Latest News
-
Nigeria’s external reserves still above $48billion – Central Bank
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, yesterday, said Nigeria’s external reserves stood at 48.76 billion dollars (N75.57 trillion) as at April 16. The apex bank disclosed this on its website. According to the CBN, the figure represented...
- Posted April 19, 2013
-
CBN Governor to speak at Abia Youth Empowerment Summit
The government and people of Abia state will on Wednesday, April 24 2013 play host to thousands of youth in the first ever Abia Youth Empowerment Summit, tagged A-YES. According to a statement by the Commissioner for...
- Posted April 19, 2013
-
DANA Airline to re-launch flight operations to Port Harcourt on Monday
The Management of DANA Airline said on Tuesday that it would resume flight operations to Port-Harcourt, Rivers, on Monday, April 22. This was contained in a statement by its Media Relationship Officer, Samuel Ogbogoro, made available to newsmen. “DANA...
- Posted April 19, 2013
-
Senators frown on new agencies’ N21billion running cost
Senators on Thursday raised concerns over the establishment of two federal agencies with a combined annual running cost of N21bn. This followed the consideration of two bills for the establishment of the Nigerian Financial Ombudsman and the...
- Posted April 19, 2013
-
SEC crippled by zero allocation, can’t pay salaries
The refusal of the National Assembly to approve the 2013 budgetary allocation of the Securities and Exchange Commission is taking a heavy toll on the finances of the organisation. Investigations by our correspondent on Wednesday showed that...
- Posted April 19, 2013
-
NUT threatens strike over non payment of minimum wage
THE Nigerian Union of Teachers, NUT, Thursday, gave notice of the intention of its members to embark on strike from June 1, this year to protest the alleged refusal of 18 state governments in the country to...
- Posted April 19, 2013
-
Security agencies discover 23 illegal refineries in Anambra
Security agencies have discovered 23 illegal petroleum refineries in Atani, Ogbaru Local Government Area in Anambra. The Commandant of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, in the state, Mr. Michael Ochogwu, announced the discovery in...
- Posted April 19, 2013
-
House of the Week: A spectacular short-let apartment in Lekki Phase 1, Lagos.
Planning a trip to Lagos for business or pleasure? Lagos is a vibrant city, full of life, energy, culture and history. Why spend your visit to Nigeria’s most interesting city in a bland, uniform hotel room? Why...
- Posted April 19, 2013
-
Premier League finances: Accounts reveal £1.6billion spent on wages
More than two thirds of the Premier League‘s record £2.4bn income in 2011-12 was paid out in wages, according to the most recently published accounts of all 20 clubs. The Guardian’s annual special report of Premier League clubs’ finances shows...
- Posted April 18, 2013
-
Telecoms subscribers spent N401bn in three months — NCC
With an Average Revenue per User of $7 (N1,090.25), the 144,492,384 active telecoms subscribers in the country spent about N401.25bn on voice calls and text messages between November last year and January this year. The 144,492,384 subscribers...
- Posted April 18, 2013
-
Licence abuse: Bill recommends imprisonment for bank directors
Bank directors, managers and employees who abuse their operating licences risk a minimum of two-year jail term and a fine of at least N1m. The penalty is contained in a bill to repeal and re-enact the Banking...
- Posted April 18, 2013
-
Oando close to buying $1.79billion ConocoPhillips’ Nigerian assets
An indigenous oil firm, Oando Plc has said it is close to securing funds to buy ConocoPhillips’ Nigerian assets. The Chief Executive, Oando, Mr. Wale Tinubu, said the company was not struggling to raise money for the...
- Posted April 18, 2013
-
Nigeria loses N191billion to crude oil theft in three months
Nigeria lost about N191 billion ($1.23 billion) in the first quarter of 2013, due to drop in crude oil production, arising from incessant crude oil theft and vandalism along the major pipelines within the Niger Delta, the...
- Posted April 18, 2013
-
Nigeria to become 30th largest economy in the world by 2014
Nigeria’s expected rebasing of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) this year, to better reflect the structure of the economy, may catapult it to the 30th largest economy in the world, from its current 40th position, according to...
- Posted April 17, 2013