Price of rice falls-NBS

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said the average price of imported rice decreased by 7.22…

Arik Air cancelled 68.5% of all international flights out of Nigeria in first quarter of 2017 –NCAA

The troubled Nigerian carrier, Arik Air leads the pack in the number of airlines that canceled…

Senate summons Amaechi over ‘exclusion’ of eastern corridor from rail project

The Senate has resolved to invite the Transportation Minister, Rotimi Amaechi, for briefing, after a Senator…

Why Nigeria-produced rice is more expensive than imported ones – Ogbeh

The Minister of Agriculture, Audu Ogbeh, on Tuesday gave reasons why imported rice is still more…

Presidency’ll get passed 2017 budget ‘any moment from now’ – Senate

The Senate, on Tuesday, said the 2017 Appropriation Bill passed by the National Assembly will be…

Twenty migrants died in Mediterranean on Saturday: survivors to U.N

A total of around 20 migrants are feared to have died trying to cross the Mediterranean…

African Export Import Bank to invest up to $500 mln in Gambia

The African Export Import Bank (Afreximbank) will invest up to $500 million in Gambia, its president…

Nigerian oil workers extend Exxon Mobil strike to Chevron, Agip and Shell

Nigerian workers from an oil labour union have extended a strike to oil majors Chevron ,…

“Nigeria is coming out of recession” – Adeosun

The Nigerian economy is gradually coming out of its worst recession in years, the finance minister,…

Malaysia Customs seizes 330 smuggled tortoises

Malaysian customs seized 330 endangered tortoises smuggled from Madagascar and worth about 300,000 dollars, at Kuala…

Crude oil pre-shipment inspection contracts breach due process – Reps

A House of Representatives panel yesterday uncovered several breaches in the procurement processes in the contracts…

Senate queries CBN, NNPC, 36 others over 2017 budget

The Senate on Tuesday queried the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC),…