Gas flaring: Nigeria loses $780m in Nigeria 6 months
Gas flare activities across oil and gas sites in the country has cost Nigeria $779 million in the first half of 2020, according to data […]
Month: July 2020
First commercial minigrid power project installed in Ogun state
Nigeria’s first rural commercial undergrid minigrid has finally been installed in Mokoloki, a rural community in Ogun state. The project, an initiative of Rocky Mountain […]
Twitter reveals hackers viewed private messages of 36 accounts
Twitter has revealed that hackers viewed private direct messages (DMs) from 36 of the accounts involved in last week’s hack. It has not disclosed who […]
Human rights of refugees: Canada court rules US ‘unsafe’ for asylum seekers
Canada’s federal court has ruled that an asylum agreement the country has with the US is invalid because America violates the human rights of refugees. […]
Disbursement to commercial farmers hits N635bn – CBN
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) support to agribusiness farmers through the Commercial Agriculture Credit Scheme since the initiative launched totalled N635.39 billion at the […]
Zulum pained by aid workers’ execution, sends delegation to families
Borno Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, is deeply pained by insurgents’ execution of aid workers whom he described as heroes that were gruesomely killed in the […]
Apple and Nike urged to cut ‘China Uighur ties’
Activists have launched a campaign accusing firms of “bolstering and benefiting” from exploitation of the Muslim minority group. The US has also ramped up economic […]
FG approves new policy on local production of Bitumen
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved a new policy on local production of bitumen to further diversify the nation’s economy. The Minister of […]
FIRS ask landlords, property agents to charge 6% stamp duty from tenants
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has directed landlords and property agents to charge six per cent stamp duty on all tenancy and lease agreements. […]
Fighting corruption through electoral reforms
By Majeed Dahiru The corruption scandal rocking the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC as well as allegations of financial misdemeanour against its now suspended […]
Despite COVID-19 resurgence, Buhari off to Mali on peace mission
President Muhammadu Buhari would Thursday depart for Bamako, Republic of Mali on a one-day visit, following the briefing by the ECOWAS Special Envoy to the […]
Buhari condemns killing of aid workers by Boko Haram
President Muhammadu Buhari condemns the recent murder of five staff of humanitarian agencies in Borno State, who were kidnapped by Boko Haram terrorists a month […]
FCTA decries illegal ram markets in Abuja
By Tanimu Muhammad Few days to the celebration of the Eld-el Kabir by the Muslim faithful, the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA ) has prohibited […]
Senate demands review of Power Sector Reform Act…urges MDAs to pay debts
The Senate on Wednesday called for the review of the Power Sector Reform Act 2005.According to the upper chamber, a new and more dynamic Electricity […]
Nobody is above scrutiny of the N’Assembly – Lawan …As Senate adjourns till September 15
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has said that nobody is above the scrutiny of the National Assembly. Lawan stated this in his closing remarks […]