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Police Brutality Police Chief Warns New Constables Against Misconduct

Inspector-general of police (IGP), Dr. Kayode Egbetokun, has warned newly graduated constables against extortion, intimidation and abuse of power. Egbetokun gave the warning Tuesday evening in Calabar, during the passing out ceremony of 693 police recruits at the Police Training College, Odukpani local government area in Cross River State . The IGP stressed that the […]

Board Restates Commitment To Deepening Local Content

Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has restated its commitment to deepening local content through certification, compliance and financial support. NCDMB executive secretary, Engr. Felix Ogbe, disclosed this yesterday in Port Harcourt while speaking at a stakeholders sensitisation and engagement forum, which was organised in collaboration with the Bank of Industry and the Nigerian […]

APC Group Condemns Moves Against Dangote Refinery

Coordinator of the Northern Youth Merger Group within the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Mujahid Zaitawa, has condemned what he described as deliberate attempts by vested interests to frustrate operations at the Dangote Refinery. He warned that such actions were detrimental to Nigeria’s economic progress and national unity. During a peaceful protest by Northern youths […]

Dangote Begins Construction Of $2.5bn Fertiliser Plant In Ethiopia

A new chapter in Africa’s industrial story opened last Thursday as Aliko Dangote, President/Chief Executive, Dangote Group, led the groundbreaking of a $2.5 billion fertiliser plant in Gode, Ethiopia. The project, a partnership between Dangote Group and Ethiopian Investment Holdings (EIH), with a production capacity of three million metric tonnes of urea annually, is expected […]

OPEC Targets 137,000bpd Crude Output Hike For November

Top producer members of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) have agreed to raise their collective output ceiling by another 137,000 b/d in November. “In view of a steady global economic outlook, and current healthy market fundamentals, as reflected in the low oil inventories, the eight participating countries decided to implement a production adjustment […]