President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday hailed the move by Nigeria to import crude oil from Niger Republic. He also welcomed the setting up of a refinery in Katsina State that will make use of “stranded crude” from Niger Republic, The Nation reports. The two countries signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. […]
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), on Tuesday, warned the Federal Government to learn to save heavily from current improved crude oil sales for the rainy in the interest of the country. CBN Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele, who read the communiqué of July MPC meeting in Abuja, said the […]
A fashion brand founder who was allegedly sexually assaulted on a Delta Airlines flight says the crew neglected to properly assist her — and tossed her a travel voucher for her trouble. “I’m finally able to speak about this story of how I woke up to being sexually assaulted on my @Delta flight home from […]
Coke and its smaller rival PepsiCo Inc have been focusing on healthier drinks to garner market share as health-conscious consumers shift away from sugary sodas. In Nigeria adults are gradually dumping the sugar flavours for zero sugar or diet because of increasing sugar related health issues. Coca-Cola had earlier this year launched new flavours of […]
frican and South Asian nations could miss national targets to curb greenhouse gas emissions unless rich countries stop using them as dumping grounds for millions of polluting old cars, a study has warned. The report by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) said the United States, Japan and European Union countries had for years […]
By Foster Obi In continuation of its quest to ensure total compliance with the provisions of the International Ships and Ports Facility Security (ISPS) code, the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has taken stern measures against three erring facilities namely; Heyden Petroleum Jetty, Index Petroleum Oil Jetty, Waziri Jetty operated by Hemsmor Nigeria […]
Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), an NGO says 90 per cent of vehicles imported into Africa are old and are dangerous to public health. Ms Priyanka Chandola, the Programme Manager, Clean Air and Sustainable Mobility Programme of CSE disclosed this after a study on used vehicles made available in a statement in Abuja on […]
Volkswagen Group of America is recalling 237,947 model year 2005-2008 Audi A4 Sedans, A4 Avants, S4 Avants & S4 Sedans, model year 2007-2008 RS4 Sedans, model year 2004 RS4 Cabriolets, model year 2007-2009 A4 Cabriolets & S4 Cabriolets, model year 2005-2011 A6 Sedans, model year 2006-2011 A6 Avants, and model year 2007-2011 S6 Sedans. The […]
Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Foundation has advocated the amendment of Section 162 of the 1999 Constitution to include the establishment of the Excess Crude Account (ECA) and also make it automatic for the fund to be domiciled in the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA). This is even as they advocated that the law should also stipulate […]
The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, has approved the release of the admission list into Junior Secondary School 1 for the 101 federal government colleges in the country. This was made known in a press statement and confirmed by the spokesperson of the Ministry of Education, Willie Bassey, on Tuesday afternoon. Over 80,000 pupils sat […]