Coronavirus: TikTok Pledges $250m for Relief Efforts
TikTok, the fast-growing mobile video app, pledged Thursday to contribute $250 million to coronavirus relief efforts around the world. The…
Day: April 9, 2020
Tin Can: Nigerian Customs Rakes In N31.7b In March
Despite the ravaging Covid-19 pandemic, the Tincan Island port command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has announced a revenue…
Coronavirus Can Still Be Contained in Most of Africa, WHO Says
Much of the African continent still has a chance to contain the coronavirus pandemic, according to the World Health Organization.…
Coronavirus Pandemic Is Playing To Almost Every One Of Amazon’s Strengths
As the coronavirus pandemic has forced people to stay inside, few companies have proven themselves as essential as Amazon. From…
16.8 Million Americans Have Filed For Unemployment In Past 3 Weeks
A staggering 16.8 million Americans have filed for unemployment benefits in the last three weeks, with weekly new claims topping…
French Court Rules Google Must Pay News Firms For Content
France’s competition authority ruled on Thursday that Google must pay French publishing companies and news agencies for re-using their content.…
You Are Wrong, Uwais, Nigeria’s Minister for Social Investment Lectures National Assembly Leadership On Administration’s Social Investment Programmes
Maryam Uwais, a special adviser to President Buhari on Social Investment Programme has published a long rebuttal to educate the…
Obasanjo, Okonjo-Iweala Demand $44bn Debt Relief For Africa
World leaders, including Olusegun Obasanjo, former president of Nigeria and Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, former managing director of the World Bank, have…
Southampton Becomes First PL Club To Announce Players Will Defer Salaries
Southampton on Thursday became the first Premier League club to announce their players will defer several months of their salaries…
Coronavirus: Africa Set For First Recession In 25 Years
The Sub-Saharan Africa region will see economic growth reverse and plunge to between -2.1% to as low as -5.1% this…
Nigeria’s Stock Market Extends Gain By N77bn
Nigerian stocks on Wednesday sustained its positive outlook as the overall performance measures, NSE ASI and market capitalisation, rose further…
Tesla’s China Sales Hit Record High In March
Tesla Inc sold 10,160 vehicles in China in March, its highest ever monthly sales in the world’s largest auto market,…
Global Stocks Gain On Hopes Pandemic Is Reaching Peak
Global shares rose on Thursday on hopes the COVID-19 pandemic was nearing a peak and that governments would roll out…
Russia, Saudi To Discuss Oil Output, As U.S Resists Joining
OPEC and Russia meet on Thursday to try to agree to record oil output cuts but their efforts to address…
Power Discos To Offer Customers Two-month Free Electricity in Nigeria
Power distribution companies on Wednesday announced that they were in support of proposal by the National Assembly and the Federal…