Naspers Ltd the parent company of Multichoice Africa is considering the sale of DSTV, its Pay-TV business in Africa to MTN, as slow economic expansion in key markets stifles growth and viewers switch to cheaper online alternatives.

Dr. Okechukwu Enelamah

The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Mr. Okechukwu Enelamah, says the Ministry has developed a five-point agenda to enhance economic growth in the country. He said the five-point agenda includes creating an enabling environment

General Elecric

American Industrial giant General Electric (GE) is set to launch a gas turbine assembly plant in Nigeria come 2018. This follows an investment of over $100 million into the plant in order to meet growing demands for gas-fired power plants in Nigeria and neighboring countries.

Chief Audu Ogbeh - Agriculture Minister

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh has said that the federal government’s ban on the importation of rice into the country was having severe effects on rice production in Thailand.

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) will be hosting a conference to be attended by Directors-General of Customs from all the African Union (AU) member countries. This is in furtherance of efforts to enhance trade, security and common position in the continent. The meeting will be taking place from 23rd to 25th May 2017.

NNPC Towers Abuja

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) said it had spent over N1.6 billion on the repairs of vandalized oil pipelines between Kaduna and Kano in 2016. The NNPC Group Managing Director (GMD), Mr Maikanti Baru, disclosed this when he paid a courtesy visit to Kano State Governor, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje in Kano.

The European Commission has barred Nigerian airline, Med-View Airlines, from operating within its airspace over safety concerns. The airline was one of those under the EU Air Safety List Annex A,which includes all airlines banned from operating in Europe.

Finance Minister - Kemi Adeosun

There are apparent signs that the nation's economy may soon be out of the woods. The Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun made the disclosure at a Town Hall meeting held in Abuja Tuesday, to x-ray the achievement of the current administration so far.

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Tuesday said the Consumer Price Index, which measures inflation, dropped from 17.26 per cent in March to 17.24 per cent in the month of April. The NBS stated in the report that the 0.02 percentage point decline in inflation rate made it the third consecutive month of decline in the CPI.

Shea Butter

Industry experts observe that Nigeria have 57 per cent of the world's Shea Butter reserve which is highly underutilized. According to them, the Shea Butter Industry in Nigeria is worth over $2bn (N772Bn) stating that if the value chain is well harnessed could employ millions of people.