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RenCap upgrades Nigeria’s GDP outlook to 3%
…Interesting new data on the literacy/industrialisation theme
By Charles Ike-Okoh
TUE, JANUARY 30 2018-theG&BJournal- Analysts at the Investment banking firm, Renaissance Capital (RenCap) upgraded its forecast...
Education minister commends Gov Sani-Bello policy
...Says Niger's technical and vocational education best in Nigeria
TUE, JANUARY 30 2018-theG&Bjournal-Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu has commended the education policy of Governor...
Governor Lalong signs 2018 appropriation bill
TUE, JANUARY 30 2018-theG&Bjournal-The governor of Plateau State Simon Lalong has signed the 2018 appropriation bill of N146,405,074,921 billion passed by the Plateau State...
Nigeria to Start Building $5.8 Billion Power Plant in 2018
ABUJA, JANUARY 30, 2018 - Nigeria plans to start building a $5.8 billion hydro-power plant in the eastern Mambila region this year, after it...
Lagos Assembly Passes Land Use Charge, Embedded Power Supply Bills
LAGOS, JANUARY 30, 2018 - The Lagos State House of Assembly on Monday passed two bills on Land Use Charge and Embedded Power Supply...
Kenyan Govt Shut Down TV, Radio Station Over Opposition Coverage
KENYA, JANUARY 30, 2018 - Independently-owned Citizen Television and Radio stations said on Tuesday that government authorities forced them off the air over plans...
Electorate Should Determine Buhari’s Eligibility For 2019 Not Obasanjo – Minister
ABUJA, JANUARY 30, 2018 - The Minister of Communications, Adebayo Shittu, says the electorate should be allowed to determine the eligibility or otherwise of...
MTN Sees Return to Profit for 2017 After Loss From Nigeria...
JANUARY 30, 2018 - MTN Group Ltd., Africa’s biggest mobile-network operator by sales, said it returned to profit in 2017, recovering from a $1...
Gas Flaring Law Error Cost Nigeria Billions of Dollars
JANUARY 30, 2018 - Africa’s top oil producer plans to make gas flaring more costly for companies that have escaped the payment of billions...
EFG Hermes opens representative office in Bangladesh
CAIRO, JANUARY 30, 2018 - Egyptian investment bank EFG Hermes has opened a representative office in Bangladesh, a top bank executive said on Tuesday.
“Bangladesh...




