Turbine breakdown, shortage of gas cause nationwide blackout
The nationwide blackout being experienced at the moment will persist for as long gas shortage continues, investigations have shown. The nation’s electricity grid has lost 1,062 megawatts (mw) to turbine…
Recession: Heritage Bank sacks 400 employees
The harsh economic climate has continued to take a hit on banks resulting in mass sack of employees and pruning of auxiliary staff. Last year, several banks including UBA and…
Dog kills Gambia President-elect’s son
Barely four days to the inauguration of his father as President of The Gambia, Habib, the eight-year-old son of Gambian President-elect, Adama Barrow is dead. The young Adama died after…
Drama as BBOG, Ministers search Sambisa Forest for Chibok girls; Air Force pound Boko Haram hideouts
The Nigerian Air Force says it has destroyed several Boko Haram terrorist camps located in northern Borno State, North-East Nigeria. This was contained in a statement signed by the Director,…
Refineries to produce more this year, predicts Ecobank
Refineries in Nigeria are expected to function at substantially better level in 2017 due to plans by the NNPC to embark on a comprehensive rehabilitation of the three refineries which…
Osinbajo admits negligence of Niger Delta, pledges a better future
By Theresa Igata The development of the Niger Delta region to many is akin to the proverbial camel passing through the needle’s eye, but this has been debunked as the…
Photo News: Vice President Yemi Osinbajo arrives Delta State
Delta State Governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, welcomes Vice President Yemi Osinbajo to Delta State. The VP is on a one-day working tour of the state essentially to meet the people…
Professor, five others killed in University of Maiduguri twin bomb blasts
Two suicide bombers hit the University of Maiduguri, UNIMAID, in the early hours of Monday killing themselves and four persons including a professor. Eyewitnesses say the first explosion occurred within…
Two Nigerians make Etisalat Prize for Literature 3-man shortlist, grand finale holds in Lagos March
The fastest growing and Innovative telecommunication company, Etisalat Nigeria, has announced the names of the three shortlisted authors for the 2016 edition of its pan-African flagship literary prize, the Etisalat…
Sage laments absence of small business issues at Davos, launches Business Builders’ Forum
In order to give business builders a platform to connect with policy makers, Sage is launching its ‘Forum for Business Builders’. The CEO of Sage, the global research giant, Stephen…
