The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says it has yet to conclude licence framework that will open telecoms market for the launch of Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNO). Dr Ikechukwu Adinde, NCC Director of Public Affairs, made this known in a statement on Friday in Abuja. The commission was reacting to an online report which stated […]

The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, says the upcoming intergrated methanol and gas project would create 30, 000 direct and indirect jobs in the country. Sylva disclosed this at the signing ceremony of the Final Investment Decision( FID) on Gas processing and methanol plant project, by Brass Fertilizer and Petrol Chemical […]

EDO state government and primary school teachers may heading for a clash as the state government has announced that schools would resume on Monday but threatened to implement no work no pay against primary school teachers who are threatening to embark on strike.

A pan-Yoruba socio-cultural group, Yoruba Professionals Foundation, YPF, on Friday, warned South-West governors that unless they prioritise jobs creation through knowledge-based entrepreneurship, and agriculture, insecurity will continue to boom in the region.

A school teacher, Mr Yemi Ogayemi, on Friday dragged his wife, Fumi, before a Customary Court in Jikwoyi, Abuja, over alleged attempt to kill herself. The petitioner, who resides in Jikwoyi said this in the divorce suit filed against his wife before the court. “I can’t continue to live under the same roof with this […]

.. reiterates lawmakers’ readiness to pass bill into law in April By Levinus Nwabughiogu-Abuja House of Representatives has vowed to arrest and prosecute anyone or group of persons who would constitute themselves into a nuisance to breach public peace within the precincts of the National Assembly Complex in the future. The decision is coming on […]

By Luminous Jannamike, Abuja THE Sultan of Sokoto and President-General of Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, Alh. Sa’ad Abubakar, and the apex body of Muslim scholars and Imams, on Friday, expressed no doubt in the ability and commitment of President Muhammadu Buhari to continue and win the fight against COVID-19 in Nigeria. The Muslim […]

***Says initiative to attract N1.134 trillion investments, massive jobs By Chris Ochayi – Abuja Faced with reality of paucity of funds confronting it, the Federal Government, Friday, commenced the procurement process to concession 12 highways to the private sectors under the Public Private Partnership, PPP, scheme. The concessions arrangement tagged the ‘Highway Development and Management […]

The Nigerian Sovereign Investment Authority in a bid to assist the Federal Government scale up its Covid-19 response has formally handed over 126 units of Patient Monitors and 63 units of Oxygen Concentrators to 21 healthcare institutions across the six geopolitical zones of the country. The move is part of the Authority’s Covid-19 relief programme […]

Chevron reported a fourth-quarter loss Friday to conclude a rocky year for oil companies as the coronavirus battered demand for petroleum products. The US oil giant, which trimmed staff and slashed capital spending to ride out the downturn, finished the year with a loss of $5.5 billion, compared with earnings of $2.9 billion in 2019. […]