Benin, Nigeria, Niger meeting will end smuggling of rice – Envoy 

The Benin Republic Ambassador to Nigeria, Mrs. Paulette Yekpe, has said that the proposed tripartite meeting…

Maersk lowers 2018 profit forecast

A.P. Møller–Mærsk has lowered its profit forecast for 2018 amid growing uncertainties on the market impacting…

FG eyes top 100 ease of doing business ranking

The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Industry, Trade and Investment, Jumoke Oduwole, says  Nigeria “must…

Nigeria imports 4.79 billion litres of petrol – NBS

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said 4.79 billion litres of Premium Motor Spirits (PMS) was…

Nigeria risks total government shutdown, says Buhari’s aide 

  Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to the President Muhammadu Buhari on National Assembly Matters, Sen. Ita…

Two girls from same parents drown in Rivers boat mishap

  Two girls, six and four years old, from the same parents have drowned after a…

NIWA installs navigational aids on waterways

The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) said it had commenced the installation of navigational aids on…

BA decries long passport queues at Heathrow

Two hour-long queues for passport checks at London’s Heathrow Airport are unacceptable, the chief executive of…

NSE suspends trading in Conoil shares

The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Monday announced the suspension on trading in the shares of…

Do you agree with the proposed 10-year validity for Nigeria’s passport?

Yes, I do. It is much tougher now to get a passport and takes a longer…

Why Buhari must act on Kemi Adeosun’s NYSC certificate scandal

The Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun and her boss, President Muhammadu Buhari have continued to maintain…

Defection, democracy and the economy

By Ace Omozuwa In Nigeria, party hopping has become a festival, not essentially of democratic renewal…