The long delay by the National Assembly to pass the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) has continued to frustrate investment decisions by private players in the country’s oil and gas industry. Last week, attempts by some lawmakers to introduce deliberations on … read more
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon’s special adviser, Jeffrey Sachs, on Monday warned Nigeria against population explosion, saying the current figure of 158 million could balloon to 730 million by 2100. “I am really scared about population explosion in Nigeria. It … read more
The treasury of the Rivers State government is without a dime, The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has said in Port Harcourt. Party spokesman in Rivers State, Jerry Needam regretted that, despite media hype that the state government saves one … read more
British companies are illegally dumping thousands of tonnes of harmful electronic waste such as old computers in West Africa, instead of recycling them, an investigation by an environmental group said on Monday. Taking advantage of a lack of oversight of … read more
The inauguration ceremony of Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan on Sunday May 29 is to cost N830 million, Yayale Ahmed, Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) said in Abuja on Monday. Ahmed said at the press briefing that N1.3 … read more
A Nigerian engineer who migrated to Beijing in 2001 has became a pop star overnight in China after being discovered by a local TV reality show. Hao Ge, whose real name is Emmanuel Uwechue, is a qualified engineer from Nigeria. … read more
The un-abating scarcity of aviation fuel, known as JET-A1, which is an essential commodity in flight operations is hitting airlines harder by the day, as many of them are now cutting their flight schedules, out-rightly canceling them or delaying flights … read more
French President Nicholas Sarkozy has pledged to rally international support for Nigeria and spearhead the lobby for Africa’s permanent membership as well as zonal representation on the United Nations (UN) Security Council. Sarkozy spoke in Cote d’Ivoire during a meeting … read more
United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon arrived Nigeria on Sunday for a two-day official visit. The visit is part of the “Every Woman, Every Child” global health campaign that he launched in September 2010 during the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) summit … read more
The current kerosene scarcity, political stories, including the forum for newly-elected and re-elected State governors, probing the post-election violence and the pending Super Eagles’ international engagements early June dominated front pages in Nigeria this past week. ‘Kerosene: Consumers lament scarcity, … read more