The party was just getting started at a plush club in this teeming Nigerian city, hip-hop blaring, the bar bathed in blue light — and champagne bottles on ice already adorning tables.

Nigeria loses N755 billion every month due to inaccurate metering and measurements, the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Mr Olusegun Aganga, has said.

THE International Maritime Bureau (IMB) (the global piracy watchdog) has said that Nigeria is still leading on the piracy map,following media reports which has confirmed that a total of 37 vessels owned by members of Nigerian Trawler Owners Association (NITOA) have been attacked within the nation’s territorial waters from November 2012 to date.

The Federal Government will soon start revoking the mining licences of companies that engage in speculations rather than use their mining permits for the purpose for which they were given.

MEMBERS of the Pensioners Welfare Association of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) have opposed the proposed privatisation of the authority’s marine operation saying that “it will further impoverish the nation”.

In this write up, JIMOH BABATUNDE overviews the recent commendable efforts of the Trade & Investment Minster to ensure maximization of opportunities for stakeholders.

The Deputy Governor, Financial System Stability, (FSS), Dr. Kingsley Chiedu Moghalu has said that foreign investment in Nigeria can only be useful if it addresses skills and infrastructural development.

CONTRARY to speculations that the Onitsha River port has been abandoned , Special Assistant to the Minister of Transport on Media, Mr. Innocent Ebirim has said that the port is being repositioned for efficiency and better service delivery.

The UAE’s giant telecom operator, Etisalat, said it will submit on Wednesday a bid to buy Vivendi’s 53-percent stake in Morocco’s operator Maroc Telecom.

Sunil Bharti Mittal, Chairman and Group CEO, Bharti Enterprises has been appointed as the Vice-Chairman of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), which is amongst the world’s oldest and most respected global business organisations.

Dutch brewer Heineken announced Wednesday a first quarter profit that was 36 percent higher on an annualised basis at 227 euros ($295 million), while amending its 2013 growth outlook to reflect weaker demand in Europe and Nigeria.

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Heavy rainfall in Lagos often leads to slow movement of traffic. Pools of water accumulate at various locations on the highways and wherever these pools attain a critical depth, they become a barrier as motorists seek the shallowest parts for their safe passage.