SENATE SEEKS REVIEW OF IMPORT DUTY ON NEWSPRINT
The Senate on Tuesday made a case for the reduction of import duty on newsprint as well as the establishment of paper mills in the six geopolitical zones of the…
EX-US DIRECTOR AT AfDB BACKS ADESINA
A FORMER United States Director to the African Development Bank (AfDB), Mima Nedelcovych, has said the United States has no reason not to back Dr. the bank’s president, Akinwumi Adesina,…
INDIGENOUS INVESTMENT AND A NEW GAS ECONOMY By Taofik Salako
Nigeria’s indigenous investment in gas production and supply is at the core of the country’s quest for economic growth and diversification. With the Assa North /Ohaji South (ANOH) gas and…
WE PASSED BUHARI’s $5.5B LOAN REQUEST TO SAVE 20M JOBS -President of the Senate, Lawan
The passage of the $5.513 billion loan request by President Muhammadu Buhari will save 20 million jobs, President of the Senate Ahmed Lawan said at the weekend. Dr. Lawan explained…
NO PLAN TO ABSORB N-POWER VOLUNTEERS INTO CIVIL SERVICE -FG
The Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, has described as false, the news trending on social media that President Muhammadu Buhari will on June 12 broadcast…
ELECTRICITY: NIGERIA RECORDS 8.101 MILLION MW IN Q4 -NERC
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has said that 8.101 million Megawatts (MW) of electricity was generated in the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2019. NERC made this known in its…
PRESIDENCY CONFIRMS OKONJO-IWEALA’s NOMINATION BY BUHARI FOR DG WTO
The Presidency on Friday confirmed the nomination of the former Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the economy, Ngozi Okonjo Iweala, by President Muhammadu Buhari for the position of…
BUHARI REAPPOINTS PROF. DANBATTA AS NCC BOSS
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the reappointment of Prof Umar Garba Danbatta as Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC. Prof Danbatta who hails from Danbatta local government…
DISCOs FAIL TO REMIT N119.46BN COLLECTTIONS
In the Fourth Quarter of 2019, the 11 electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) failed to remit N119.46 billion to the Market Operator (MO), The Nation learnt on Friday. The energy distributors,…
SEVEN MONTHS AFTER NATION’s REPORT, OYOOYO MINING BOARD
Oyo Governor Seyi Makinde has inaugurated the Nigerian Marble Mining Company Limited, Igbeti, a board saddled with the responsibility of ensuring the state mining sector is revamped. The Governor revealed…