Economy

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Sabo Nanono, says Federal Government’s closure of the Nigerian border does not in any way breach the free […]

By Tina George, Minna Niger state government is to establish 20 demonstration plots for dry-season rice cultivation across five local government areas in Niger state.  […]

The Nigerian Content Development Monitoring Board, NCDMB, said that the 650,000 barrels per day Dangote Petroleum Refinery project under construction, would assist in the implementation […]

The Comptroller General (CGI) of Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) Mr Muhammad Babandede says the Federal Government plans to introduce a new visa regime to boost […]

Forty youths from Oyo and Ekiti states on Friday received farming equipment and cash worth N7.5 million from the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) […]

The Nigerian Stock Exchnage (NSE) on Friday moved 197.04 million shares valued at N3.53 billion shares in 3,989 deals. This was against 207.26 million shares […]

Nigeria shares international boundaries with the Republic of Benin to the west, Cameroon and Chad to the east and Niger, to the north. Apart from […]

The Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, has called on tertiary institutions in the country to lessen the burden on government by devising means of […]

The Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) in its enforcement activities, has shut nine companies and hospitality firms over alleged failure to remit N21.59 million […]

A former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Dr Olisa Agbakoba (SAN), on Wednesday said that there was the need for institutional, legal and […]

Yours truly was a privileged Guest/former Awardee recipient at this year’s 17th National Productivity Day (NPD)/ Conferment of National productivity Order of Merit (NPOM) Award. […]

The Federal Government has accused the Republic of Benin of being recalcitrant in its importation of prohibited goods for ultimate dumping in to Nigeria’s market […]

President Muhammadu Buhari will depart Abuja on Friday to participate in the 5th Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) Summit in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea. Malam Garba Shehu, […]

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN’s) Monetary Policy Committee, MPC, has again retained the Monetary Policy Rate at 13.5%. The CBN governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele, […]

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved new securities worth N154.62 billion in the third quarter of 2019. The commission disclosed this in its current […]

The International Centre for Islamic Culture and Education (ICICE), has called on the Federal government, corporate organisations and humanitarian groups to provide adequate support through […]

Governor Abubakar Bello of Niger on Sunday advocated structural adjustment in governance to boost economic growth and development in the country. A statement by Mrs […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has commended Nigerian farmers as they have been “saving us billions of dollars yearly which would have been spent on food importation.’’ […]

Mr Godwin Emefiele, the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says Nigeria imports cassava derivatives valued at about 600million dollars annually. Emefiele disclosed this […]

The Nigerian Petroleum Development Company (NPDC, a subsidiary of NNPC, on Wednesday donated 150 tricycles (Keke) to OML 40 host communities in Delta. Mr Mansur […]

Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia on Monday presented N136,617 billion Appropriation Bill for the 2020 fiscal year to the state House of Assembly. The bill, tagged […]

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, received a delegation of Chinese entrepreneurs led by billionaire businessman and co-founder of Alibaba […]

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says it is expanding and integrating gas pipeline network systems to meet the unprecedented domestic gas demand nationwide. The […]

 ….As Kyari promises to deliver additional 200,000bpd condensate refineries The Federal Government has pledged to support the 650,000 barrels per day capacity Dangote Refinery and Petrochemicals […]

Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele says ensuring price stability and growing the nation’s economy through unconventional policy is paying off. Emefiele stated […]