Home Latest News Latest News Latest Business Headlines Senate divided on financial crimes court - Vanguard - Fastnews: Local Nigerian News Senate divided on financial crimes court Vanguard, Nigeria - 19 minutes ago A bill seeking to establish a specialised court to handle cases being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday received ... GSM compensation: Senate says N175 airtime is too little too late - Vanguard - Fastnews: Local Nigerian News GSM compensation: Senate says N175 airtime is too little too late Vanguard, Nigeria - 19 minutes ago Proposals by the GSM companies to credit their subscribers with N175 airtime as compensation for poor services from July is coming too late and too small, ... Nigeria loses over 1 billion US dollars to fuel vandalism - Afrik.com - Fastnews: Nigerian Related News Nigeria loses over 1 billion US dollars to fuel vandalism Afrik.com, France - 25 minutes ago The highest number of vandalisation (3674) was recorded in 2006, costing Nigeria 36.646 billion naira, while the heaviest loss (42.102 billion naira) ... Mid-Morning Market Recap: Data Deluge Boosts Treasuries, Hurts ... - CEP News - Fastnews: Nigerian Related News Mid-Morning Market Recap: Data Deluge Boosts Treasuries, Hurts ... CEP News, Canada - 31 minutes ago Crude oil was bid after news headlines that Nigerian rebels attacked a pipeline in Nigeria . WTI crude oil is up $2.01 to $126.23. ... Nigeria: FIFA U-17 - Nigeria's Hosting in Trouble (AllAfrica.com) - Yahoo: Nigeria News Nigeria's hosting of the World Under 17 Championship received a severe knock when news spread that the Ministry of Finance has chopped off the N2.6 billion earmarked for the rehabilitation of various stadia that would host the matches. Insurance: IGI acquires 35 per cent stake in Rwandan insurance company - Nigerian Bulletin! - Fastnews: Local Nigerian News Insurance: IGI acquires 35 per cent stake in Rwandan insurance company Nigerian Bulletin!, Nigeria - 3 hours ago Industrial and General insurance Plc (IGI) has acquired 35 per cent majority stake in Society Nouvelle da Assurance du Rwanda (SONARWA), Rwanda?s largest ... >>Man Caught With 5.55kg Of Cocaine - LeadershipNigeria - Fastnews: Local Nigerian News >>Man Caught With 5.55kg Of Cocaine LeadershipNigeria, Nigeria - 3 hours ago good government non one can try this business by risking his life because of money. condition the nigeria. Since God Bless Nigeria, than group people ... Before we boycott British Airways - Business Day - Fastnews Nigerian Aviation News Before we boycott British Airways Business Day, Nigeria - 3 hours ago I am simply a Nigerian asking questions that I think we all should ask ourselves before we, in our collective rage, consign an airline to the (dust) bin of ... Nigeria: Nipco to Build Refinery (AllAfrica.com) - Yahoo: Nigeria News Chairman of Nigeria Independent Petroleum Company (NIPCO), Chief Best Anekwe, has said that the company will build a refinery before the end of the year. Nigeria: JV Funding - NNPC Gets FG's Approval to Raise Funds From Capital (AllAfrica.com) - Yahoo: Nigeria News Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has secured the approval of the Federal Government to raise funds from the capital market to finance the nation's Joint Venture (JV). >> N.5m PHCN Equipment - LeadershipNigeria - Fastnews Nigerian Power & Steel News >> N.5m PHCN Equipment LeadershipNigeria, Nigeria - 5 hours ago Vandals have catered away equipment worth N500,000.00 belonging to the PHCN at Dayi village in Malumfashi local government area of Katsina State. ... >>Okiro Issues N3m Cheques To Beneficiaries - LeadershipNigeria - Fastnews Nigerian Banking >>Okiro Issues N3m Cheques To Beneficiaries LeadershipNigeria, Nigeria - 5 hours ago Okiro has presented cheques totaling N2,950000.00 to the families of policemen who were killed and injured during the attempted robbery of Zenith Bank ... >>Arewa Demands Overhaul Of Nddc - LeadershipNigeria - Fastnews Nigerian Oil & Gas News >>Arewa Demands Overhaul Of Nddc LeadershipNigeria, Nigeria - 5 hours ago On the clamour for resource control, Saidu, who is also the president of the Nigerian Youths Federation, explained that it is not possible for the oil ... >>Niger Delta Assembly, A Ruse ? 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Action Congress LeadershipNigeria, Nigeria - 5 hours ago Fishing that used to be the mainstay of our people has being destroyed because of offshore oil exploration, so we now depend on iced-fish. ... >>Imoke Assures Agoi Community Of Access Road - LeadershipNigeria - Fastnews Nigerian Banking >>Imoke Assures Agoi Community Of Access Road LeadershipNigeria, Nigeria - 5 hours ago Imoke, who addressed the cheering crowd from the Nko bank of the river, assured them that the bridge under construction would soon be completed to ... >>N4.6m For Grabs At CBN Tennis Championship - LeadershipNigeria - Fastnews Nigerian Banking >>N4.6m For Grabs At CBN Tennis Championship LeadershipNigeria, Nigeria - 5 hours ago A whopping sum of four million, six hundred and eighteen thousand naira has been set aside as prize money for the 30th CBN Senior Open Tennis Championship ... >>Oceanic Bank To Partner NFA On Teams? 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Sponsorship LeadershipNigeria, Nigeria - 5 hours ago Head of Corporate Affairs of the bank , Loveday Chika Ogbonna said during the signing of The Fash Football Challenge memorandum of understanding between NFA ... >>Yar?Adua Sends New Petroleum Industry Bill To National Assembl - LeadershipNigeria - Fastnews Nigerian Oil & Gas News >>Yar?Adua Sends New Petroleum Industry Bill To National Assembl LeadershipNigeria, Nigeria - 5 hours ago President Umaru Musa Yar'adua has sent a new petroleum industry bill that seeks to transform the basic provisions of the national oil and gas policy into ... >>Intercontinental Bank Branch Network To Hit 500 - LeadershipNigeria - Fastnews Nigerian Banking >>Intercontinental Bank Branch Network To Hit 500 LeadershipNigeria, Nigeria - 5 hours ago The group chief executive of Intercontinental Bank Plc, Dr. Erastus Akingbola, has predicted that the branch network of the bank which stands presently at ... >>Oceanic Shareholders? Fund Hits $2bn - LeadershipNigeria - Fastnews Nigerian Banking >>Oceanic Shareholders? Fund Hits $2bn LeadershipNigeria, Nigeria - 5 hours ago "At Oceanic, we are doing everything possible to change the face of banking in Nigeria, we are expanding our branch network in Nigeria and internationally, ... >>JV Funding: NNPC Gets FG?s Approval To Raise Funds From Capita - LeadershipNigeria - Fastnews Nigerian Oil & Gas News >>JV Funding: NNPC Gets FG?s Approval To Raise Funds From Capita LeadershipNigeria, Nigeria - 5 hours ago On the issue of gas flaring, the NNPC demanded detailed expalnation from Shell as to why the company said it can no longer meet the 2008 deadline agreed ... >>898m International Tourists Were Registered In 2007 ? UNWTO - LeadershipNigeria - Fastnews Nigerian Oil & Gas News >>898m International Tourists Were Registered In 2007 ? UNWTO LeadershipNigeria, Nigeria - 5 hours ago Rifai, who pointed out that the sector can also serve as a driving force for an economy like Nigeria which has been long dependent on oil , maintained that ... >>NIPCO To Build Refinery - LeadershipNigeria - Fastnews Nigerian Oil & Gas News >>NIPCO To Build Refinery LeadershipNigeria, Nigeria - 5 hours ago He said that NIPCO identified with the ongoing reform in the oil and gas industry and would therefore encourage the establishment of more refineries. ... Africa: AFDB Grants $200m Loans to Nigerian Banks (AllAfrica.com) - Yahoo: Nigerian News The African Development Bank (AfDB) said yesterday that it has granted about $200 million credit facilities to some Nigerian banks for on-lending to the different sectors of the economy. Speaker Bankole threatens Reps over absenteeism - Vanguard - Fastnews Nigerian Oil & Gas News Speaker Bankole threatens Reps over absenteeism Vanguard, Nigeria - 8 hours ago The Bill for an Act to Amend the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulation Agency (Establishment) Act, 2003 and for Matters connected therewith 2008 (HB 29) ... Senate insists on probing past - Vanguard - Fastnews Nigerian Banking Senate insists on probing past Vanguard, Nigeria - 9 hours ago ... and other stakeholders including the Central Bank ( CBN ) and the Federal Ministry of Finance with a view to commencing the probe of the transport sector. ... Nigerian Villagers Seek Damages From Shell Holland For Pollution (Nasdaq) - Yahoo: Nigerian News (RTTNews) - Environmental group, Friends of the Earth and four Nigerian villagers have demanded that oil major Royal Dutch Shell PLC acknowledge responsibility for the pollution from oil leaks caused by its Nigerian subsidiary, Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria, or Shell Nigeria, lawyers said on Wednesday. Minister, DG NAFDAC, commend Sosaco for diversifying into ... - Vanguard - Fastnews Nigerian Export News Minister, DG NAFDAC, commend Sosaco for diversifying into ... Vanguard, Nigeria - 10 hours ago She urged the manufacturer to consider exporting its Jago range of products into the ECOWAS sub-region, noting, ?We observed that the company imports tomato ... Generator importers work to end energy crisis - Vanguard - Fastnews Nigerian Power & Steel News Generator importers work to end energy crisis Vanguard, Nigeria - 10 hours ago The group believes that, this will reduce excessive load on the existing transformers provided by PHCN and also reduce the cost of energy to the national ... UBA launches micro-finance bank - Vanguard - Fastnews Nigerian Banking UBA launches micro-finance bank Vanguard, Nigeria - 10 hours ago She said that UBA MFB was issued operating licence by the CBN on April 25 and commenced operations on April 28, 2008 in Oke-Arin market with a capital base ... >>Radio Nigeria Acquires New Transmitters - LeadershipNigeria - Fastnews Nigerian Telecomms News >>Radio Nigeria Acquires New Transmitters LeadershipNigeria, Nigeria - 10 hours ago ... and reduction in downtime, the introduction of V-SAT to its broadcast services has helped to minimise reliance on national infrastructure like NITEL . ... We are committed to 48 hours cargo clearance? Cotecna - Vanguard - Fastnews Nigerian Aviation News We are committed to 48 hours cargo clearance? Cotecna Vanguard, Nigeria - 10 hours ago ... Nigerian Aviation Handling Company Plc (NAHCO), Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), Association of Nigerian Licensed Custom agents (ANLCA), ... >>Group Slams el-Rufai Over Demolition - LeadershipNigeria - Fastnews Nigerian Budget News >>Group Slams el-Rufai Over Demolition LeadershipNigeria, Nigeria - 10 hours ago ... the sector and therefore challenged the legislators to explain to Nigerians why the 2008 budget was over bloated with several billions of naira. ... >>We?re Not Appreciated ?? IPMAN - LeadershipNigeria - Fastnews Nigerian Oil & Gas News >>We?re Not Appreciated ?? IPMAN LeadershipNigeria, Nigeria - 10 hours ago Anekwe, who is attending the IPMAN sensitisation workshop on reforms in the downstream oil and gas sector, said it was time government recognised the body ... Re:Goje?s Gombe And The Gang - LeadershipNigeria - Fastnews Nigerian Pensions News Re:Goje?s Gombe And The Gang LeadershipNigeria, Nigeria - 11 hours ago It is obvious that Goje who recently paid himself a staggering N200million pension , and N100million rent for his services between 2003-2007, will go to jail ... Goje Defends Pension Scheme - This Day (subscription) - Fastnews Nigerian Pensions News Goje Defends Pension Scheme This Day (subscription), Nigeria - 12 hours ago Governor of Gombe State, Alhaji Danjuma Goje, hasdefended his pension scheme for former leaders of the state, explaining that it was in line with report of ... Africa Needs Investment, Not Charity??ITU - This Day (subscription) - Fastnews Nigerian Telecomms News Africa Needs Investment, Not Charity??ITU This Day (subscription), Nigeria - 12 hours ago ... Secretary-General of the International Telecommunications Union ITU, Dr Hamadoun Touré has stated that what Africa needs is more investment and not ... ?Museum groans under two-month blackout - Daily Sun - Fastnews Nigerian Power & Steel News ?Museum groans under two-month blackout Daily Sun, Nigeria - 12 hours ago In many ways, the extortion perpetrated by NEPA , PHCN or whatever, is metaphoric of the conduct of members of the Nigerian political elite, ... Pension Fund: FG?s Contributions Hit N874bn - This Day (subscription) - Fastnews Nigerian Pensions News Pension Fund: FG?s Contributions Hit N874bn This Day (subscription), Nigeria - 12 hours ago ?We have a situation that people work all their lives honestly and when it gets to the time for them to collect their pensions , they run into all sorts of ... 1bn Africans to Get Satellite Connectivity - This Day (subscription) - Fastnews Nigerian Telecomms News 1bn Africans to Get Satellite Connectivity This Day (subscription), Nigeria - 12 hours ago The GSM Association had announced that its industry members planned to invest $50 billion between 2008 and 2012 in networks in Africa, covering 90 per cent ... We?ll Not Revoke Any Licence ?NCC - This Day (subscription) - Fastnews Nigerian Telecomms News We?ll Not Revoke Any Licence ?NCC This Day (subscription), Nigeria - 12 hours ago Nigeria Communications Comission (NCC) has assured that it will not revoke license of any GSM operator for any offence. Chief Executive Officer, NCC, ... Experts Flay Delays in Nigerian Content Legislation - This Day (subscription) - Fastnews Nigerian Telecomms News Experts Flay Delays in Nigerian Content Legislation This Day (subscription), Nigeria - 13 hours ago Experts say this is particularly important because local content gains have multipliers in other industries such as power, telecommunications and shipping. ... Who Wants to Be a Millionaire Gets Internet Version - This Day (subscription) - Fastnews Nigerian Telecomms News Who Wants to Be a Millionaire Gets Internet Version This Day (subscription), Nigeria - 13 hours ago By James Emejo, 05.14.2008 Subscribers to the MTN network can now participate in the popular TV reality game show, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? through ... Benchmarking Africa with the World - This Day (subscription) - Fastnews Nigerian Telecomms News Benchmarking Africa with the World This Day (subscription), Nigeria - 13 hours ago We still need a much higher penetration of internet and broadband facilities at business premises, educational institutions and homes. ... Cost of Broadband Bane of Africa ? Osaikwan - This Day (subscription) - Fastnews Nigerian Telecomms News Cost of Broadband Bane of Africa ? Osaikwan This Day (subscription), Nigeria - 13 hours ago He singled out, Nigeria?s Second National Carrier Globacom for its GLO -1 for West Africa project which from Nigeria is connecting to the United Kingdom. ... Moneybox Partners Paybox on Mobile Ecosystem - This Day (subscription) - Fastnews Nigerian Ebusiness News Moneybox Partners Paybox on Mobile Ecosystem This Day (subscription), Nigeria - 13 hours ago "Our partnership with Moneybox Africa gives us the opportunity to demonstrate the huge transformational benefits of a mobile banking solution in another ... Using Mobile Tech to Enhance Business Devt - This Day (subscription) - Fastnews Nigerian Ebusiness News Using Mobile Tech to Enhance Business Devt This Day (subscription), Nigeria - 13 hours ago ... rural-urban-rural and rural-rural connectivity, eCommerce , IT transfer for the manufacture of tropical solar-powered computers in our rural areas, ... Managing the Rice crisis - Business Day - Fastnews Nigerian Export News Managing the Rice crisis Business Day, Nigeria - 15 hours ago In the wake of the global food crisis, traditional rice producing countries had imposed restrictions on their export of rice. The limited availability of ... Latest financials confirm GTAssurance as emerging leader in ... - Business Day - Fastnews Nigerian Money Market News Latest financials confirm GTAssurance as emerging leader in ... Business Day, Nigeria - 15 hours ago ... on the back of strong money market and fixed income rates as well as a bullish secondary market and growing primary market momentum in fiscal year 2007. ... UACN Property declares N.53bn dividend for 2007 year end - Business Day - Fastnews Annual General Meeting News UACN Property declares N.53bn dividend for 2007 year end Business Day, Nigeria - 15 hours ago The property arm of UAC Nigeria held its annual general meeting in Lagos for the financial year ended December 31 2007 declaring a total of N535.9 million ... [ Back ]