The 476-megawatt capacity Alaoji power plant in Abia State has not generated any electricity in the past six months, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission said in a report. Alaoji, …
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FG to prosecute contractors for cutting corners – Keyamo
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has warned contractors in the aviation sector to refrain from delivering substandard construction work, stressing that any contractor found cutting …
Read More »Shippers council goes digital to boost operations
The Nigerian Shippers Council has concluded plans for paperless port operations to improve port efficiency in the country. The Executive Secretary/Chief Executive Officer of the council, Pius Akutah, disclosed …
Read More »NGX: Again, investors shed N68bn as NSLTECH, RT BRISCOE, UBA top losers
For the second day running, investors in the Nigerian equities market lost N68 billion at the close of trading on Wednesday. This followed the dip in the share prices of …
Read More »Tesla reports profit drop on price cuts, lower vehicle sales
Tesla reported a hefty drop in second-quarter profits Tuesday due to the effect of price cuts while spending aggressively on autonomous driving and other technology. Elon Musk’s electric vehicle …
Read More »FG votes N2tn for Lagos-Calabar, others
The National Assembly has passed the N6.2tn budget amendment bill for the third reading, as the Federal Government is to spend about N2tn on the Lagos-Calabar highway and other …
Read More »OPS projects worsening crisis as MPC hikes interest rate again
The Organised Private Sector has declared that the hike in the Monetary Policy Rate of the Central Bank of Nigeria would raise the cost of borrowing from banks, worsen …
Read More »Poor regulation fuelling building collapse – AHCN President
The Association of Housing Corporations of Nigeria’s President, Eno Obongha, speaks on industry issues with JOSEPHINE OGUNDEJI, including the nation’s persistent building collapse How would you access Nigeria’s housing …
Read More »SEC, AfDB advocate green finance to drive eco-friendly economy
The Securities and Exchange Commission in collaboration with the African Development Bank, have called for a heightened embrace of green finance as a strategy to combat climate change and …
Read More »Environmentalists oppose Lagos waste-to-energy plant
A non-governmental organisation, Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives Nigeria, has kicked against the planned establishment of waste to the energy plant by the Lagos State Government. Addressing journalists on …
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