Why I shopped only on Konga Yakata during ‘Black Friday’ – Prof. Ozoh
A professor of Economics, Prof. Frank Ozoh has described Black Friday as an insult to Africans in general. Prof. Ozoh noted that the history of the term – Black…
Nigeria commits to OPEC agreements before Vienna meeting
Nigeria is committed to full implementation of agreements among OPEC and non-OPEC members, its minister of state for petroleum said on Sunday, ahead of an OPEC meeting in Vienna. Timipre…
Dangote refinery takes delivery of largest single-train crude refining equipment
The Dangote Oil Refinery Company on Sunday took delivery of what it described as the world’s largest crude distillation equipment. Capt. Rajen Sachar, Head, Maritime and Ports Infrastructure of…
NCAA says airlines owing over N10bn, introduces automation to prevent new debts
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) says the agency has put in place automation to prevent emergence of new debt from airlines. Mr Samuel Adurogboye, General Manager, Public Relations of…
Unusual Entrepreneur Programme empowers 251 entrepreneurs with N40m
Parish Priest of Catholic Church of Divine Mercy, Monsignor Paschal Nwaezeapu; Carol Oyedeji and Valentine Ozigbo, CEO Transcorp The Unusual Entrepreneur, a faith-based entrepreneurship initiative by the Catholic Church…
NNPC enters lubricants market with Nitro, Rhino engine oils
After years of painstaking research and meticulous planning, NNPC Retail Limited, the Downstream Subsidiary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation in charge of retail sales and marketing of petroleum products,…
SON destroys over 5,000 substandard gas cylinders worth N51.3m
The Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON) on Friday destroyed over 5,000 substandard Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) cylinders worth N51.3 million. The cylinders which were imported by different businessmen were destroyed…
AstraZeneca’s Imfinzi gets speedy FDA review for small cell lung cancer
British drug maker AstraZeneca Plc said on Friday its immunotherapy cancer treatment Imfinzi has been granted a speedy review by the U.S. medicines watchdog for the treatment of a particularly…
Chevron puts two Nigerian offshore blocks up for sale
Chevron has launched the sale of its stakes in two Nigerian offshore oil and gas blocks, a sale document seen by Reuters shows, as the company seeks to dispose of…
Work on Abuja-Kaduna-Kano Pipeline Project to commence soon – NNPC
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says it has concluded plans for the commencement of work on the Abuja-Kaduna- Kano pipeline project, popularly known as AKK Project. A statement by…