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  • FG probes banks over delay in PHCN workers’ salary

    The Federal Government has ordered immediate investigation into allegations that delays experienced in processing the last set of payments to disengaging power sector workers had been traced to some banking institutions. According to the government, a payment...

    • Posted December 24, 2013
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  • TCN says former MD was not sacked

    The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says its pioneer Managing Director, Mr Don Priesman, was not sacked as reported in the media. In a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja by Mrs Seun Olagunju, the TCN’s General...

    • Posted December 23, 2013
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  • Work on Oshodi/Apapa Expressway has reached 38% completion – Official

    The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos, Mr Oluwatoyin Obikoya, has said that work on the Oshodi/Apapa Expressway has reached 38 per cent. Speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Sunday, Obikoya said...

    • Posted December 23, 2013
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  • MAN decries inadequate non-oil export

    Manufacturing Association of Nigeria Export Promotion Group (MANEG), a lobby group within the Manufacturing Association of Nigeria (MAN) has described as scandalous the growing deficit in the nation’s non-oil export, saying the Federal Government needs to step...

    • Posted December 23, 2013
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  • Our goal is to be a model for financial inclusion – Sanusi

    Recently, members of the World Economic Forum (WEF), visited the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), as part of the build up to the hosting of the forum on Africa in Nigeria next year. The occasion provided the...

    • Posted December 23, 2013
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  • Wars looms over privatization of refineries

    Crisis is brewing between the Federal Government and oil workers under the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) and National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) as the two unions have...

    • Posted December 23, 2013
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  • Massive seizures of rice in Oyo

    As the festive period approaches the Oyo/Osun Customs Command  of Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, has been recording  massive seizures of rice in its daily operations. When Sunday Vanguard visited the Command, it was observed that  its  ware...

    • Posted December 23, 2013
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  • Multilinks, Visafone, Starcomms’ subscribers face porting obstacles

    The inability of subscribers on the Code Division Multiple Access networks to change their operators and retain the numbers, as is the case with the Global System for Mobile Communication, is a source of worry to its...

    • Posted December 23, 2013
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  • FAAN targets 9.7 million passengers from Lagos airport

    Passengers travelling through the Muritala Muhammed Airport, Lagos are expected to rise to 9.7 million, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria has predicted. This represents an increase of 36.62 per cent over the 7.1 million passengers recorded...

    • Posted December 23, 2013
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  • Former commissioner tasks Akwa Ibom Government to complete Ibaka Seaport

    A former Commissioner for Education in Akwa Ibom, Dr Effiong Edunam, has called on the state government to expedite action on the Ibaka Deep Seaport project. Edunam told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Uyo that...

    • Posted December 22, 2013
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  • Odu’a Investment Company appoints Chief Akinade as new chairman

    The Odu’a Investment Company has appointed Chief Isaac Akinade, a seasoned banker, as the company’s new chairman. This information is contained in a statement signed by the Group Managing Director of the company, Mr Adebayo Jimoh, and...

    • Posted December 22, 2013
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  • National carrier not a threat – Arik CEO

    As the Federal Government’s plan to merge Aero and Air Nigeria to become Nigeria’s new national carrier; Nigerian Eagle continues to generate controversy among stakeholders, the Group Chief Executive Officer of Arik Air, Dr Michael Arumemi-Ikhide, has said...

    • Posted December 22, 2013
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  • Yuletide: Nigerians decry hike in prices of goods

    With just a few days to Christmas, traders in major markets in the country especially in Lagos are lamenting low patronage even as prices of foodstuffs and other household goods take the usual dimension of increment. When...

    • Posted December 22, 2013
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  • Software piracy: Microsoft calls for cross border solution

    In a bid to checking software piracy in Nigeria, device and software company, Microsoft, has recommended the enhancement of enforcement using dedicated specialised Intellectual Property enforcement, investigating and prosecuting resources and cross border cooperation among law enforcement...

    • Posted December 22, 2013
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