The total amount of power on Nigeria’s grid collapsed from a peak of 4,735.8 megawatts on Friday to as low as 145MW on Saturday but the Transmission Company of Nigeria said it had been restored. Industry data obtained in Abuja on Sunday showed that the grid actually collapsed twice on November 8 and November 9, […]

Organised labour on Friday sent a letter to the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, to put pressure on the National Income, Salaries and Wages Commission to release the new minimum wage circular. The President of the Trade Union Congress, Quadri Olaleye, who disclosed this in an exclusive interview with our correspondent, said […]

The Director General, Bello/Onoja Campaign Organisation, Smart Adeyemi,  has called on the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to monitor  the November 16  Kogi State  governorship election. Adeyemi, who made the call  at a press briefing on Friday in Lokoja, said the ICPC and EFCC’s   presence […]

Ahe Chairman, Senate Committee on Local Content, Senator Teslim Folarin, says the Senate will invite the Nigeria LNG Limited to ensure compliance with local content laws in its $10bn Train 7 project. Folarin, according to a statement on Friday by his media aide, Bamidele Ajibola, said this while hosting the Managing Director of NLNG, Mr […]

Some aides of Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo said to have been sacked by the Presidency have said they have not been sacked. They spoke in separate interviews with our correspondents on Thursday. Daily Trust online had on Thursday published a list of some persons said to have been affected by the sacking. Our correspondents reached out to […]

The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Adeniyi Adebayo, has said that the Federal Government is targeting to grow the economy through non-oil exports. The minister said this while making a presentation at the Nigeria Investment Showcase, Guildhall, London, on Thursday. A statement signed by the minister’s Special Assistant on Media, Mr Julius Toba-Jegede, quoted […]

Indications emerged on Thursday that the Nigerian Communications Commission was considering action on illegal deduction of subscribers’ data by service providers. Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami, had on Wednesday ordered the commission to stop the said illegal deductions within five working days. The NCC was also directed to reduce the cost […]

More Chinese investors may be on their way to Nigeria as the Lagos State Government and other leaders in the business groups are beckoning on them to be part of the new efforts at industrialising the nation. Specifically, the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, called on Chinese textile firms to set up production factories in […]

The Federal Executive Council has approved the sum of N58.48 billion for the Bida-Saachi-Nupeko Road project and the Nupeko-Pategi Bridge project, which links Niger and Kwara states. The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, disclosed this while briefing State House correspondents after the FEC meeting presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, on Wednesday […]

The Senate  has introduced a bill to regulate the use of social media in  the country. The bill, which passed  first reading at plenary on  Tuesday, proposed   N150, 000 fine or a three-month jail term for any individual who posts false information on social media. The bill titled, ‘Protection from Internet Falsehood and Manipulations Bill […]