Nigeria confirmed richest in Africa, Buhari Media Organisation celebrates country
By BASHIR ADEFAKA The Buhari Media Organisation (BMO) has celebrated the growth in value of Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) from the lowest level of …
Economy
GDP grows by 0.51 percent in Q1 2021
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by 0.51 per cent in first quarter (Q1) of 2021. It said in its data …
Why inclusive, equitable, just energy transition critical for developing economies, Osinbajo tells world leaders
By BASHIR ADEFAKA Nigeria’s Vice President Yemi Osinbajo (SAN) has explained the reason an inclusive, equitable and just energy transition is critical …
Oil surges to $67 per barrel, price recovery divides analysts
Real reason oil prices rose despite surge in COVID-19 ravaging India, World’s third biggest oil consumer Oil rose to $67 a barrel as optimism over a …
Your industrial drives fantastic, DG SON tells KAM CEO, Kamoru Yusuf
By BASHIR ADEFAKA The Director General of Standard Organisation of Nigeria, (SON) Mallam Salim Farooq, on Monday commended the heavy heavy investments of the …
BREAKING: Nigerian Govt unbans registration of new SIMs
The Federal Government of Nigeria has lifted the ban on the registration of new sim cards in the country, according to a media report. The ban placed on the …
RAMADAN: Gov Matawalle kicks off distribution of food items to fasting Muslims
The Executive Governor of Zamfara State, North West Nigeria, Hon. Bello Mohammed Matawalle, launched Tuesday the distribution of 182,000 bags of assorted food …
FG regulates expatriate quota handbook to ease foreign direct investment; aims to create annual 60,000 mid-level jobs
By BASHIR ADEFAKA The Federal Government has said that in strict compliance of the Expatraite Quota Administration with local content regulation and national …
Zamfara State Govt creates 2,215 Ramadan feeding centers
By IBRAHIM KANOMA, Gusau The Zamfara State Government has created 2,215 Ramadan feeding centers across the North Western state. This was disclosed by the …
World Bank revises Nigeria, others’ growth forecast to 3.4%
The World Bank has revised its growth forecast for Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) from -5.1 per cent to 3.4 per cent growth for 2021. The Washington-based …