Saraki tags 2019 budget ‘hopeless’

Senate President Bukola Saraki has described as hopeless the 2019 budget proposal presented by President Muhammadu…

Buhari commissions new $600m Abuja airport terminal

  President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday commissioned the new terminal at the Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja…

South Africa coal train derails, export line shut

A 200-wagon coal train derailed in South Africa on Thursday, shutting down the rail line that…

Crude oil tanker repels pirates in Arabian Sea

A number of pirate skiffs that surrounded a crude oil tanker in the latest incident reported…

ONE, PSA form joint venture container terminal in Singapore

Singapore-headquartered and Japanese-owned ONE has formed a joint venture with PSA Singapore for a four mega-container…

Sound bite

“Do they know what people coming to Apapa are going through? We are in danger in…

Buhari rejects National Transport Commission Bill

By Omotilewa Quadri  President Muhammadu Buhari has declined assent to the National Transport Commission Bill 2018.…

Buhari presents N8.83trn 2019 budget to National Assembly

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday unveiled a federal budget of N8.83 trillion for the 2019 fiscal…

FG declares Dec 25, 26, Jan 1 public holidays

By Omotilewa Quadri   The Federal Government has declared Tuesday 25th, Wednesday 26th December 2018 and Tuesday…

Unemployment rate rises to 23.1% in Q3- NBS

National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Wednesday said the country’s unemployment rate stood at 23.1 percent…

Greece seizes $113m drugs on Syrian cargo ship 

Greek authorities have seized drugs worth more than $113 million after intercepting a Syrian general cargo…

7 sound bites from President Buhari’s 2019 budget presentation

Below are some key quotes from the presentation of the N8.83 trillion 2019 budget proposal of…