Third Mainland Bridge is busiest road in Nigeria with vehicular traffic of over 117,000 daily
Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, has said that a total of 524 road projects were ongoing in the different geo-political zones in the country, adding that the busiest…
Drug trafficking: Nigerians among 1,281 inmates on death row in Malaysia
Capital punishment in Malaysia disproportionately affects foreign nationals, who account for nearly half of those on death row, as well as women involved in drug trafficking, Amnesty International said on…
Manufacturing: AFREXIM Bank lists strategies to facilitate AfCFTA in Nigeria
The African Export Import Bank (AFREXIM) says it has created trade financing programmes to facilitate the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) in the manufacturing sector in…
Nigeria to borrow from Chinese bank to finance $3.9bn rail contract awarded to China firm
The Federal Government has signed a 3.9 billion dollar agreement with the China Railway Construction Corporation (CRCC) for the construction of the Abuja-Itakpe railway. The Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi…
Konga to fix broken devices free of charge with Yu Break It; We Fix It
Foremost e-commerce giant, Konga is giving e-commerce shoppers a lot to smile about with its value-added service – Yu Break It; We Fix It. Specifically, Yu Break It; We Fix…
Nigerians must pay 7.5% VAT, insists Buhari; exempts food items, MSMEs
President Muhammadu Buhari says the 7.5 percent VAT is inevitable, stressing that the Finance Bill 2019 he forwarded to the National Assembly, when passed into law, will permit government to…
Airtel Africa to link 100m customers to MasterCard in Nigeria, 13 African countries
It’s a deal: Airtel Africa has partnered with MasterCard to transform digital payment landscape and connect over 100 million Airtel mobile phone users across Nigeria and 13 other African countries…
Senate to pass 2020 budget this year, MDAs begin defence this month
If all goes well, the 9th National Assembly would make history by passing the 2020 budget this year. To achieve this, Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) are to appear before…
GITEX 2019: Approval has been given for trial of 5G networks in Nigeria – Pantami
In line with global requirements of communications, Dr Isa Pantami, Minister of Communications, said Nigeria is ready to deploy 5G network across the country to ease network flow. Pantami said…
Buhari charges public, private sector to help proffer solutions to challenges in the country
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday declared open the 25th Nigerian Economic Summit (NES25) with a charge to public and private sector leaders to look inward to solve the unique…