Buhari, Akufo-Addo meet in Aso Rock over protest by Nigerian traders in Ghana
By Johnbosco Agbakwuru PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari and his Ghanaian counterpart, Nana Akufo-Addo, met behind closed-doors late Sunday night at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Although details of the meeting which was made public at about 11:36pm on Sunday by the Personal Assistant to the President on New Media, Bashir Ahmad, on his Twitter handle were not […]
FG spends N8.9t on subsidy in 10 years — PPPRA
The Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) says the Federal Government has spent a total of N8.94 trillion on oil subsidy between 2006 and 2015. The agency disclosed this in a document on subsidy payment released in Abuja on Monday. It said that the subsidy was paid to oil marketers and the Nigerian National Petroleum […]
Explosion in Beirut: Explosives in Lagos
By Patrick Dele Cole IT started with one truck parked outside the gate of the Tin Can Port, Apapa, Lagos because the truck park was full. The next day, two more trucks parked on the road awaiting their turn to lift cargo. The park was busy and so were the factories for wheat, sugar and […]
Arsenal bring in Runarsson following Martinez’s departure
Arsenal have confirmed the signing of goalkeeper Alex Runarsson from Ligue 1 club Dijon in a deal reportedly worth just over £1million (€1.1m). The Gunners were left short of a back-up goalkeeper after Emiliano Martinez left to join Aston Villa last week. Martinez had impressed at the end of last season and helped Arsenal win […]
LCCI pushes for immediate implementation of CAMA 2020
Amidst the controversies surrounding the new Company and Allied Matters Act (CAMA) 2020, the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) is now pressing for urgent gazetting of the law, saying that delay is creating uncertainties in business decisions anchored on the law.
COVID-19: Over 100,000 visitors for Abuja Int’l Trade Fair’s indoor, virtual exhibitions
By Victoria Ojeme Over one hundred thousand visitors from Nigeria and other 150 countries are to participate in 15th Abuja International Trade Fair put up by the Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI). The spokesperson of ACCI, Latifat Opoola, in a statement in Abuja today said the theme of this year’s event is “Trade […]
