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Nigeria enjoys a revenue increase rise of over $800m during February as oil prices rise above $60 a barrel

NIGERIA enjoyed a N318bn ($832.21m) increase in revenue during the month of February as a result of a rally in global oil prices as the production cuts introduced by the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) is having a positive effect on the market.

 

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Wike says the insecurity across Nigeria came about as a result of his prayers against Buhari

GOVERNOR Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has said that the current spate of insecurity across the country is the outcome of his prayers to God in 2016 when President Buhari failed to come to the assistance of his people.

 

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Gumi argues that if coup plotters can be forgiven the same amnesty should be extended to bandits

ISLAMIC cleric Sheikh Ahmad Gumi has called on the Nigerian government to offer a blanket amnesty to all armed bandits operating in the country pointing out that if coup plotters who commit treason are forgiven the gesture should be extended to others.

 

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UK and Ghana sign bilateral trade deal that guarantees tariff-free movement of goods and services

BRITAIN has signed a trade partnership agreement with Ghana that offers the tariff-free movement of goods and services and provides a platform for greater economic and cultural cooperation.

 

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Super Eagles players object to Rohr's plans to recall Ighalo for Nations Cup qualifiers

SEVERAL members of the Super eagles have objected to manager Gernot Rohr's plans to bring striker Odion Ighalo out of retirement for the team's forthcoming African Nations Cup qualifiers against Benin Republic and Lesotho later this month.

 

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Is Nigeria aware of the fact that this coronavirus pandemic has opened up unprecedented opportunities in the global rubber industry?

Ayo Akinfe

(1) I often wonder if there is any agency in Nigeria monitoring global product development. What I have in mind is a body of intelligent men and women who follow demand and supply fundamentals and then make sure Nigeria reacts to them accordingly

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Northeast governors agree to establish regional security network similar to Amotekun

GOVERNORS from across Nigeria's northeast geo-political zone have agreed to float a regional security outfit similar to the Amotekun Corps in the southwest of the country in a desperate attempt to combat growing insecurity.

 

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Egypt secures African Development Bank loan of $27m to build new solar energy plant

EGYPT has stepped up its ongoing campaign to become Africa's largest solar energy producer by taking out a $27.2m loan from the African Development Bank (AfDB) to build a new power plant at Kom Ombo along the River Nile.

 

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Governor Ortom welcomes Buhari's order that holders of AK47 rifles should be shot at sight

GOVERNOR Samuel Ortom of Benue State has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for directing security agents to shoot anyone illegally bearing AK47 rifles as part of a sudden decision to clamp down on bandits and Fulani cattle herdsmen.

 

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