Tinubu seeks urgent help as vanishing Lake Chad harms Nigeria
President Bola Tinubu has called for urgent international collaboration to recover the critical body of water that has disappeared from
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Economics
Niger Delta group puts oil firms, others on notice as protest holds Dec. 8
The Niger Delta Congress has put oil companies, banks and other businesses on notice as it announced that it will
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CBN’s resistance to rate hikes raises concern
The Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) refusal to raise its benchmark interest rate since July despite rising inflation has left
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MPC meeting rendered largely ineffective, says CBN gov Cardoso
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Oluyemi Cardoso, has said a dislocation of monetary transmission mechanisms rendered the
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Nigeria’s economic growth seen picking up in Q3
The Nigerian economy is expected to expand at a faster pace in the third quarter of this year than in
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Pat Utomi raises concern over spate of Africa summits abroad
A former presidential candidate in Nigeria and founder of Centre for Values in Leadership, Prof. Pat Utomi, has raised concern
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Nigeria to Vaccinate 7.7 Million Girls to Avert Cervical Cancer
Nigeria has introduced the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine into its routine immunisation system, aiming to reach 7.7 million girls. This
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Israel Risks Moody’s Downgrade as War With Hamas Gets Messier
Moody’s Investors Service has placed the Government of Israel’s A1 long-term foreign-currency and local-currency issuer ratings on review for downgrade.
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Nigeria’s inflation jumps to 26.72% in September
The inflation rate in Nigeria quickened to 26.72 percent in September from 25.80 percent in the previous month, according to
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Afreximbank, Morocco Sign Deal to Promote $1bn Trade, Investment
African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Government of Morocco, represented by the
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