Nigeria Can Earn $1bn From Leather By 2025 - NEPC Boss       The Nigeria Export Promotion Council (NEPC) has said that the leather industry could generate $1bilion for Nigeria by 2025. The Chief Executive Officer of NEPC, Mr. Segun Awolowo, who disclosed this at the virtual summit...

NCC Contributes N2.27trn To Nigeria’s GDP - Danbatta         The Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) has said that the contribution of the telecommunication sector to the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has risen from 8.5 percent in 2015 to 14.3 percent as at September 2020, amounting to...

Concerns Over $17bn Annual Freight Loss To Foreign Shipping Lines         Stakeholders in the maritime industry have expressed displeasure over the yearly $17 billion revenue loss to foreign ship owners due to the inability of the country to lift her cargoes. According to shipping experts and economists,...

Waltersmith Modular Refinery Ready for Operations - DPR       The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has said that the 5,000 barrels per day (bpd) Waltersmith Modular Refinery project is fully ready for operations. The Director of DPR, Mr Sarki Auwalu, stated this during a pre-commissioning visit to...

Businesses, Govts Count Losses To #EndSARS Protests       At the backdrop of the destructions of public and private properties and businesses in the wake of the #EndSARS protests, businesses have been counting their losses while economy experts have listed the immediate challenges the crises have thrown...

A massacre without dead bodies By Salisu Na'inna Ɗambatta     The misapplication of media power for the mass distribution of content, enabled by the pervasive nature of the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) via the world wide web, has manifested in Nigeria during the so-called EndSars protest. And...