France plans to introduce driverless trains in the year 2023
French State Railway Company (SNCF) on Wednesday said that it was planning to introduce driverless trains on the country’s tracks by 2023. The initial goal is to have an…
DisCos urges NERC to address widening tariff gap in power sector
The Association of Nigeria Electricity Distributors (ANED) has called on Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) to address the widening tariff gap hindering effective performance of DisCos in the power sector….
Alleged N160bn fraud: Prosecute Tinubu now, PDP tells Buhari
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Tuesday put the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to task: Prosecute Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, a leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) over mind-blowing…
Flood sacks FCT communities, kills 4, destroys houses
Another flood has ravaged some FCT communities including Kuruduma and Kobi, killing 4 persons and sweeping away houses. The flood, which followed the heavy downpour that started around 1 p.m….
Nigeria, China sign $2bn MoU on cotton value chain
The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Mr Okechukwu Enelamah said on Tuesday that Nigeria has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a Chinese firm, on first-ever cotton value…
Lagos: Otedola accepts PDP ticket, Ambode faces impeachment as Tinubu wants a pound of flesh
Billionaire oil magnate Femi Otedola, has reportedly accepted to fly the flag of the Peoples Democratic Party in the Lagos State governorship race in 2019, his associate and publisher of…
Akwa Ibom: Senator, ex-deputy Gov, others defect to APC
Sen. Eme Ekaette, representing Akwa Ibom South Senatorial zone and former state deputy governor, Mrs Valerie Ebe on Tuesday defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Others that defected from…
Buhari to speak at UN General Assembly this month
The Foreign Affairs Minister, Geoffrey Onyeama, says President Muhammadu Buhari, will lead Nigeria’s delegation to the 73rd United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, which begins Sept. 18. The…
Buhari lists achievements, says ‘different groups offered to buy me nomination form’
Full text of his remarks As I look around this room today, I am pleased to see many familiar faces as well as new ones. All united by a common…
Naira appreciates against dollar at investors’ window
The Naira on Tuesday appreciated to N363.07 against the dollar at the investors’ window, stronger than N363.11 posted on Monday. The Nigerian currency closed at N306.25 to the dollar…