Two-Thirds Of Tropical Rainforest Destroyed Or Degraded Globally, NGO Says
Humans have degraded or destroyed roughly two-thirds of the world’s original tropical rainforest cover, new data reveals – raising alarm…
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Lebanon’s Deadlock Fuels Seventh Day Of Street Protests
Demonstrators burnt tyres to block main roads all over Lebanon for the seventh straight day on Monday in anger at…
Petrol Queues Abate As More Stations Resume Operations
The queues for petrol in Abuja and neighbouring Nasarawa and Niger reduced on Thursday as more retail outlets dispensed the…
JAMB Plans N6bn Head Office In Abuja
THE Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board plans to build a new headquarters in the Central Area of the Federal Capital…
Texas Grid Operator Made $16 Billion Price Error During Winter Storm, Watchdog Says
Texas’ power grid operator Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) made a $16 billion pricing error in the week of…
#EndSARS: 25 Insurance Companies To Pay N20.4bn Claims
Twenty-five insurance companies have recorded claims totalling N20.4bn from losses that emanated from the #EndSARS protests which occurred in the…
Federal Government Of Nigeria Denies Allocating Vaccines To Rich Nigerian
The Federal Government of Nigeria has insisted that the AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 vaccines currently in the country have not been allotted…
Lufthansa Weighs More Aircraft Retirements After Record Loss
Lufthansa may permanently ground more planes to emerge leaner from the coronavirus pandemic, the German airline group said on Thursday…
Texas Power Grid Operator ERCOT Fires CEO After Deadly Blackouts
Texas’ power grid operator ousted chief executive Bill Magness on Wednesday, as the fallout continues from a deadly blackout last…
Investors Lose N120bn As Stocks Resume Decline
The Nigerian stock market, which began the month on a positive note, resumed its decline on Tuesday as 26 firms…
Fall In UK Economic Activity Bottoms Out In February-PMI
British economic output stabilised in February after a sharp fall the month before, as many businesses continued to suffer from…
Explosion Hits Dutch COVID-19 Testing Centre, No Injuries: Police
An explosion hit a coronavirus testing centre in a town north of Amsterdam shortly before it was to open on…
Seplat Posts N191bn Full Year Revenue, To Pay Final Dividend
Seplat Petroleum Development Company Plc, a Nigerian independent energy company listed on both the Nigerian Stock Exchange(NSE) and the London…
Nigeria Records Highest Power Transmission Of 5,615.40MW
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says the power sector has recorded an all-time national peak of 5,615.40MW. A statement…
$11m Debt: We’re Under No Winding-Up Order, Says StarTimes
A Chinese electronics and media company, StarTimes, says it is not subject to any winding-up court order, following a petition…
Forex Trading As A Pyramid Scheme – A New Fad
There is an ongoing forex craze fueled by multi-level marketing schemes with the promise to earn you passive income on…
Mining Magnets: Arctic Island Finds Green Power Can Be A Curse
In the tenth century, Erik the Red, a Viking from Iceland, was so impressed with the vegetation on another Arctic…
‘Freedom, Justice’: Why Hong Kong People Are Moving To The UK
After spending half his life building his career as an art director at a Hong Kong magazine, Edmond Kwok never…
President Buhari Orders Federal Inland Revenue Service To Remit Levy To NASENI
The Federal Government has taken a bold step to boost science and engineering infrastructure development.It has invoked the section of…
Biden Urges Workers To ‘Make Your Voice Heard’ As Amazon Employees Vote On Union
President Joe Biden defended workers’ rights to form unions and warned against intimidation of workers in a video posted on…
Lady Gaga, Offers To Pay N240Million Naira For Anyone Who Can Find Her French Bulldog
American singer Lady Gaga has offered a $500,000 (Over N240 million) reward for the safe return of two of her…
British Fund Industry Warns Companies On Ethnic Diversity
Britain’s investment industry trade body has warned companies they must show progress on boardroom ethnic diversity or risk pushback at…
Malaysia Launches COVID-19 Vaccination Drive As PM Gets First Shot
Malaysia on Wednesday launched its COVID-19 inoculation programme, which authorities hope will rein in a spike in infections and help…
Investigators Release Preliminary Findings On The United Airlines Flight Engine Failure. Here’s What We know
The investigation into the engine failure of a Boeing 777 could take more than a year, officials said, but already the picture…
Analysis: How Rich Is Saudi Arabia? Kingdom Does The Math In Balance Sheet Overhaul
The kingdom is working on creating a consolidated balance sheet of its assets and liabilities which will include items currently…
Petrol Subsidy May Hit N11.2bn Per Week
The subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit, popularly known as petrol, may have gulped at least N11.20bn in one week as…
To Grow In Business, Always Say The Truth — Yusuf
I have a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science. I have also had a couple of Information Technology certifications. Prior to…
Unpaid Rent Is Piling Up. Landlords Can’t Hold On Forever
Millions of struggling renters caught a much-needed break when the federal moratorium on evictions was extended through the end of March.…
Fuel Scarcity Looms As Marketers Disrupt Fuel Loading
Members of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria on Wednesday disrupted loading of petroleum products at private depots in…
