The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele, has promised to engage the Infrastructure Corporation of Nigeria Limited (InfraCo), relevant agencies of the federal and
The State of Qatar has forecasted its level of investment in Nigeria to hit about N500 billion before the end of the year with current renewed efforts at strengthened bilateral
Nigeria’s Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) on Wednesday issued an interim order to scheduled domestic airline operators, preventing them from, “any increase in airfares and or any conduct
As scarcity of premium motor spirit (petrol) persists, causing long vehicle queues at filling stations so is the scarcity of Jet A1 (aviation fuel) at airports, as airlines are now
Qatar Airways has launched its first direct flight from Doha in Qatar to Kano in Nigeria. Speaking at the event which held on Wednesday, the Nigerian Ambassador to the state
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama has explained his comments on Nigeria imposing sanctions on Russia over the invasion of Ukraine. The Minister in a statement on Wednesday by his
Governments of both Nigeria and the Republic of Benin on Friday met over boundary related issues. The two neighbouring countries were led to the meeting by the ministers of foreign
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari Friday signed Electoral Act Amendment Bill into law, about a month after the National Assembly sent the bill to him. The signing ceremony was held at
Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, a former governor of Kano State, has never hidden his desire to lead Nigeria. In 2014 and 2018, he made two unsuccessful attempts to secure the presidential
Barring any last minute changes, President Muhammadu Buhari may assent to the reworked Electoral Act Amendment Bill transmitted to him last month by the National Assembly, on Friday. Presidential spokesman,
The decision, Tuesday, by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to zone its presidential ticket to the Southern part of the country, might have put the opposition Peoples Democratic Party
Nigeria and Iraq have said the strategy employed by the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies, OPEC+, to gradually raise oil production is enough to balance the
The United States has reiterated its commitment to support Nigeria and other countries around the world to address the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Speaking at the Flag-Off of the COVID-19 Mass
Justice Inyang Eden Ekwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday refused to order Nigeria’s Federal Government to release the detained Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari from
An attempt to push $4.7 million fake dollars into circulation in Nigeria has been foiled by the operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). This would have done
CEO, Financial Derivatives Company Limited, Bismarck Rewane in an interview on Global Business Report says that ICT is directly responsible for 11% of the country’s GDP but is indirectly
On Monday, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, was found out and subsequently arrested illicit drug trafficking and attempting to bribe an NDLEA officer. Kyari already faces indictment for his
The European Union (EU) Commission on Tuesday said it would continue to partner Nigeria on business opportunities, investments and other development initiatives. The Executive Vice President of the European Union
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd (NNPC) has withdrawn all the methanol blended petrol which was imported into the country about three weeks ago. The NNPC also stated that cargoes
Few hours after he was declared wanted by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA over his involvement in a cocaine deal, suspended DCP Abba Kyari have been handed by
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