The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, says that the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has shown focus and determination by completing its 13-floor new headquarters building at the Marine base in Port Harcourt. Senator Akpabio, who was…
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has rejected the proposed scrapping of the Petroleum Equalisation Fund (PEF), asserting that it fosters national unity. IPMAN’s President, Mr Chinedu Okoronkwo, told journalists on Tuesday in Lagos that PEF was very…
The international oil benchmark, Brent crude, dropped on Monday after climbing above the $70 per barrel mark for the first time in over 14 months. Brent, against which Nigeria’s oil priced, fell by $1.30 to $68.06 per barrel as of…
The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has said that the energy generation recorded by the sector showed some improvements in the 2nd half of 2020. The Association made this known in its Bi-annual economic review for July to December 2020…
By Idris Bakare MTN Group has announced the appointment of Chika Ekeji as Executive: Strategy and Transformation as part of plans to further bolster management capacity to accelerate the Group’s strategic ambitions. Effective 15 March 2021, Chika joins Africa’s leading…
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said Nigeria’s total trade was valued at N32.42 trillion in 2020, signifying a 10.3 per cent decline compared to N36.15 trillion recorded in 2019. This is contained in its “Foreign Trade in Goods Statistics…
A crude production flow station operated by Conoil Production at Ango field in Koluama, Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa, has been shut by the host community. It was reported that the oil workers at the onshore facility connecting…
Abimbola Abatta, Osogbo Osun State First Lady, Mrs Kafayat Oyetola has charged women in the State and Nigeria at large to rise against actions and policies that could constitute a bottleneck for their aspirations. Mrs Oyetola equally challenged them to…
Abimbola Abatta, Osogbo The Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) has described Osun State as one of the best in the country in terms of fiscal transparency and accountability which has earned the state the trust of both internal…
The Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, is the distinguished personality to deliver the 2021 edition of The Bullion Lecture. Danbatta will speak on the theme: ‘Telecoms, Digital Banking and Nigeria’s Economic Development.’…
