The Federal Government in conjunction with the Bank of Industry (BoI) has commenced the disbursement of the N5 billion Artisanal and Small-Scale Miners (ASM) Financing Support Fund established in 2017. Recall that in an effort to boost the sector, the […]
COVID-19 deepens economic uncertainty as consumption pattern changes While the total mobile phone shipments to Africa declined by 6.0 per cent year on year (YoY) in Q3 2020, shipments to Nigeria grew due to a shift from vendors to entry-level […]
The United States has removed the reciprocity fee imposed on visa applications for Nigerians. The development which took effect from December 3, was disclosed in a statement on Friday by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. “The ministry of foreign affairs […]
Bye-elections are currently holding in 11 states across the country, covering six senatorial districts and nine state constituencies. While Lagos and Cross River are the only states where both senatorial and state assembly elections are being conducted, the other nine […]
Israel said on Friday it had signed a deal to buy six million Covid-19 vaccine doses from US biotech company Moderna that are expected to be delivered in 2021. “Today we signed with Moderna for the supply of six million […]
A former Head of Service in Bauchi State has been arrested over an alleged attempt to buy votes at one of the polling units of the bye-election for Dass Constituency in the State House of Assembly. The Commissioner of Police […]
US President-elect Joe Biden on Thursday said he had asked the government’s top infectious disease specialist Anthony Fauci to remain in his post and join his COVID-19 team after he takes office. “I asked him to stay on in the […]
The House passed sweeping legislation that would decriminalize marijuana and expunge nonviolent marijuana-related convictions. The measure is all but doomed in the Republican-led Senate. WASHINGTON — The House on Friday passed sweeping legislation that would decriminalize marijuana and expunge nonviolent […]
About 5 million out of Africa’s 7 million aviation and tourism industry-related jobs have been lost in 2020. Also, as much as $15 billion in revenue, half of this to African airlines. This was disclosed by the African Development Bank […]
Addressing a debate on cooperation between the two international organizations, Secretary-General António Guterres credited UN political missions and peacekeeping operations in supporting an array of activities, from a ceasefire agreement in Libya to an AU Military Observer Mission in the Central […]
