Foreign Trade Records N3.02trn Deficit in Q3, Merchandise Now N13.28trn with India as Nigeria’s Major Trading Partner



Nigeria’s total external merchandise trade recorded a N3.02 trillion deficit in the third quarter of the year (Q3 2021) as imports significantly outweighed exports, leading to unfavourable trade balance, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said yesterday….





FG begins giving booster shots, US donates 2.5 million doses 



The Federal Government will today (Friday) begin the administration of booster doses of COVID-19 vaccines. The Executive Director of the National Primary Healthcare Development Agency, Faisal Shuaib, stated this... 



FG to fast-track $2.3b Nigeria-Siemens deal



The long-awaited Nigeria-Siemens electricity programme captured in the Presidential Power Initiative (PIP) is being fast tracked to deliver about 7,000 megawatts of electricity before the end of next year. Minister of Power, Abubakar Aliyu, who disclosed this in Abuja, yesterday... 





Lagos unveils policy on clean, affordable energy



Lagos State has come up with an electricity policy statement to ensure residents enjoy affordable, cleaner, and uninterrupted power supply. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, at the policy presentation yesterday, hosted by the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources....