*Oil bunkers angry; send threat messages to Tompolo, Tantita operatives * TSSL seizes suspected bunkering vessel in Delta *How Tantita, security operatives discovered breaches on pipelines – Tompolo By Emma Amaize, Regional Editor, South-South and Akpokona Omafuaire, OPOROZA EX-MILITANT leader, Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo, and security officials have uncovered 42 more tapping points by crude…
About 75 per cent of filling stations across the country are currently out of business due to their inability to purchase diesel required to power their tankers and transport Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, to their various outlets, oil marketers stated on Tuesday. Marketers also stated that the cost of diesel would keep…
Unclaimed dividends and bank account balances unattended to for at least six years will available as special credit to the federal government through the Unclaimed Funds Trust Fund  According to the Finance Act 2020 recently signed into law by President Muhammadu Buhari, the trust fund will be a sub-fund of the Crisis Intervention Fund. “Any…
The Poultry industry is set to shut down production by January next year, unless urgent steps are taken to save the situation. This is in connection with the astronomical rise in prices of maize and soybeans— the main components of feed used for poultry production. A ton of maize, which, hitherto, sold for N85,000 one…
                The Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) has reduced the retail pump price of petrol to N121.50 per litre from the present N123 per litre. The regulatory agency announced the new retail price band to marketers in a May 31…
·      Prioritise SMEs Development ·      Advocate Partnerships between Private Sector and Government African thought leaders and great minds have noted that the development of homegrown solutions and adequate investment in human capacity building and agricultural expansion are key steps that will help to rebuild Africa and put the continent on a stronger footing post Covid-19….
…..Global co-operation needed to stem global depression                          Global leaders at the second edition of United Bank for Africa (UBA) African Day Conversations, have emphasised the need for meaningful collaborations between governments…
In a bid to support the nation’s economic drive, the Management of Heritage Bank Plc joined other Corporates and government agencies to brainstorm on the way forward for the African continents. R-L: Wale Tinubu, Group Chief Executive, Oando Plc; Timi Alaibe, Non-Executive Director, Heritage Bank Plc; Chris Oshiafi, Group Managing Director of Pan African Capital…
The current predicament of Wale Tinubu, the controversial Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of Oando PLC by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), has only portrayed the popular parlance of ‘everyday for the thief, one day for the owner.’ On Friday, the SEC announced the dismissal of Wale Tinubu and other directors of Oando over…
A new African free trade area could be just weeks away as the last few countries ratify an agreement signed last year. The plan to boost intra-African trade by half is gaining much attention in Davos this year. When you ask Tony Elumelu if Africa would profit from free trade, the Nigerian entrepreneur and philanthropist…
