Oil-markets  saw  Brent crude supported by  Saudi Arabia hoping to cut  October supplies, while United States crude was curbed by refinery-outages due to  Hurricane-Harvey damages, which dented demand. Focus was shifting to three other hurricanes that are currently tearing through the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico. Brent crude futures rose to 54.57 dollars a barrel […]

Nigeria’s Acting President, Professor Yemi-Osinbajo. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has asked Nigerians to strive towards defining Nigeria by its best, stating that the country is gifted with some of the best people in the world. Prof. Osinbajo stated this on Thursday evening at the inauguration of the HIYA Nigeria, a programme aimed at inculcating positive […]

The inability of electricity distribution companies to absorb the output of power generation firms is threatening the operation of the Gencos, investigation has shown. Worse hit among the power generation companies is the Niger Delta Power Holding Company, which has a total of 10 power stations across the country. The NDPHC, which belongs to the […]

There were indications late on Thursday that the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities had agreed on some demands of the union in the efforts to resolve the strike by the lecturers. The meeting, which began around 1.30pm, ended around 11pm as both parties were initially adamant to shift grounds on some […]