LAGOS – The House of Representatives Committee on Aviation, on Wednesday in Lagos, ordered the Federal Aviation Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) to return the N255 million...
ABUJA – Nigeria central bank Governor Godwin Emefiele pledged to maintain stability in the currency and signaled the bank may begin cutting interest rates. “Under my...
ADDIS ABABA — The African Union Commission (AUC), through its Department of Infrastructure and Energy, and Reykjavik Geothermal ehf signed a grant agreement for financial support...
NEW YORK – Brent crude slipped to a three-week low at $108 on Thursday on ample supply in the US and as tensions over Ukraine cooled....
ADDIS ABABA – The Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union (AU), Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, has learnt with concern of the reports by Human Rights...
NEW YORK – U.S. crude futures held gains Wednesday after official U.S. data showed a larger-than-expected drop in domestic oil inventories. Light sweet crude futures for...
JOHANNESBURG – The latest rounds of strikes that have crippled platinum mining in South Africa since January entered a new stage Wednesday, after platinum producers were...
BEIJING — China’s powerful state-run television broadcaster criticized Microsoft Corp.’s MSFT -0.25% Windows 8 operating system in a national news show on Wednesday, adding to its...
ABUJA – The new governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emifiele Wednesday met with President Jonathan for about an hour, ostensibly to brief him...
ABUJA – The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Wednesday said it had fixed the pipelines that were vandalised at Arepo in Ogun and commenced pumping...