Reps put N26bn industry ministry’s budget on hold The House of Representatives Committee on Commerce on Thursday put on hold the defence of the 2018 budget...
EU Pledges €25m for Nigeria’s Power Transmission Expansion The European Union has pledged to support the expansion of Nigeria’s power transmission infrastructure with a grant of...
Reps Summon Telecoms Firms Over Non-payment of Taxes An ad hoc committee of the House of Representatives on Thursday summoned chief executive officers of some telecommunications...
FG to Spend N5bn on Security for 104 Unity Schools The Federal Ministry of Education has set aside N5bn for the provision of “security infrastructure” in...
Fuel Scarcity Ends in 48 hours, Kachikwu Promises Govs The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, on Thursday promised the National Economic Council,...
Excess Crude Account: SERAP, CSOs Flay NEC for $1bn Approval to Fight B’Haram The National Economic Council, on Thursday, asked the Federal Government to withdraw $1bn...
Africa Infrastructure Fund Secures $100m Loan from AfDB In a bid to reduce the huge infrastructure financing gap in Sub-Sahara Africa, the African Development Bank (AfDB)...
Food and Beverage Workers Begin Indefinite Strike Sequel to their protest last week over the refusal of their employers to review the expired bi-yearly collective agreement...
Traders Are Bracing for ‘Explosive’ Moves in the Rand Rand traders haven’t been this nervous since the global financial crisis. Just days before South Africa’s ruling...
U.S. retail sales rose more than forecast in November and the previous month was revised higher, indicating a broad strengthening of consumer demand as the holiday...