By Foster Obi In a move to ensure customers have an enjoyable Yuletide, the management of Ikeja Electric (IE) has announced the expansion of network patrol teams and field operations preemptive maintenance across its network. The move, which will see various installations undergo preemptive maintenance work, as well as increased number of patrol teams to […]
A study researched by the World Bank has found that Nigeria was the top receiver of cash from the United Kingdom in 2017. Nigeria was ranked the largest remittance recipient in sub-Subharan Africa and the sixth largest amongst lower-middle-income countries. According to the report, Nigerians living in the UK sent £3.27 million back home in […]
The Special One, Jose Mourinho said on Wednesday he has a “future without Manchester United”, and that the club now belongs to the past in his life. He was speaking for the first time since he was sacked by the Premier League club. The Old Trafford hierarchy sacked Mourinho in the aftermath of Sunday’s 3-1 […]
The Polish government has confirmed the release of the crew of a container ship, who were kidnapped by pirates off Nigeria in October. The eight Polish nationals were safe, the foreign ministry said. In a statement, quoted by the Reuters news agency, it added: Quote Message: We would like to thank the ship owner, its […]
A huge fire caused by a suspected vandalised fuel pipeline has swept through a heavily populated area of Nigeria’s Lagos state, destroying buildings and vehicles. Eyewitnesses in Abule-Egba told the BBC the fire began in the early hours of the morning. It is suspected that fuel was leaking from a pipeline that had been damaged […]
Nigeria’s unemployment rate stood at 23.1 percent of the work force in the third quarter, up from 18.1 percent a year earlier, the head of the statistics office Yemi Kale said on his official Twitter feed on Wednesday. The economy is a major theme of debate in the lead-up to elections in 2019. President Muhammadu […]
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari presented a 8.83 trillion naira ($28.80 billion) budget for 2019 to parliament on Wednesday, and laid out a plan to drive growth two months before elections. The spending plan for Africa’s top oil producer assumes crude production of 2.3 million barrels a day, an oil price of $60 per barrel and […]
By Foster Obi Bonga vessel of the Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCo) has produced over 800 million barrels of crude oil, making the company a forerunner in offshore oil and gas production in the Gulf of Guinea. Shell’s Media Relations Manager, Bamidele Odugbesan, in a statement, said the feat was achieved in 13 […]
Nigeria’s first gold refinery is expected to more than triple its capacity within five years after operations begin next June, an executive at the company developing it said on Tuesday. Nere Teriba, vice chairman of local firm Kian Smith Trade & Co, said the refinery would initially be able to produce three tonnes per month […]
By Foster Obi The Enugu Electricity Distribution PLC (EEDC) is wishing her esteemed customers an enjoyable and memorable Christmas and New Year celebrations, assuring them of improved service delivery and technical support during the festive period. This assurance was contained in a statement issued by the Head of Communications, EEDC, Mr. Emeka Ezeh in Enugu […]