“It is not just about NNPC, really, but how we manage the entire downstream sector of the petroleum industry because of the inefficiencies, which have led to the haemorrhage, not leakage, that we currently experience in that sector.

The First World War started with information on a piece of paper – we were told. While the Second World War – by Hitler – has its origin on collections, analysis and manipulation of pieces of paper inscribed data and information at different levels.

THE National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, has directed members in the Oil and Gas Supplies (OGS) branch to resume their suspended nationwide industrial action from tomorrow following alleged failure of the Federal Government to redeem its pledge to pay up close to N2 billion debt the managements of Mobile Telecommunications, MTEL, and Bureau of Public Enterprises, BPE, owed one of their employers, B.B. King Oil (W.a.) Ltd.

By Albert Akpor LAGOS —  THE National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, said weekend that it was beaming its searchlight on Brazil-Nigeria route, stressing that some of the suspects arrested over the weekend with hard rugs were coming into the country via Brazil. The new Commander of the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Ikeja, Alhaji Hamza […]

THE Nigerian chapter of the Neo- Black Movement of Africa, Saturday, organised free medical treatment for over 200 persons in Kwale, Ndokwa West local government area of Delta State.

THE elders and entire members of Ekorogbene Community, Burutu local government area of Delta State, have called on the state governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, to call his Special Assistant on Oil and Gas, Mr. David Ekereokosu, to order.

By Nnamdi Ojiego Subscribers of different telecom networks in the country are crying foul over the collapse of network in the face of a growing promotional activities by almost all the operators. The subscribers say, that for the operators to keep dishing out one form of promo after another even when they know that their […]

By Nnamdi Ojiego IT is believed that every  good innovations come with its attendant problems or shortcomings. This is true of electronic gadgets like cameras, mobile phones, etc. One of the major problems experienced in the use of hand-sets is battery failure. It is particularly so in Nigeria where electricity supply is erratic. This sorry […]

The jubilation that heralded the restoration of electricity after three days outage was short lived for residents of No 75, Ikotun Road, Ebedi, about 100 metres away from Isheri-Oshun Police station in the Igando-Ikotun Local Council Development Area.

LAST month, at a social gathering in London, to which I was invited by some acquaintances who got to know I was in the United Kingdom, where I had travelled on a private visit, issues of diverse interest dominated our animated discourse.

IN a renewed effort in ensuring that the less privilege in the society are not left out in the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ tagged Christmas, the Otta based brewer, Sona Breweries Plc has visited the Ijamido Children’s home at Otta and showered the orphanage with gift donations worth millions of Naira as part of it corporate social responsibility to its operating environment.

The Commonwealth Business Council,CBC was established by the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in 1997 with the mandate to involve the private sector in the promotion of trade and investment within the Commonwealth. CBC has set out its vision as “sharing global prosperity by making globalisation work for all with the mission of promoting global trade and investment with an enhanced role for the private sector in commonwealth countries.

More bank workers are set to join the labour market as the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN has directed microfinance banks to reduce staff and other overheard cost.

The management of Afribank Nigeria Plc, yesterday, said its turnaround effort has started yielding fruits as it has repaid 50 per cent of the money borrowed from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) through Expanded Discount Window and recovered N42 billion of its non-performing loans.

Amidst fluctuations in the major indices of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), the value of listed equities, buoyed by the listing of two companies with an entire share capital of N31.07 billion, appreciated, Friday, by N46.24 billion.