According to traders, Nigeria’s Central Bank allowed the Naira to fall to a new low against the dollar on the official market on Friday, possibly as part of a bid to unify multiple exchange rates. The naira hit a record […]
The 20 Local Government Councils and 37 LCDAs in Lagos State will hold elections for chairman, vice chairman, and councillors in July 2021. The chairperson of the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC), Justice Ayotunde Phillips (rtd), declared this today. […]
“On Monday, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the incoming head of the World Trade Organisation, warned against “vaccine nationalism,” which would impede progress in ending the COVID-19 pandemic. She also said that the trend could erode economic growth for both rich and poor […]
Achidi Thelma Russia’s main Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny was back in court Friday for allegedly defaming a World War II veteran, after being ordered to prison in another case that sparked global outrage and mass protests in his country. The […]
Achidi Thelma President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday flagged off the groundbreaking ceremony of the Kano-Katsina-Jibiya-Maradi railway project with a branch line to Dutse in Jigawa State. Speaking virtually from the State House in Abuja, the president said that the project, […]
Achidi Thelma Biden says US won’t lift sanctions to bring Iran to talks US President Joe Biden said he won’t lift sanctions against Iran as long as the Islamic republic is not adhering to its nuclear deal commitments. Asked whether […]
Achidi Thelma The long-awaited African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is finally operational, wherein trading commenced on the 1st of January 2021. This marks a celebrated milestone for intra-Africa trade. The AfCFTA eliminates tariffs on 90 per cent of goods […]
Achidi Thelma Due to some inaccurate interpretations disseminated in national and international media and also on social media about the work to be carried out in the Angolan interior basins, particularly in the Etosha/Okavango Basin, the Angolan Agency for Oil, […]
Achidi Thelma On 3 February 2021, the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation, Federal Government of Somalia, Federal member state (FMS) ministers from Jubaland, Hirshabelle and South West States, and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) […]
Achidi Thelma Three consecutive years of drought coupled with a sharp recession triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic will leave a third of the population in Southern Madagascar struggling to put food on their table. With severe malnutrition rates continuing to […]
