Stakeholders in the Mini-grid market across the country have urged the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) to ensure effective integrated and comprehensive National Electrification Plan to aid growth in the power sector.

Thirty entrepreneurs based in Abia state have been empowered with N7.5 million to boost their businesses through the support of Life Continental Lager Beer, brewed by Nigerian Breweries, NB, Plc.

Many years ago, we used to scratch and find oil. We believe that if we dig deeper, we will find more. The belief is that if we go deeper, we find more. If you really want to do that, you need a concerted approach as we are trying to drill the bar, at the same time, we are trying to expand the focus for the search beyond Niger Delta, take it down to Benue Trough, Dahomey Basin, Anambra Basin, Gongola Basin and then see what is there.

THE House of Representatives Committee on Diaspora Matters yesterday threatened to drag the Ghanaian government to the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, court for compelling Nigerian businessmen to have a minimum of $1 million each to qualify to do business in the country.

Expectations are all high across upstream stakeholders in Nigeria for a better fourth quarter 2016 (Q4’16) at the backdrop of the removal of Force Majeure on Forcados Export Terminal (FET) and prospect of a fruitful meeting between Niger Delta leaders and the Presidency schedule to hold barring any further emergency rescheduling.

As part of efforts aimed at curbing militancy and boosting Nigeria’s crude oil output, Acting Director-General of the proposed Maritime Security Agency, MASECA, Mr. Ovweghre Jacob has promised to mobilize over 20,000 of its officers across the length and breadth of the Niger Delta to assist in intelligence gathering and surveillance in the region.

Legendary former Manchester United manager, Sir Alex Ferguson has reserved words of praise for Super Eagles attacking midfielder, Alex Iwobi.

THE Governorship candidate of Social Democratic Party, SDP, Dr. Olu Agunloye has assured his readiness to improve the economy of the state, if elected.
Dr. Agunloye, who gave the assurance while addressing some political leaders in Akure, said he could not afford to disappoint leaders, who gave him their backing for the contest.

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President Muhammadu Buhari has identified political and social stability as key factors that attract and cause investments to thrive anywhere in the world.

Nigeria’s Liquefied Petroleum Gas, LPG, consumption is set to hit 500,000 metric tones by year end. This would be a record of about 42.9 per cent rise in market size against 350,000MT recorded last year.

A.-Z Petroleum, a key player in the downstream oil and gas industry, has reiterated its commitment to rid the country of counterfeited petroleum products and fake lubricants being brought into the market by unscrupulous traders.

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A group, Movement for Democratic Dividends in Ondo has accused justices of the Appeal court of laying the foundation for chaos in the state through what it described as “subversion of democracy” in the state.

Reno Omokri is a Nigerian pastor who runs the ‘Africans for Trump’ facebook page. He used to work for former president Goodluck Jonathan, but returned to the US after Nigeria’s last election. He tells the BBC’s Veronique Edwards why he and some Africans will be voting for The Donald in November’s election.