MOBILE telephone subscribers Thursday, in Abuja, called for a uniform tariff for Short Message Service (SMS) from all telecommunications operators in the country.

The subscribers made the call in separate interviews with the News Agency of...

IN the drive to achieve self-sufficiency in rice production in the country, the Federal Government, in collaboration with Niger State government, has commenced the distribution of seeds and fertiliser to rice farmers in the state, for dry season...

FOR improved service delivery across all sectors of the economy, the Nigeria Society of Engineers (NSE) has recommended the usage of the country’s satellite facility—NigComSat-1R for Ministries, Departments, Agencies (MDAs) and the private...

NIGERIAN motorists are at the verge of enjoying alternative fuel sources that could cushion the effects of petroleum shortage, as the Nigerian Independent Petroleum Company (NIPCO) plans to expand its Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) stations to serve...

EXCEPT the federal government addresses the issues of delay in accessing the Export Expansion Grant (EEG), as well as place a ban on the exportation of raw cocoa beans through an effective protectionist policy, the cocoa sector may end up like...

THE Final Investment Decision (FID) for the Brass LNG project may still not be taken this year, going by hints from authoritative sources.

The LNG project, expected to enlist Nigeria among the largest liquefied natural gas producers in the world...

FOLLOWING the recent revelation by the Inspector General of Police (IGP’s), that the police pension scheme has been reviewed, scores of retired police officers under the aegis of Elders Club of Nigeria, converged at the police officers mess...

The Federal Government is planning to facilitate the production of 1.3 million tonnes of rice through dry season farming this year, an official has said.

The Director, Field Station, in the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development...

THE Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) earnings of Ondo State has increased by about 300 per cent from the N3.7 billion it recorded in 2009 to N10.5 billion at the end of the 2012 fiscal year.

The state government, is currently itching to...

WITH about two decades of operations in Africa, where most people are perceived to earn less than $2 daily and mobile phone towers run on diesel, the continent is gradually turning into one of Vodafone Group Plc’s biggest profit...

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) sold foreign exchange worth $43.2 million (N66.96 billion) at its bi-weekly Wholesale Dutch Auction System (WDAS) Wednesday.

This information was contained in the apex bank’s website after the auction.

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DEMAND for air transport services has continued to increase by the year, going by the latest record of air travellers in the country, as released Wednesday by the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN).

The authority said it recorded about...

CAPITAL market operators have decried the non-release of the operational guidelines for Investor Protection Fund (IPF) three months after its board was inaugurated.

They told NAN in Lagos Wednesday that the delay had kept investors who suffered...

THE Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) will spend N1.3 billion to prepare the new revenue allocation formula for the three tiers of government this year.

The amount is contained in the details of the 2013 budget passed...