Business and Economy
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‘Home feeding programme’: Publish details of suppliers, sites, budget, SERAP asks FG
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent a Freedom of Information (FoI) request to the Federal Government, asking “the…
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NDDC: Why sponsors of false allegations are after us – Interim Management Committee
The Interim Management Committee, IMC, of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has denied allegations of corruption in its operations, stressing…
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CACOVID strengthens Rivers, Enugu States against COVID-19
The private sector Coalition Against COVID-19 (CACOVID) has strengthened the fight against the scourge with the handover of fully equipped…
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Dead Fishes: Shell denies discharge of toxic chemicals from Focados terminal
The Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) on Monday said that the dead fishes floating and littering the Niger Delta coastline…
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The case against high interest rates in time of contagion By Bola Tinubu
THE TIME IS NOW – CORRECT THE INTEREST RATE The economic fallout from the coronavirus may present the best, most…
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Coronavirus: Dangote promotes worker-friendly environment – Edwin …Thumbs up Nigerian workers’ resilience
As workers globally marked the May Day, a case has been made for the collaboration between employers and employees to…
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Obalende Fuel Tanker Fire: NNPC Commiserates with Victims
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has commiserated with families of the victims of a fuel tanker fire incident at…
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Zenith Bank records improved gross earnings of N166.8 Billion in Q1 2020
Zenith Bank Plc has announced its unaudited results for the first quarter ended March 31 2020, with gross earnings rising…
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Shell’s under-reporting of spilled oil from Well 13 in Angiama, Bayelsa delaying JIV report
The disparity in the volume of oil spill from Shell’s field at Angiama community in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area…
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IMF approves US$3.4bn emergency support for Nigeria to address COVID-19 pandemic
By Kamal Tayo Oropo Lagos, April 28, 2020 The Executive Board of International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved US$3.4 billion…
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Bayelsa community issues 14 days ultimatum to Agip; Decries neglect; Demands renewal of lapsed MoU
The people of Okoroma Clan in Nembe Local Government Area of Bayelsa on Monday demanded that a lapsed agreement with…
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NIMASA investigates cause of dead fish along Niger Delta coastline · Cautions public
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has commenced a scientific inquiry to identify the cause of the recent…
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Random thoughts on Nigeria in a post-COVID-19 World By DAKUKU PETERSIDE
Every plague in history has an expiry date and the black swan COVID-19 is no different. COVID-19 has dramatically…
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Customs’ Covid-19 palliatives rice truly bad, unfit for consumption – Oyo Govt
The government of Oyo State said on Sunday that it rejected the 1,800 bags of rice meant as Covid-19 palliatives…
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COVID 19: NNPC donates ambulance, medical kits to Kano state
By Nur Tijani Kano, April 25, 2020 The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has donated an ambulance and other medical…
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COVID-19: We need an AFRICAN MARSHALL PLAN – A response to Prof. Soludo By Kazeem Bello
Prof Soludo is a professional colleague that I have tremendous respect for. He is very brilliant, deeply knowledgeable and smart.…
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Isolating Adelakun from academic Covid-19 (1) By Louis Odion
On a good day, Abimbola Adelakun is a compelling read. But writers do have dry days, when the muse fails…
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COVID-19: Can Africa afford lockdowns? By Chukwuma Charles Soludo, CFR
This piece summarizes my contribution to an African debate. From Johannesburg to Lagos, Cairo to Dakar, Kinshasa to Kigali, Nairobi…
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Nigeria posts $434.85 million Crude Oil export sales in January… As vandalism of NNPC pipelines spikes
Nigeria recorded crude oil and gas export sale of $434.85 million in January, 2020, an increase of 94.30 per cent…
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COVID 19: Buhari approves immediate payment of university lecturers withheld salaries
Enugu, April 21, 2020 President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the immediate payment of the February and March, withheld salaries of…
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Coronavirus: CACOVID orders supplies for 400,000 COVID-19 tests to increase Nigeria’s testing capacity …Plans food relief package for 1.7 million households
The Private sector-led Coalition Against COVID-19 (CACOVID) has ordered for 250,000 supplies for tests and another 150,000 extraction kits to…
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Maritime security: Navy, NIMASA set to improve information sharing …C4i, Falcon Eye connection imminent
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) and the Nigeria Navy are set for a regime of improved information…
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Ijaw Youth Council wants FG to probe pollution of N/Delta coastal waters
The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) on Friday urged the Federal Government to probe the reported pollution of the Niger Delta…
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NLNG, MAN laud Gov. Wike on fight to check spread of coronavirus
The Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) has commended the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike for taking proactive steps to…
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China must pay reparations to Africa for its coronavirus failures By Obiageli “Oby” Ezekwesili
Dr. Obiageli “Oby” Ezekwesili is the former vice president for the Africa region at the World Bank and the former…
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