We can't Confirm Pantami on our Watchlist- US Embassy .... Refers PRNigeria to FBI   With condemnations trailing the alleged linking of the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Ibrahim Isa Pantami, to Boko Haram and other terrorist groups by a Nigerian newspaper, the Embassy of the...

U.S. Endorses Okonjo-Iweala Candidacy As DG WTO     The United States government on Thursday endorsed Nigeria’s former Finance minister Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala for the office of the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). The endorsement is contained in a statement issued by the Office of the...

Oil: Nigeria Overtakes US As India’s 4th Biggest Supplier       Nigeria emerged as the fourth biggest supplier of crude oil to India in December, pushing the United States down to the sixth position just after Brazil. Reuters reported on Wednesday that India’s crude oil imports in December...

Nigeria’s Duty-free Export To US Shrinks To $351.73m         Nigeria’s export to the United States under a duty-free policy declined in the first nine months of 2020, recording $351.73m from January to September. According to the latest African Growth and Opportunity Act policy trade statistics, exports to...

Oil Marketers Seek FG's Approval To Fix Refineries       Oil marketers have expressed willingness and capacity to fix Nigeria’s dysfunctional refineries and get the facilities running in the shortest possible time. Operators of retail outlets in the downstream sector of the oil industry called on the Federal...

Nigeria Imports N1.62trn Petrol In Nine Months         Nigeria spent a total of N1.62tn on the importation of Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) from January to September, the latest data obtained from the National Bureau of Statistics have shown. The country spent N1.72tn on petrol imports in the...