The refinery and fertiliser projects of Dangote Industries Ltd (DIL) is expected to create no fewer than 235,000 direct and indirect new jobs when it becomes operational in the first quarter of 2019. President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, who disclosed this at the weekend...

Nigeria has continued to witness an economic downturn that appears insurmountable in recent years. And the questions analysts are asking is 'who will save Nigeria from this economic predicament?’   Prior to the 2015 general elections, many Nigerians believed that the current administration led by President...

The issue of food security lies strongly in sustainable food production by the smallholder farmers who form the larger population in agricultural production.   It is in general agreement that since the larger percentage of farmers in the African continent are smallholders and many of who...

It is no longer news that the nation recently experienced one of its worst fuel scarcities in its history. The scarcity dragged on for months and even though there seems to be respite now, things are not totally back to normal yet. This was...

Zenith Bank Plc and the French Development Agency (Agence Francaise de Development (AFD), operator of France’s bilateral development finance mechanism have signed a $100 million power sector credit facility to boost new investments in the capital expenditures of distribution companies (DISCOS). The signing of the...

The Group Managing Director (GMD) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Dr.Ibe Kachikwu says the commitment of the Federal Government and the NNPC to explore for oil and gas in the inland basins especially Chad Basin and the Benue Trough is unwavering and...