Economy
Traders: we are waiting for borders to reopen
About one week after President Muhammadu Buhari ordered the reopening of the borders shut one year ago, traders in Seme...
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Fresh COVID-19 variant reportedly surfaces in Nigeria
Concerns were, yesterday, heightened that another coronavirus variant had reportedly been detected in the country following reports from the Africa...
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PPPRA assures of sufficient petroleum products
The Executive Secretary, Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA), Abdulkadir Saidu, yesterday assured of the availability of petroleum products throughout the...
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More cargoes trapped at ports as gridlock worsens
Importers and manufacturers are currently groaning under the current congestion at the Lagos seaports with millions of cargoes currently trapped....
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Nigerians celebrate unusual Christmas
• As households groan under harsh economy, high prices • Buhari, Gbajabiamila, CAN preach peace, love • Airlines retain fare...
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EU, UK agree deal on Brexit trade
THE long-awaited trade deal between the European Union (EU) and United Kingdom (UK), following Britain’s exit from the EU, came...
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Equities Market Records Marginal Fall on Profit Taking
The stock market recorded a marginal decline yesterday as some investors moved in to take profit after days of surge...
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FEC Approves N45bn for Roads, Power, Water Projects
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) yesterday approved over N45 billion for various road, power and water projects. While N31.629 billion...
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COVID Christmas Looms as States Roll Out Restrictions
•FCT shuts night clubs, pubs, others for five weeks •Nigerians to get vaccine free, says PTF coordinator •UK imposes flight...
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Shareholders Restate Opposition to Unclaimed Dividend Trust Fund
Shareholders under the aegis of Independent Shareholders Association of Nigeria (ISAN) have restated their objections to the plan by the...
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Telcos begin backend integration into NIMC database
The mobile network operators in Nigeria have started the process of backend integration with NIMC’s database to facilitate the validation...
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COVID-19 vaccination to be free for Nigerians, says PTF
The Federal Government will administer the COVID-19 vaccine to Nigerians free when vaccination begins, the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on...
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Fed Govt intensifies push for COVID-19 vaccine
Ministers: there will be no lockdown ‘Travel ban not likely’ The Federal Government will intensify the push for COVID-19 vaccine,...
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COVID-19 disrupts PenCom 2020 verification exercise
The National Pension Commission (PenCom) is unable to conduct the annual physical Verification/Enrolment exercise this year due to the Coronavirus...
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Buhari under fire, says only God can police Nigeria, Niger border
• Statement from Buhari, a commander-in-chief, shocking – PDP • President using God as a cover-up for his failure ,...
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SIM/NIN linkage applicants stranded as NIMC website crashes
Large crowd thronging the web portal of the National Identity Management Commission for the process of obtaining their National Identity...
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43 vessels stuck in Lagos waters
• As port congestion worsens • Cost of shipping containers rise 600% • Freight Forwarders blame stoppage of container stripping,...
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Cooking gas price rises 20% on weak naira
the price of Liquefied Petroleum Gas, popularly known as cooking gas, sold to marketers in the country has risen by...
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Govt rules out another lockdown
There will be no lockdown to contain the spread of the second wave of COVID-19, the Federal Government said on...
Read moreSenate doubts FG’s capacity to store N400bn vaccines
THE Senate on Monday doubted the ability of the Federal Ministry of Health to effectively store and distribute the COVID-19...
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OPEC: Fuel Efficiency to Cut Oil Demand by 8.6mbd in 25 Years
The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has predicted that up to 8.6 million barrels (mb) of daily global oil...
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Equities open with N334b gain
NIGERIAN equities continued on the upswing yesterday as considerable demand for major cement and oil and gas companies roused the...
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Scramble for identification numbers forces deadline extension
• Commission shuts Lagos office against unwieldy crowd • Issues new guidelines • Expert warns of COVID-19 spread There...
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COVID-19 spike: Fed Govt slams five-week restrictions
NIGERIANS will in the next five weeks, live with new restrictions to prevent a further spread of COVD-19. The second...
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N13.6tr budget raises concerns on key parameters, deficit
• NASS approves N3.324tr for debt servicing • Passes N453.2b NDDC 2020 budget • FG to sell assets to finance...
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