Indications emerged Thursday that the nationwide supply of power which dropped by as much as 1000 megawatts (MW) last week is yet to pick up again despite the Federal Government's vehement denial
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Banks Stopped from Lending to Otedola, Dantata, 417 Others
September 21, 2012 Comment Off 109 ViewsIn a move aimed at strengthening financial stability and instilling discipline in the banking sector, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has barred banks in the country from extending further credit
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Nigeria’s Arik Air halts domestic flights indefinitely
September 21, 2012 Comment Off 222 ViewsArik Air Arik Air Ltd halted all its domestic flights indefinitely on Thursday as its leaders alleged government corruption made it impossible for the carrier to fly, after officials raided and
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Drilling Accountability Into Education
September 21, 2012 Comment Off 52 ViewsAuwal Sani Anwar is the second young voice in our series that will focus today on his passion - education - and how our public policy makers can make the sector work better for a majority
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Solving Erratic Power Supply at Nigerian Airports
September 21, 2012 Comment Off 153 ViewsPower plant The Nigeria Airspace Management Agency has partnered Stormberg to provide solar energy as an alternative and reliable power source for communication and radar coverage in the airspace,
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Salt Firm at Lagos Port Employs 5000 Nigerians – THISDAY Live
September 21, 2012 Comment Off 113 ViewsA salt firm situated at Lagos port has employed no fewer than 5000 Nigerians. The firm, Royal Salt Company Limited, which is located at Kirikiri Lighter Terminal I (KLT), Apapa, Lagos, is a tenant to
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Jonathan, Gowon, IBB, Sultan, Omar: Nigeria’s Unity Not Negotiable
September 21, 2012 Comment Off 80 ViewsPresident Goodluck Johnathan Those seeking the disintegration of the country are ``lazy politicians seeking to be kings in tiny islands’’, President Goodluck Jonathan stated
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Urban horticulture thriving, surviving in Nigeria, says FAO
September 21, 2012 Comment Off 183 ViewsNigeria is urbanising at an intense pace, generating little or no jobs for poor households dwelling in slums – 70 percent of Lagosians live in shanty towns and spend more than three-quarters of
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The mother in Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
September 21, 2012 Comment Off 69 ViewsI was in an office at the Ministry of Finance one afternoon when a fine looking young gentleman walked in. Although he greeted nicely, I didn’t quite notice him initially, having been consumed in a
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Oil everywhere, but where is the …
September 21, 2012 Comment Off 38 ViewsOil Everywhere Before the war, there were four regions: West, Midwest, North and East. Ondo is home to West’s oil; Midwest oil mainly in Delta; North, hurrah! oil now in Sokoto; East,
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