Sand dunes kill 5 illegal miners in Kano, one injured
Kano State Fire Service has confirmed the death of five out of six people trapped under a heap of sand at Ramin Farar Kasa in Dauni village in Minjibir Local…
Excitement as Kelly Junior, first winner of Konga Travel Rolls Royce promo, arrives airport in style
Kelly Junior Babatunde, first winner of the Rolls Royce promo organized by Konga Travel and Tours, has heaped praises on the company for the VIP treatment he was accorded. In…
Nigeria LNG signs 10-year LNG deal with Galp
Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) has signed a deal with Galp Trading SA for the supply of one million tonnes of LNG per year, the African producer said in a…
 By 2020 domestic refining will supersede consumption in Nigeria – DPR
Mr Sarki Auwalu, the Director, Petroleum Resources, Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) says the downstream oil sector will in the next few years witness changes with government’s commitment to…
MTN profit jumps by 50% despite fines, others
South Africa’s MTN Group expects full-year headline earnings to rise as much as 50%, it said on Tuesday, still a slowdown from the previous year due to one-off items including…
CBN approves 6 companies for dairy products importation
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has approved six dairy companies operating in the country for the importation of milk products and its derivatives. The CBN made this known in…
Ports decongestion: no vessel diverted to Eastern port yet – NPA
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) on Tuesday said that no vessel had been diverted to the Eastern port 16-days after a joint decision was taken to decongest the ports The…
Nigeria secures $1 million U.S. grant for gas-fired power plant
GMD NNPC, Mele Kyari Nigeria will get a grant of more than $1 million from the U.S. government for technical and financial work on a power plant project in…
Adesina urges African heads to invest Africa’s sovereign wealth, pension funds in the continent
Dr Akinwumi Adesina, the President of African Development Bank (AfDB) says sovereign wealth funds and pension funds of Africa should be invested in the continent, not elsewhere. The bank’s Communications…
AU Summit: Do more to stop illicit capital flows -AfDB president tells African leaders
Dr Akinwumi Adesina, the President of African Development Bank (AfDB) has underscored the need for Africa to also do more to stop illicit capital flows. The bank’s Communications and External…