In Nine Months, Nigeria Imports N143bn Solid Minerals   Nigeria imported solid minerals worth N143.1bn from January to September this year, according to data collated from the National Bureau of Statistics. The NBS data also show that the country exported N42.5bn solid minerals in the nine-month period,...

Retaliation: Nigeria to impose Travel Bans on UK, Canada, Saudi Arabia- Minister Sirika   The federal government of Nigeriahas concluded arrangement to add the United Kingdom, Argentina, Canada, and Saudi Arabia to red list countries, following their decision to impose travel restrictions on Nigeria. The Canada, the UK and...

Air Peace, Emirates Airline and FG's Reciprocal Action, by Chidiebere Nwobodo   Despite swirling challenges facing the nation, this is one of the good times to be a proud Nigerian! President Buhari-led government has made me proud. The recent reciprocal reduction of Emirates flights to Nigeria...

PIA Will Enhance Energy Growth In Nigeria, Says Sylva     Minister of State Petroleum Chief Timipre Sylva has declared that the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) will enhance energy growth and sustainability in Nigeria. Speaking as a participant at a ministerial roundtable, at the World Petroleum Congress (WPC),...

Chopwork: When Nigeria Startups Penetrate E-Market Sector, by Abbas Badmus     Artificial Intelligence (AI) is highly rated among the most disruptive technologies, and a great means for startups to achieve their hyper-growth targets. With a number of applications in big data, computer vision, natural language processing, and...

November Oil Production Increases To 1.44m Daily – Report     In a related development, Nigeria, Africa’s largest oil producer, produced 1.44 million barrels per day in November, a rise of 70,000 bpd from the previous month, as output from Bonny Light and Erha fields rebounded, according...