First time in at least two years, India’s monthly import of Nigerian crude oil has fallen below six million barrels, the latest monthly report from the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation has shown. The Asian country lost its spot as Nigeria’s top oil buyer in December, as its import tumbled to a record low of 5.82 […]
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Fossils unearthed in India that are 1.6 billion years old and look like red algae may represent the earliest-known plants, a discovery that could force scientists to reassess the timing of when major lineages in the tree of life first appeared on Earth. Researchers on Tuesday described the tiny, multicellular fossils as two types of […]
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It started as a rumour. Now it has been confirmed — gari is being imported from India. This has put the Federal Government’s diversification policy and drive to expand the economy on the spot; it has been criticised by stakeholders in the industry. The stakeholders, who spoke to The Nation, expressed dismay that the government […]
Read More The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural development says it will liaise with the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control to investigate the alleged importation of garri from India. The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, who made this known on Wednesday in Abuja, said that it is “strange […]
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Chinese technology firm, Huawei, has denied allegations by the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) that it plans to outcource the Network Operating Centres (NOCs) it runs on behalf of the carriers in the country. `NLC President, Comrade Ayuba Wabba, had during the unveiling of the union’s struggles for this year, accused Huawei of planning to shut […]
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An increase in baby trafficking in India is reducing the number of children available for adoption and fuelling the lucrative trade as more couples wait to adopt, government officials said on Wednesday. Government figures show currently 1,700 children are available for adoption in India, the world’s second most populous country with 1.25 billion people, while […]
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The Nation crude oil exports sink low by about 11 per cent in the third quarter of the year as country such as India and some European countries reduce their imports in September. According to report from the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, India – the single largest buyer of Nigerian crude, bought 10.12 million barrels in September, down […]
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Bothered by the seemingly dearth of data and inappropriate data management which has hitherto bedeviled developmental planning in Nigeria and Africa, Indian-based think tank, the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), has partnered with the Lagos State University, School of Communication (LASUSOC), on Data Development and Management. Against this backdrop, the university and the CSE […]
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The local subsidiary of the global telecommunications solutions provider – Ericsson has fired about 160 permanent and outsourced workers in its Network Operating Centre. According to correspondents, this effect on Sunday, December 4, 2016, affected 55 full-time employees of the company. According to sources in the company, some workers were laid off in July when […]
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Managing Director, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Dr. Maikanti Baru, has expressed hope for the corporation to partner with Indian health companies in the area of health care services. Baru made this known when a delegation of Indian business men led by the Head of Chancery of the High Commission of India, Mr. M.S. Kanyal […]
Read More Nigeria commenced negotiations with the government of India for the release of $15bn as advance payment for crude oil purchase. The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, disclosed this on Monday. The minister was quoted to have said in a statement signed by the Director, Press, Ministry of Petroleum Resources, Idang Alibi, that the […]
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A stampede at a religious gathering in northern India has killed at least 24 people after thousands tried to cross a bridge at once. The followers of guru Jai Gurudev, a leader of a local religious sect, had gathered on the outskirts of Varanasi, a Hindu holy town in Uttar Pradesh, when the deadly stampede […]
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