Business & Economy

For the fifth time in a row since Q1 2016, the nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) contracted by –0.52% (year-on-year) in real terms.  According to the latest statistics from the...

Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, has said he would resign his appointment if Nigeria continues to import fuel by 2019. Kachikwu stated this during an interview...

The Federal Government says it will equip about 15,000 creative industry professionals by 2017, through its N–Power Creative Programme. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed disclosed this...

Chairman of Zinox Group, Dr. Leo Stan Ekeh has commended the Federal Government on the recent signing of an Executive Order compelling its agencies to buy Made-in-Nigeria goods and services,...

The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has called on the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to drop the lending rate from 14 per cent to accelerate productivity and economic growth....

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) says Nigeria is free from the “WannaCry” ransomware attack  but called for sustained security from stakeholders to forestall future attacks. Dr Isa Ibrahim,...

The Federal Government, 36 states and their local government areas have so far shared N1.4 trillion from the federation account, being revenue generated in the first quarter of 2017. The...

The Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) says its Ethics and Professionalism Division received 136 petitions with claims that amounted to N27.6 billion from bank customers in 2016. The...

Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has received the 2017 Appropriation Bill from the National Assembly, eight days after the lawmakers passed the bill. The Special Adviser to the President on National...

History will be made on Wednesday, May 24, 2017, as high profile Nigerians including Kano State Governor, Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi II and the...