Food insecurity: UN fires crucial warning to African countries
The spread of COVID-19 risks devastating countries across East Africa, where food insecurity could more than double in just three months, the United Nations warned […]
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British airways sacks many staff as Covid-19 plunges world economy
British Airways plans to cut more than a quarter of its jobs in response to the coronavirus crisis, parent company IAG (ICAG.L) said on Tuesday, […]
Why fire engulfed Lagos affiliate station – NNPC
All stations under the brand name of NNPC Retail Limited operate are under very high safety standards as endorsed by the Federal Fire Service and […]
Covid 19: BEDC donates food items to franchise states
BEDC Electricity Plc (BEDC) has announced a donation of 6,000 bags of rice and 4,000 cartons of Indomie noodles to the State Governments of Delta, […]
Sierra Leone Envoy begs Nigerian investors to invest in their mining sector
High Commissioner of Sierra Leone to Nigeria, Dr. Solomon Gembeh, has asked Nigerian investors to come to invest in their mining sector, lamenting that the […]
9mobile grants customers free access to health, educational websites
9mobile Tuesday, announced free access to health and educational website for its customers. This service is aimed at mitigating the impact of the lockdown and […]
OPEC’s oil exports jump as production cut deadline nears
Crude oil supply from OPEC members has soared by more than 2 million bpd in April to the highest levels since December 2018, oil-flow tracking […]
Stock market rebounds, gain N58bn
Transactions on the floor of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) Tuesday sustained growth profile, appreciating by N58 billion. Specifically, market capitalisation of listed equities increased […]
IsDB, ITFC partnering to improve e-learning, others in Africa
The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) and the International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC), under the reverse linkage and Arab Africa Trade Bridges Programme, recently launched […]
Next chapter of oil crisis: The industry shuts down
Negative oil prices, ships dawdling at sea with unwanted cargoes, and traders getting creative about where to stash oil. The next chapter in the oil […]
Market forces to determine price of petrol – PPPRA
The Executive Secretary of the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA), Mr. Abdulkadir Saidu has disclosed that henceforth, market forces will determine the price of […]
FG sets up agric emergency response team
The federal government has inaugurated a seven-man Joint Technical Task Team on Emergency Response to COVID-19 to ensure unrestricted movement of agricultural products across the […]
COVID-19: NITDA restates support for technology community to fight pandemic
Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Mallam Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, has promised to offer full support to technology community in Nigeria to […]
EFCC, ICPC to investigate Akpabio over corruption allegations In NDDC
The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Chief Godswill Akpabio, has been dragged before the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices […]
Updated: Senate gives accelerated approval to Buhari’s N850bn loan request
Without any voice of dissent, the Senate Tuesday gave accelerated approval to the N850 billion fresh loan request forwarded to it by President Muhammadu Buhari.Approval […]
COVID-19 petroleum industry Intervention: Kano receives package
Despite the supply chain constraints involved in simultaneous nationwide delivery and distribution of medical items at this period, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC)-led Oil […]
COVID-19 could fuel demand for ‘diaspora bonds – World Bank
The coronavirus pandemic and its devastating economic impact on developing countries could fuel fresh interest in so-called diaspora bonds that allow migrants to support their […]
Covid-19: 300,000 risk death by hunger per day ― WFP
As the world continue to struggle with the effect of COVID-19, World Food Programme (WFP), has warned that in addition to the threat posed by […]
UBA starts year strong, records double-digit earnings growth
United Bank for Africa Group (UBA) Plc has released its unaudited results for the first quarter ended March 31st, 2020, showing double-digit improvement across all […]
Postal service and the need to entrench national development
The Nigeria Postal Service (NIPOST) over the years has faced daunting challenges of surviving in a world where information and communications technology has taken the […]