EFCC arrests Yahoo Boy who tried to buy N44m SUV with bitcoin
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Lagos Zonal Office has arrested eight suspected internet fraudsters, one of whom allegedly tried to buy a Sports...
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Rivers govt to divest equity share in State Cassava Processing Company
Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike says seed money has been earmarked by his administration to encourage massive cultivation of cassava across the State....
Nigeria’s economy grew 0.51 per cent in Q1-NBS
Nigeria’s economy grew 0.51 per cent in the first quarter of 2021, a report published by the statistics office on Sunday shows. The latest report...
‘A’Ibom can’t afford environmental impact of dugout port’
A former managing director of Nigerdock Plc and Chairman, Oron Nation Technical Committee for Ibaka Deep Sea Port, Nkpubre Okon Nkpubre, has called on the...
Bailout fund: Governors, CBN differ repayment plan
State Governors and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) differed yesterday over the repayment plan for bailout loans. The governors, under the auspices of the...
After decades of environmental pollution, Shell no longer interested in Niger Delta oil
After nearly six decades of operations characterised by environmental pollution and plethora of lawsuits, Royal Dutch Shell says it is no longer interested in Nigeria’s...
Enugu Airport excluded from FG’s Special Economic Zones
The Nigerian Government announced it has approved four international airports in Lagos, Kano, Abuja and Port Harcourt as Special Economic Zones. It also excluded the...
Saying Niger Delta is unsafe is a conspiracy theory-Wike
Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has accused international oil companies of being part to a conspiracy theory that the Niger Delta is unsafe...
Petrol subsidy will be removed soon-Sylva
Subsidy on petrol will soon be withdrawn, Minister of State for Petroleum Timipre Sylva, said yesterday. The minister told reporters there is no going back...
Onne Multipurpose Terminal receives first container vessel in 10 years
Onne Multipurpose Terminal (OMT) has commenced container operations at Onne Port, Rivers State. On May 2, MSC Floriana, a vessel belonging to the world’s biggest...