GLOBAL energy giants were quick to halt their Mozambican gas projects when jihadist violence erupted on their doorsteps. After months of calm, reviving those multi-billion-dollar projects is a much slower job. TotalEnergies CEO Patrick Pouyanne visited Maputo on Monday, saying…
By ABDULLAHI Rabiu, Kano THE Federal Government’s plan to make Nigeria self-sufficient in rice production is set to receive a massive boost with the imminent launch of the ultra-modern 16mt/hour Gerawa rice-milling factory in Gundunwawa, Kano State. Inaugurated on Tuesday,…
THE latest inflation forecast for Ghana indicates that the rate would remain above the target band in the near-term, driven by external and domestic factors, and would  only return to target about four-quarters ahead, said the central bank Monday. In…
By ABDULLAHI RABIU, Kano THE Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele has said Nigeria is gradually transforming into a full blown Rice Producing Country. Emefele said the Federal Government suitable rice revolution initiative is yielding…
THE Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, January 31, 2022 secured the conviction of a 25-year-old phone repairer, Abdulkazeem Ridwan, for offences bordering on cybercrime and possession of fraudulent funds. Ridwan, who hails…
THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has detained the Managing Director of Medview Airline, Mr Muneer Bankole. He was reportedly detained on Monday afternoon at the headquarters of the EFCC in Jabi, Abuja. The Will newspaper quoted an impeccable…
JUSTICE Nathaniel Ayo-Emmanuel of the Federal High Court sitting in Oshogbo, Osun State, on Monday, January 31, 2021, convicted and sentenced one Olasupo Temitayo Ayomide to four months imprisonment for fraudulent impersonation. The 21-year-old defendant, who claims to be an…
OIL prices continued to surge on Monday as Brent crude, global oil benchmark, hit $91.31 per barrel, ahead of an OPEC+ meeting on Wednesday. In a market survey on Monday morning, Brent crude rose $1.28, or 1.4%, to $91.31 a…
By ABDULLAHI RABIU, Kano MINISTER of Works and Housing Mr. Babatunde Fashiola has called on Nigerian Commuters to drive within the Stipulated 100km Per hour speed limit being the official Speed agreed by the law In order to arrive their…
THE Seme Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service has reported the interception of cocaine weighing 11.913kg. The street value of the items was estimated to be N3,916,624,147.00 This was revealed in a press statement signed by DSC Hussaini Abdullahi,…
