Nigeria’s treasury bills yield has increased to 7 percent from about 3 percent in less than two months after the benchmark interest rate was hiked by 150 basis points (bps) by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), financial market reports have shown. This…
NIMASA to deploy special mission aircraft to fight oil theft
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) have announced plans to deploy two special mission aircraft to fight oil theft and protect the nation’s economy. Bashir Jamoh, director general of NIMASA, in a statement by the organisatio…
How to reverse Nigeria’s oil production decline
Ten years ago, Nigeria boasted of the capacity to produce 2 million barrels of oil per day, today it is struggling to keep output at 1.2million bpd having fallen behind Angola for two straight months. A strategic plan will now be required to reverse th…
Infrastructure issues leech on tech gains for Nigerian companies – Udezue
Oji Udezue is an experienced product management leader with stints in marketing, sales, engineering, and design leadership. In this interview with IFEOMA OKEKE-KORIEOCHA, he speaks on his experience in the tech space and how entrepreneurs can successfu…
How outcome of PDP primary election is tearing Okowa’s united Delta apart
Ifeanyi Okowa is one governor that cherishes the unity of Delta State so much that he has continuously pleaded to the people of the state to remain united beyond May 29, 2023 when his successor would have taken over the leadership of the state. Unfoldi…
Osinbajo in hospital for surgery
Vice-President Osinbajo is currently in a hospital for a leg surgery. Laolu Akande, his senior special assistant on Media and Publicity announcing on Saturday evening said the surgery was due to recurring leg pain that began after an injury in a squash…
Jubilation in Osogbo as PDP’s Adeleke wins
There was jubilation in some parts of Osogbo, the Osun State Capital on Saturday as the candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Ademola Adeleke won in some polling units. Read also: Photos: Voters wait as voting ends at Ward 5, Unit 12, Tinuo…
Osun Decides: deputy governor, Alabi wins own polling unit
Osun State Deputy Governor, Benedict Alabi has won his polling unit at Ward 06, Polling Unit 07, Baptist Day School, Ikire, in Irewole Local Government. While the All Progressives Congress (APC), polled a total of 206, the main opposition party, the Pe…
Osun Decides: Despite boycott, Aregbesola delivers polling unit for APC
Despite the absence of Rauf Aregbesola, minister for Interior at the Saturday Osun governorship poll, the former governor still delivered his Polling Unit 01, Ward 08, Ifofin in Ilesa East for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Aregbesola won …
Osun Election: Results tickling in
PU: 002, market centre Moro RA: 08, Moro LGA: 15, Ife North Election Results A- 2 AAC- 0 ADP- 5 APC- 101 PDP – 129 (winner) SDP- 0 APM- 0 APP- 0 LP- 0 NNPP- 0 NRM- 0 PU 05 Ward 03 LGA Irepodun Accredited Voters 139 APC-62 ADP-1 LP-22 PDP-51 (winner) PR…