Imo Disaster: Buhari Orders Clampdown on Illegal Refineries   President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the nation’s armed forces, security and intelligence agencies to intensify the clampdown on illegal refineries following the reported deaths of tens of people Friday night after an...

TETFund To Reinforce Huge Investments In 13 New Varsities   The executive secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Sonny Echono, an architect, has said that with the support of the federal government, the organisation plans to reinforce huge investments...

Books: My Latest Prized Acquisition, by Ibrahim Sheme   My bibliophilic thirst took me to a bookshop in Abuja this morning. I went to buy a book that I once bought last year - 'Akiga's Story', a book about the history...

RiNET: Nigeria’s Startup Eases Access to Research from Tertiary Institutions   A Nigerian Startup known as Research and Innovation Network (RiNET)is providing easy access to research content across tertiary and research institutions in Nigeria. The founder/CEO of RiNET, Usman Murtala made it...

JUST IN: CBN Office On Fire In Makurdi  The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Makurdi cash office, covering North Central States, is on fire. The cause of the fire is not known but fire fighters were yet to arrive the building...

Oil Prices Rebound, Now $107.91/Barrel   Oil prices rebounded on Wednesday as a drop in U.S. oil inventories and concerns over tighter supplies from Russia and Libya drove a recovery from the previous session’s sharp losses. Brent crude LCOc1 futures rose 65...