Yam Farmers, Processors and Marketers Association of Nigeria has appealed to the Federal Government to…
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One killed in Bayelsa tanker explosion
A petrol tanker has exploded along the Mbiama axis of the East-West Road in Bayelsa, causing…
British Airways cabin staff on additional two-week strike over pay dispute
British Airways cabin crew will strike for two more weeks in a long-running dispute over pay,…
Nigeria says economy to grow a lot; IMF says not so much
Nigeria and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) disagree over how much the economy will grow this…
Nigerian pirates kidnap Moroccan crew
Nigerian pirates have kidnapped five crew members, three of them from Morocco, from a general cargo…
FG grants tax holiday to creative industry
The federal government has granted ‘Pioneer Status’ to the creative industry, in a landmark move aimed…
Adeosun: Why state governments get away with wastage, corruption
Nigeria’s Finance Minister, Kemi Adeosun, on Thursday attributed wastage of resources by state governments to non-compliance…
We will tax first class and business class air tickets-Adeosun
Minister of finance, Kemi Adeosun, says the federal government has signed a policy to tax first…
Oil majors gushing in cash despite cheap crude
The prospect of crude remaining near the current $50 level is no longer a doomsday scenario…
Group faults Niger Delta leaders’ ultimatum to FG
The Niger Delta People’s Congress on Wednesday faulted the November 1 ultimatum given by the Chief Edwin Clark-led Pan Niger…
Lagos to begin work on Airport road September
Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State on Wednesday said work on the proposed expansion and reconstruction…
Obasanjo: Lagos will become Africa’s third largest economy in my lifetime
A former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo, on Wednesday, said Lagos will become Africa’s third largest economy…