Chairman of the China Railway Construction Corporation (CRCC), Mr. Dai Hegen, says the company has paid a whopping sum of $125 million in taxes to the Nigerian government. Hegen, who disclosed this during a visit to President Bola Tinubu at the State House, Abuja, on Friday, said the corporation has signed investment cooperation agreements with … Read more
Independent marketers expect the current fuel supply crisis in parts of the country to abate not later than next week. Their optimism is hinged on the ongoing efforts to free seven fuel-laden vessels trapped in Warri. The vessels are carrying a total of 150 million litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) an official of the … Read more
The Managing Director (MD) of First Bank Nigeria Limited, Adesola Adeduntan, has resigned from the bank after leading the institution for three terms. In a letter addressed to the Chairman of First Bank, Tunde Hassan-Odukale, titled, ‘Notice of Retirement,’ the bank CEO whose tenure ought to elapse on December 31, 2024, voluntarily decided to step … Read more
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, has approved 481 Band A areas for the purpose of implementing the new tariff. Documents obtained from the regulator indicated that the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company, AEDC, emerged the highest with 107. Yola Electricity Distribution Company, YEDC, has 15, apparently the least. A breakdown indicated that the Ikeja Electricity … Read more
Fuel queues on Friday resurfaced in Lagos and Ogun states as petroleum marketers say the non-availability of Premium Motor Spirit in filling stations is as a result of shortage in supply. Similarly, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited confirmed that there were no products in its Apapa depots. The long queues resurfaced in filling stations … Read more