By Kingsley Jeremiah Yola — The rehabilitation of the damaged electricity infrastructure by Boko Haram insurgency in North-East, estimated at about N11 billion, will enable the country see reduction in inflation, especially prices of food and address rising poverty. Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, who stated this …

By Bertram Nwannekanma The Federal Government has pledged early completion of Lagos-Ota-Abeokuta expressway to fasten socio-economic growth and international trade within Ogun and Lagos corridors. The rehabilitation and reconstruction of the about 80 kilometres road was last week awarded by the Federal Government to Julius Berger Plc at the cost …

The Department of Labour has placed further hurdles in the way of a meaningful national minimum wage package, this time in the course of the parliamentary process. On Wednesday 9 May 2018, the Parliamentary Labour Portfolio Committee reconvened to consider amendments to the National Minimum Wage (NMW) Bill and further …

By Alawi Masare Dodoma — The Minister for Agriculture Dr Charles Tizeba has said that Tanzania has sufficient food supply covering 120 per cent of the demand for the current financial year. Dr Tizeba who tabled his budget on Tuesday, said Tanzania needs 13.3 million tonnes of food including 8.5 …

By Helen Oji Diamond Bank Plc has achieved nine per cent increase in gross earnings from N187.3billion in 2016 to N203.3billion in 2017. Specifically, the bank’s audited result for the year ended December 31, 2017, showed nine per cent increase in turnover to N203.3billion from N187.3billion recorded in the corresponding …

By Hazla Omar Arusha — OUT of over 5.5 trillion/- worth of foreign grants donated to boost capital for local industrial developments in five East African countries, only 17 per cent of the sum trickled into Tanzania. The founder of Tanzania Venture Capital Network (TVCN), Mr Salum Awadh stated that …

By Daniel Anazia A fruit juice brand, Chivita Active Fruit Nectar, was announced Brand of the Year, ahead of other brands at the recently held Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) 2018 Awards. The awards celebrate iconic brands and corporate institutions that have distinguished themselves. The LCCI’s Brand of …

By Kemi Busari The National Assembly on Tuesday received the report of its appropriation committees on the 2018 budget. The report was submitted at both Senate and House of Representatives. At the Senate, the report was submitted by Danjuma Goje, chairman Senate committee on appropriations. President Muhammadu Buhari in November …

By Chineme Okafor Abuja — A data of the power sector’s operations obtained from the Advisory Power Team in the Office of the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has shown that the power sector lost N163.944 billion in the first 131 days of 2018- January 1 to May 11. This …

COSATU is extremely horrified by the unbelievable barbarism of Israel against the Palestinian people. The ruthless massacre of innocent children, women and ordinary Palestinians in Gaza represents the continuation of the colonial, apartheid and racist policy of occupation against the Palestinians. The genocidal attacks by the Israeli Defence Force in …