola of Osun has mourned the death of former head of the Interim National Government, Chief Ernest Shonekan who died Tuesday morning. Oyetola in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Ismail Omipidan, said he received the…
Gbagyi Villa, a community on the outskirts of the Kaduna metropolis, was last night attacked by suspected bandits on motorcycles, each carrying a rider and two others, killing a man, kidnapped his wife and others. There was no official statement…
The Osun State Command of the Nigeria Police has arrested four operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) for alleged kidnapping. Osun State Commissioner of Police, Olawale Olokode made this…
The Cross River State Commissioner of Police, Aminu Alhassan, has warned that he will arrest teenagers on motorcycles who reportedly storm Atimbo, a suburb of Calabar, from nearby Akpabuyo Local Government Area of the state every evening, wreaking havoc. Alhassan…
