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    Business NNPC to soon select financiers for Nigeria’s moribund refineries –

    The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) said it is inching closer to arriving at the choice of financiers for the Port Harcourt Refining Company Limited (PHRC), Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company Limited (WRPC) and the Kaduna Refining and Petrochemical Company Limited. The...
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    Business How to get the BOI loan for ‘Youth Corpers’ – Nairametrics

    A group of NYSC Members The loan facility is targeted at fresh graduates/serving corps members. One can access a loan of up to N2million with 0% interest rate for any bankable business plan. Tenor of the loan is between 3-5years. Statistics from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) show that...
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    Business Air Peace spreads wings to 3 more countries –

    Lagos – Nigerian carrier, Air Peace, is set to spread its wings to three more West African countries, with inaugural flights from Lagos to Freetown in Sierra Leone, Banjul in The Gambia and Dakar, Senegal on Feb 19. Air Peace The airline, in a statement signed by its Communications Manager, …...
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    Sports Bale form boosting Real Madrid confidence, says Zidane –

    AFP Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane singled out fit again Gareth Bale for praise on Tuesday as he prepares his side for a Copa Del Rey quarter-final return leg against Leganes. Welsh winger Bale produced a sumptuous strike to level against … via The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper – Nigeria...
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    Business Airline Operators Kick against Open Sky for Africa –

    By Chinedu Eze Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) on Tuesday kicked against the plan to deregulate the African airspace as an endorsement of Yamoussoukro Decision, which was agreed on by African states in Yamoussoukro, Cote’Ivoire in 1988. The open sky for Africa allows easy entry and exit of...
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    Sports Australian Open: Marin Cilic beats Rafael Nadal to reach semi-finals –

    Australian Open Dates: 15-28 January Venue: Melbourne Park Coverage: Watch highlights on BBC Two, the BBC Sport website and app. Live commentary on the best matches on BBC Radio 5 live, 5 live sports extra and online. World number one Rafael Nadal was forced to retire hurt in the … via BBC...
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    Business Privacy-focused search engine DuckDuckGo wants to keep you safe around the web –

    DuckDuckGo is launching updated versions of its browser extension and mobile app, with the promise of keeping internet users safe from snooping “beyond the search box.” The company’s flagship product, its privacy-focused search engine, will remain the same, but the revamped extension and app...
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    Business Making sense of Nigeria’s Federal Government budgeting efficiency –

    President Buhari deliberating with Finance Minister, CBN Governor, Budget Minister and his Chief of Staff, Adeosun, Emefiele, Udo Udoma and Kyari respectively It is true that governments all over the world continually argue for and indeed deploy public expenditure to put their GDP on a desired...
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    Business Deficit in A-grade real estate, economy fingered for REIT underperfomance –

    Deficit in A-grade real estate compared to similar urbanising environments, coupled with a volatile and on-diversified economy that relies much on crude oil have been fingered for the low investment in Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) in Nigeria. An additional factor responsible for this...
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    Business NEM Insurance stocks seen as investors’ delight –

    Nem Insurance Nigeria Plc is the fastest growing insurer among the insurance 15 Index as its attractive valuation and robust earnings are an allure to investors. The Nigerian insurer has historically traded at a Price to Book Ratio (P/B) ratio of 1.30 times, behind most capital … via...
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    Business VMN online portal archives 400,000 workforce data for seamless employment –

    Verify Me Nigeria (VMN), an indigenous Information Technology company has registered the employment history and personal data of about 400,000 workers in Nigeria on its portal for easy verification and employment through previous work history and experience trails. The company which aims to...
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    Business Global solar investment up by 18% to $160.8bn in 2017- Report –

    By Ediri Ejoh World clean energy investment totalled $333.5bn last year, up three per cent from 2016 and the second highest annual figure ever, taking cumulative investment since 2010 to $2.5tn, a new Bloomberg Energy Finance report has stated. According to the report, China emerged the leader...
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    Business A-Ibom firm to produce 350m syringes annually —MD –

    By Harris-Okon Emmanuel UYO—THE management of Jubilee Syringe Manufacturing, JSM, Akwa Ibom State, has said that the company will produce, at first instance, 350 million syringes every year for the local and international markets. The Managing Director, Mr Zubeyu Gulabi, who made the disclosure...
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    Business Kano Tomato Farmers Lost N1bn To Clozure Of Tiga Dam –

    Tomato growers in Kano state have lost over N1 billion this dry season farming following the recent closure of Tiga dam by the Hadeja-Jama’are River Basin Development Authority (HJRBDA). The Secretary General of the Tomato Growers Association of Nigeria (TOGAN) Alhaji Sani Danladi-Yadakwari...
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    Business NCC May Suspend 6 Telco Clearinghouses Over Call Masking –

    The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has given a notice of its intention to suspend the interconnect exchange licences granted to six telecommunications clearinghouses over the unethical practice of allowing call masking and call refilling emanate from their facilities. LEADERSHIP learnt...
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    Business Marketers Resume Loading Of Petrol In Lagos –

    The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has resumed petrol supply to major reception facilities in Lagos just as queues which resurfaced in the state at the weekend continues to grow, pushing cost of services especially transportation fares up. Confirming this in an interview with...
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    Sports Torino set to release Joel Obi –

    Joel Obi Nigerian midfielder, Joel Obi, has become surplus to requirements at Italian club Torino FC, with the club subsequently placing him on transfer, AOIFootball.com has scooped. Joel Obi joined Torino from Inter Milan in 2015 for a region fee of €2.2m. Torino … via The Guardian...
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    Sports Sanchez’s move to Man U was for money, Wenger declares –

    29-year-old, Sanchez PHOTO: TWITTER/MANCHESTER UNITED Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has claimed they had “no chance” of keeping Alexis Sanchez and suggested the forward is chasing money by joining Manchester United. The 29-year-old is expected to finalise his move to Old Trafford in the … via...
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    Business Nigerian Stock Exchange: Investors lose N6bn as Transcorp, Unilever lead losers –

    Investors on the Nigerian Stock Exchange, NSE, today lost a total of N6 billion from their investment as profit taking takes center stage in the market. Though the price movement chart showed that for one loser, there was a gainer, but the losers upstaged the gainers following losses in some …...
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    Sports CHAN 2018: Super Eagles to pocket $20,000 –

    Each player of the home-based Super Eagles will earn about $20,000, if they go all the way and win the ongoing Africa Nations Championship (CHAN) in Morocco. According to Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) officials, the money is the total payment that has been budgeted to cover the players’...
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