President of Senate, Ahmad Lawan has pushed for a cost reduction in the production of crude oil by International Oil Companies operating in Nigeria. According to Lawan, the new Petroleum Industry Bill presently before the National Assembly would accommodate provisions…
The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) has declared that no vaccine would be brought to Nigeria unless certified safe and effective. The Executive Secretary of the agency, Dr Faisal Shuaib, made the assertion in at a national sensitisation…
Abimbola Abatta, Osogbo Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has warned popular Yoruba rights activist, Sunday Adeyemo also known as Sunday Igboho, to watch out for politicians seeking to hijack his campaign against the herdsmen menace in the South West.…
By Kayode Tokede Fitch Ratings has assigned Ecobank Nigeria Limited (ENG) a Long-Term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) of ‘B-’ with a Stable Outlook, Viability Rating (VR) of ‘b-’ and National Long-Term Rating of ‘BBB (nga)’. The report, released Thursday, noted…
…Increases Gas Supply to Power Plants by 8.60% The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has announced that its downstream subsidiary, the Petroleum Products Marketing Company (PPMC), recorded a total of ₦158.04 billion from the sales of white products in the…
The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) says it is pushing hard to recover the N4.4 trillion debt owed the company in failed financial institutions it took over its liabilities. Head, Corporate Communications Department of AMCON, Mr Jude Nwauzor said…
By Ayo Fadimu President Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday signed a law to check the spread of COVID-19 pandemic. This includes compulsory use of facemask in all public places and practice of social distancing among others. The chairman of the Presidential…
Nasarawa State Governor, Engineer Abdullahi Sule, has tasked newly sworn-in permanent secretaries on budgetary discipline and prudence in the management of public resources. Engineer Sule laid the task while swearing in eight new permanent secretaries, as well as the inauguration…
The Police Command in Ekiti State on Wednesday said there was no influx of herdsmen forests in the state from Ondo State forest reserves as being reported in the media. The command disclosed this in a statement signed in Ado-Ekiti…
Ralph Mupita, President and Chief Executive Officer of MTN Groupon Wednesday in Johannesburg said that he was proud to announce on behalf of the company the donation of US$25million to support the African Union COVID-19 vaccination programme. The donation according…
