Freight Forwarders Seek Reopening Of Borders       Freight forwarders under the aegis of the Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents have tasked the Federal Government to re-open the border in order to benefit from the African Continental Free Trade Area Nigeria had closed all its land borders,...

Fed Govt Exempts Dangote From Border Closure       The Nigerian government has allowed Dangote Cement to resume exports across its land borders, Bloomberg reports. This is despite the closure of all land borders by the government for over one year. The move has, however, raised hopes that Nigeria...

A Few Thoughts on National Unity and Identity By Keem Belo-Osagie       There are many who refer to the amalgamation documents as if they tell us something about the unnatural nature of present day Nigeria. For me, the amalgamation document is simply a document of some historical...

Fed Govt To Spend N269.38bn On 6million Free Meters       The Federal Government is to spend between N269.38bn and N497.13bn on the provision of six million free meters to various unmetered power users across the country. Also, findings from separate quarterly reports of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory...

‘Textile Can Generate 2.5 Million Jobs’       Vice-President of Industrial Global Union, Mr. Issa Aremu, has said that the textile industries alone can generate over 2.5 million jobs in Nigeria if rejuvenated. He said the current government could create 100 million jobs over the next 10 years...

Niger, Benin, Togo Pay Nigeria N2.04bn Electricity Bill         International customers – Niger, Benin, Togo – who purchase power from Nigeria remitted a total of N2.04bn in the first quarter of this year as their outstanding electricity bill to the Market Operator of the sector in...