PTAD pays 5,382 newly enrolled pensioners N1.7bn outstanding arrears
By Thompson ABISOLA The Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate (PTAD) said N1.7 billion outstanding pension arrears were paid to 5,382 civil service pensioners in June. A
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NNPC to begin oil palm bio-diesel project
By Giwa SHILE The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has commenced community integration and stakeholders’ engagement to sensitise people in Cross River ahead the planned
Apapa gridlock forcing businesses to quit Nigeria, says Maritime union
By Thompson ABISOLA The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) on Monday lamented that the dilapidated state of Apapa road in Lagos was forcing businesses
MTN Dubai sells Cyprus outfit for $304m
By Aliyu DANLADI South Africa-based mobile telecommunications company MTN Group Ltd said on Monday its Dubai subsidiary sold its Cyprus business to Monaco Telecom S.A
Intra-trade: Afreximbank develops pan-African payment platform
By Olamilekan FAWAS The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) says the bank is developing a pan-African payment platform that will tackle the challenges of multiple currencies
Europe cannot fully rely on U.S. anymore – German FM
By Meletus EZE Europe can no longer fully rely on Washington and should develop its relationship with the United States in a new way, German
Challenge local engineers with big projects, association tells FG
By Kunle SHONUGA The African president, International Real Estate Federation (FIABCI),Mr Chudi Ubosi, has urged the Federal Government to award large-scale engineering projects to Nigerian
Trump says one-on-one meeting with Putin a ‘good start’
By Thompson ABISOLA U.S. President Donald Trump described his one-on-one meeting with Russia’s Vladimir Putin as a “good start” on Monday. Trump made the brief
U.S. lawmakers urge Trump to reject Putin’s demands on Syria
By Meletus EZE U.S. President Donald Trump must reject any demands from President Vladimir Putin regarding Syria, Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Angola reopens May 2048 dollar bond
By Aliyu DANLADI The Republic of Angola is tapping its US$1.25bn note due May 2048 bond for an additional US$500m, according to a lead. The
