ATCON lauds FG’s decision to hike tariffs, invest in infrastructure
Jan. 9, 2025 The Association of Telecommunication Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) on Thursday lauded the Federal Government’s decision to hike call and data tariffs, as well as invest in the…
Three Scores and Many Trophies: Mele Kolo Kyari at 60, By Nnanke Harry Willie
As the golden rays of his 60th birthday dawned, Mele Kolo Kyari is standing tall on a constellation of stellar achievements. He hit the Biblical three scores on a bull’s…
TD Africa launches Green Hero Initiative to power a sustainable future
TD Africa, a leading technology distribution company in Africa, has unveiled its Green Hero Initiative, a groundbreaking program designed to tackle Nigeria’s persistent energy challenges and promote the adoption of…
Rail project: China Development Bank releases $255 mln for Nigeria
Jan 8, 2025 China Development Bank has released a $254.76 million loan to Nigeria for a railway project linking the two northern states of Kano and Kaduna, the bank said,…
KPMG Banking Industry Survey: UBA emerges Top 5 in Customer Experience, excels in SME, Retail Banking, others
Africa’s Global Bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has cemented its position as a leading customer-centric institution, emerging among the Top 5 banks, in various survey’s segmentation, in the…
How Sanwo-Olu rallied Tolaram, Guinness, Zenith, First Bank for Lagos Shopping Festival
The maiden edition of the Lagos Shopping Festival (LSF), Africa’s first 72-hour non-stop commerce and entertainment event may have come and gone, but it has continued to receive rave reviews…
Tony Elumelu Foundation opens applications for 2025; how to apply
The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), Africa’s leading champion of entrepreneurship, has announced the opening of applications for its 2025 entrepreneurship programmes, a statement from the foundation’s website said on Monday. It said…
Mele Kyari, refineries and a green ribbon, by Ken Ugbechie
Mele Kyari, a geologist and Group CEO of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), has dug his way into the tunnel of history. Within a space of two months,…
Petroleum: Retailers demand N100bn grant as petrol settles at below N1000 per litre
Petrol price has settled at less than N1,000 per litre across all filling stations in the Lagos area with the traditional petrol queues completely disappeared, Political Economist NG correspondents report…
Obasanjo and the NNPCL refineries, by Simbo Olorunfemi
That Baba Obasanjo has an almost child-like emotional attachment to the public-owned refineries under the trust and care of the NNPCL is not in doubt. It is also not difficult…