N-Power, Graduates Category

The Federal Government Social Intervention Programme, N-Power, will re-open by 11.30pm today, for registration of new beneficiaries. Online application on the portal will be closed on July 13.

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has given a directive that no electricity distribution company Discos should disconnect any of their maximum demand customers that have not been metered since March 1, 2017.

The United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA) debut Eurobond has successfully raised USD500 million, with a 240% over-subscription.

Nigeria may officially export its first consignment of certified yams to the UK and U.S. by the end of June, Chief Audu Ogbeh, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, has said.

CBN Injects another $413.5m into Forex Market

As part of its intervention the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Monday injected the sum $413.5 million into the inter-bank foreign exchange (forex) market.

Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Ibe Kachikwu

The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Ibe Kachikwu has disclosed that the country requires about $1.2 billion (N377.7bn) to effect repairs of three refineries owned by the NNPC. Kachikwu made this known on Thursday in Abuja while interacting with newsmen.

Ex-depot price of diesel has dropped by over 30 per cent between February and June 2017 due to fluctuations in forex and international crude oil prices.

Mike Ozekhome (SAN)

Popular human rights lawyer, Mike Ozekhome has vowed to drag President Muhammadu Buhari to Court if he fails to make public, records of all recovered loots by the various Anti-Graft Agencies as well as security agencies. The Lawyer who made this known in a letter to the Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo maintained that records should be published in all national dailies and social media platforms.

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) says policies introduced into the sector in the last one year have attracted investments worth over $86m.

Minister of Power Works and Housing, Babatunde Raji Fashola (SAN)

The Minister of Power Works and Housing, Babatunde Raji Fashola (SAN) has disclosed that about 340 Mega watts of electricity will be generated and added to the National grid for onward distribution to consumers before the end of December, 2017. The Minister gave the hint on Thursday in Rivers State during an inspection tour of Afam Power Plant.