ECOWAS advices against substandard agric produce

The ECOWAS Principal Programme Officer, Agriculture, Ernest Aubee, has advised against the smuggling and importation of…

National Assembly raises 2017 budget by N143bn

The House of Representatives on Tuesday received the report of 2017 N7.30tn Appropriation Bill from its…

ICC prosecutor mulls inquiry on crimes against migrants in Libya

  The International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor expressed alarm on Monday at the inhumane detention of…

Judge orders DSS to produce Capital Oil’s Ifeanyi Ubah in court on Friday

Justice Muhammed Idris of the Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, has ordered the Department of…

Libya’s oil output nears 800,000 bpd, helped by restarted fields

Libyan oil production has risen to just below 800,000 barrels per day (bpd) as the OPEC…

Shell testing Nigeria’s Forcados oil pipeline for restart -sources

Shell is testing Nigeria’s Trans Forcados crude export pipeline for a potential restart with the Astro…

Sub-Saharan Africa economic growth to recover slightly in 2017 -IMF

Economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa should recover slightly to 2.6 percent this year after a more…

NNPC awards Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano gas pipeline to Chinese firm

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has awarded the construction of Ajaokuta- Kaduna-Kano Gas pipeline to…

Suspected smuggler killed in gun duel with Customs operatives

Personnel of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operations Unit, Ikeja, on Tuesday killed a suspected…

Gas Supply: Ghana still owing Nigeria—WAPCo

  The West African Gas Pipeline Company (WAPCo), has revealed that, Ghana has not yet settled…

Senate receives 2017 Budget report, fixes Thursday for passage

The Senate on Tuesday received the report of the Joint Committee on Appropriation and Finance on…

$17bn stolen crude: Reps’ panel queries CBN over $81.2bn shortfall

The House of Representatives has queried the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for a staggering $81.2bn…