The World Bank has said the projected growth of Nigeria’s economy in 2018 would drop from 2.1 per cent it had estimated for the country in April to 1.9 per cent. It stated this in its October 2018 ‘Africa Pulse,’ a bi-annual analysis of the state of African economies, which was signed by Cesar Calderon and released yesterday in Washington, ... Read More »
Enyimba FC of Aba Coach, Usman Abdullah, Wednesday night blamed his team’s 0-1 loss to visiting Raja Casablanca of Morocco in a continental encounter, on fatigue. Abdullah said during a post-match press briefing held at the Enyimba International FC Stadium complex that his boys were engaged close to the encounter and never had any rest. He said his team played ... Read More »
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has announced a total crude oil and gas export sales of $416.07 million in June, 2018 which is 35.78 per cent higher than the previous month. Details of the figures contained in the June 2018 edition of the Monthly NNPC Financial and Operations Reports, released today also indicated that the crude oil export ... Read More »
Vanguard Against Drug Abuse (VGADA), an NGO, says it will partner with Secondary Schools in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to campaign against illicit drug consumption among students in the territory. The President of the NGO, Dr Hope Abraham, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Abuja. He said that the partnership ... Read More »
Governor Akinwunmi Ambode on Wednesday congratulated Jide Sanwo-Olu, his opponent in the All Progressives Congress governorship primary election in Lagos State for emerging the winner. He shared his congratulatory message at a press conference. Ambode reportedly urged members of the APC to support Sanwo-Olu, winner of the party’s Lagos governorship primary. – Punch Read More »
Iran will deliver a slap and defeat America by defeating sanctions, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said in an address broadcast Thursday on state Media. The speech was delivered to tens of thousands of members of the Basij militia and top Revolutionary Guards commanders in a stadium in Tehran. -NAN Read More »
Two governorship candidates have emerged in the Ogun State chapter of the All Progressive Congress (APC) following two parallel primaries held on Wednesday. While the state chairman of the party, Chief Derin Adebiyi declared the House of Representatives member Adekunle Akinlade as the winner, the electoral panel sent by the National Working Committee declared oil mogul, Prince Dapo Abiodun the ... Read More »
India is facing an “economic crisis” due to its huge oil imports, media reported Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari as saying on Thursday. He said it ahead of a meeting of key ministers to discuss the falling rupee and the nation’s widening trade deficit. India, the world’s third biggest oil importer, depends on overseas markets to meet 80 per cent of ... Read More »
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