No. If we truly want infant industries to grow, we need to encourage local consumption. Over reliance on imports retards economic growth,so the manufacture of school uniforms locally should be […]
Petrobras to offload Nigerian unit to Vitol-led consortium
Petroleo Brasileiro SA, will sell its 50 percent stake in a Nigerian oil and gas exploration venture, to a consortium led by top oil trader, Vitol, for $1.53 billion. This […]
NNPC GMD says Nigerian shipping companies lack capacity to lift crude oil
Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corpoation (NNPC), Dr. Maikanta Baru has said that Nigerian shipping companies do not have the capacity to participate in the affreightment of […]
Nigerian High Commissioner to Gambia rallies support for SIFAX Group
The Nigerian High-Commissioner to The Gambia, Ambassador Oluwasegun Ibidapo-Obe, has commended SIFAX Group for its planned multi-million dollar investment plan in The Gambia. The company recently signed an agreement with […]
Amaechi threatens to arrest Nigerian ‘engineer’ at rail site
There was a mild drama on Thursday during the inspection of the Lagos-Ibadan standard gauge project when one of the supervisors on site who claimed to be a civil engineer […]
NAPTIP arrests Nigerian based in Sweden for ‘buying’ baby
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons has arrested a Nigerian based in Sweden for allegedly buying a two-month-old baby. The NAPTIP’s Director of Investigation and Monitoring, […]
Court jails Nigerian, Italian over Malabu oil fraud
A Nigerian man and his accomplice in Italy were on Thursday sentenced to four years each for their roles in the controversial Malabu oil deal, marking the first victory for […]
IOM repatriates 9,822 Nigerian migrants in 18 months
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Friday said the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) in 18 months assisted no fewer than 9, 822 stranded Nigerian migrants from 10 different […]
FG evacuates 165 stranded Nigerian migrants from Libya
The Charge D’ Affairs, Nigeria Mission to Libya, Alex Kefas, says 165 stranded Nigerian irregular migrants were on Thursday evacuated from Libya by the Federal Government. Kefas, who announced this […]
How can pirate attacks on Nigerian waters be curbed?
I am aware there was a plan to implement the anti-piracy bill but not much has been said about it till now.This is something the Federal government needs to look […]
‘Nigerian freight forwarders will rank among world best’
Registrar, Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria (CRFFN), Sir Mike Jukwe, has said that Nigerian freight forwarders would soon be ranked among the best in the world […]
Nigerian policemen protest non-payment of allowances
By Patience Danjuma Hundreds of mobile policeman on Monday disrupted social economic activities in Maiduguri, capital of Borno State, while protesting against the non-payment of their allowances for seven months. […]