UNPRECEDENTED: In just 3 months, Nigeria earns N305bn from non-oil export – NBS
Nigeria earned about N305.1billion within the first three months of 2013, figures obtained from the National Bureau of Statistics indicate. A breakdown of the figures highlighted under “2013 Export...
View ArticleFleeing Boko Haramites Arrested in Sokoto
Army Raids Terrorist Hideout, Arrests Suspects The 1 Brigade Army Command, Sokoto yesterday raided a suspected Boko Haram hideout at GidanIgwai within the metropolis and arrested suspects, Commands...
View ArticleProgress: North-South Power Pays $61.6m to Close Shiroro Hydro Deal
North-South Power, the preferred bidder which won the bid for Shiroro hydro power station under the power privatisation programmme, yesterday paid $61.62 million to the Bureau of Public Enterprises...
View ArticleShell to negotiate with Ogonis over oil spill
Shell Oil Company (Photo credit: Wikipedia) LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Shell officials on Monday began talks in Nigeria’s southern city of Port Harcourt with representatives for the Bodo community on...
View ArticleGeneral Electric, USAIDF initiate $2m off grid power project
After signing a 10 year agreement with the Federal Government to provide additional 10,000 mega watts of electricity in Nigeria, General Electric in collaboration with United States African Development...
View ArticleSTATE HOUSE PRESS RELEASE: 2 Special Advisers to the President Removed
PRESIDENT JONATHAN RELIEVES TWO SPECIAL ADVISERS OF THEIR APPOINTMENTS President Goodluck Jonathan has relieved Mrs. Joy Emordi of her appointment as Special Adviser to the President on National...
View ArticleFLASH! Oil Theft: US, UK Special Forces Arrive to Assist Nigerian Military
Special forces with expertise in fighting piracy and other maritime crimes have arrived from United States of America, United Kingdom, The Netherlands and Spain to assist Nigeria in training its...
View ArticleNavy seizes 1,300 tonnes of stolen crude oil in Rivers
The Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) Pathfinder, Port Harcourt, said yesterday that it impounded a vessel laden with 1,300 tonnes of crude oil suspected to be stolen off Bonny Island in Rivers. The Commanding...
View ArticleFG, states, LGs share N1.19tr August, September allocations
The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) yesterday approved and disbursed a whopping N1.196 trillion to the three tiers of government for the months of August and September. According to the...
View ArticleJonathan is keeping faith with Nigerians – Okupe
Dr Doyin Okupe, Senior Special Assistant to President Goodluck Jonathan on Public Affairs, in this interview, dismisses the claim that his principal has not performed Looking at the performance of...
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