Archives for March 16, 2026
Togo moves to increase electricity imports from Nigeria
The Republic of Togo has expressed interest in increasing its electricity purchases from Nigeria’s Niger Delta Power Holding Company to meet rising demand and extend reliable electricity supply to newly…
NUPRC moves against dormant oil licences
Chief Executive of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), Oritsemeyiwa Eyesan, has declared that the era of oil companies holding on to prospecting licences without developing the assets is…
CBN introduces 24-hour watch list for suspicious BVNs, tightens banking rules
CBN Governor, Olayemi Cardoso The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has unveiled new regulations aimed at strengthening fraud control and digital banking security across the country. The apex bank issued…
NAICOM tightens insurers’ recapitalisation oversight
CFI, NAICOM, Olusegun Omosehin The National Insurance Commission has heightened its oversight of the ongoing industry recapitalisation, as it prepares to commence formal verification of the capital bases of 16…
33 Young Engineers Begin Training in Pipeline Pigging, Corrosion Control
BY NGOZI ONYEAKUSI Thirty-three young graduates of engineering, geology and related disciplines on Friday in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, underwent opening formalities for a 12-month training programme in pipeline engineering,…
Nigeria’s 63% poverty rate evidence of Tinubu’s bad economic policies – ADC
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has reacted to a recent report that poverty rate in Nigeria has risen to 63 per cent after he removal of subsidy on petrol, saying…
Supreme Court Affirms AMCON’s Sale Of Lagos Continental Hotel For N22billion
BY NGOZI ONYEAKUSI The Supreme Court Friday, February 20, 2026, finally delivered judgment in favour of the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) following the protracted legal battle between Polaris…
NLNG Empowers 40 Journalists Through Change Your Story Workshop
BY NGOZI ONYEAKUSI Dr. Sophia Horsfall, NLNG’s GM, External Relations & Sustainable Development (4th left), and Anne-Marie Palmer-Ikuku, Manager, Corporate Communication and Public Affairs (3rd left), with the NLNG team…
