.617 million people in forced labour in Nigeria, NBS reveals
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says that in 2022, 617,503 individuals were in forced labour in their…
Transcorp Power records 775% profit jump in Q1 2024
By Tochukwu Bliss, Abuja Transcorp Power Plc, one of the electricity generating subsidiaries of Nigeria’s leading, listed conglomerate,…
FG asks stakeholders to manufacture, export Nigerian-made vehicles
The federal government has tasked stakeholders in the automotive sector with realising made-in-Nigeria vehicles for economic growth and…
FG tasks research institutes on post-harvest losses solution
Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security (FMAF), DR Aliyu Abdullahi, has called for effective collaboration of…
World Bank to expand health services to 1.5 billion people
The World Bank Group yesterday announced an ambitious plan to support countries in delivering quality, affordable health services…
NNPC/SNEPCo boosts e-learning with digital library at Niger Delta University
A multi-billion naira learning centre and digital library opened on Thursday at the Niger Delta University, Amassoma, Bayelsa…
N3.2 trillion subsidy needed to reverse electricity tariff hike: FG
The federal government says it will require about N3.2 trillion to subsidise electricity in 2024, if the current…
U.S. food firm leads coalition to partner FG on cassava export
A coalition of foreign and Nigeria-based agro companies led by Shine Bridge Incorporated has indicated interest to partner with…
FG pledges collaboration with PETAN to boost Nigeria’s oil production, revenue
Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Heineken Lokpobiri, has expressed the federal government’s readiness to collaborate with…
Harsh economy forces Nigerian Breweries to close two plants
By Stanley Onyeka, Lagos Nigerian Breweries Plc says it will shut down two of its nine manufacturing plants…