Apapa: MAN Fumes As Gridlock Threatens 2,000 Export Cargoes
The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria Export Group, the Federation of Agricultural Commodity Association of Nigeria, and other stakeholders have lamented…
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Burberry Becomes First Luxury Brand To Suffer Chinese Backlash Over Xinjiang
Burberry has lost a Chinese brand ambassador and its hallmark tartan design was scrubbed from a popular video game, becoming…
NCDC Announces 96 New COVID-19 Infections Nationwide
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control announced 96 new cases of COVID-19 late on Wednesday, bringing the total number of…
Exporters Fault Cargo Suspension At Lagos Ports
Nigerian exporters have expressed their disappointment with the Nigerian Ports Authority’s temporary suspension of export at the Lagos Ports Complex…
Vaxcyte Asks Chairman Slaoui To Resign After GSK Harassment Allegation
U.S. vaccine developer Vaxcyte Inc on Thursday asked board chairman Moncef Slaoui to step down, a day after GlaxoSmithKline dismissed…
NAICOM Moves To Enforce Compulsory Insurance Of Public Buildings
To drive the enforcement of the compulsory insurance of public buildings across the country, The National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) in…
Aig-Imoukhuede Seeks Insurance Revolution
Former Chief Executive Officer of Access Bank, Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede, has emphasised the need to focus on and grow other segments…
Hong Kong Tells Foreign Governments To Stop Accepting Special British Passport
The Hong Kong government has told some foreign consulates to stop accepting a British travel document that many of its…
Report Indicts NNPC, CBN, Others Of Under-Remittance To Federal Government
A report from forensic auditors, KPMG has indicted about seven government revenue-generating agencies for under-remitting over N526.35 billion and $21.199…
I Handed $15.8m To Suswam In His Abuja House, Says Witness
The criminal trial of former Benue State Governor Gabriel Suswam resumed on Wednesday at a Federal High Court in Abuja…
Google Offered A Professor $60,000, But He Turned It Down. Here’s Why
When Luke Stark sought money from Google in November he had no idea he’d be turning down $60,000 from the…
Reps Probe MDAs Over N526bn, $21bn Revenue Leakages, Others
The House of Representatives has resolved to investigate ministries, departments and agencies of the Federal Government over various unremitted revenue…
Federal Government Begins Disbursement Of N68m Grant To Edo Rural women
The Federal Government, on Wednesday, commenced the disbursement of N68m grant to 3,400 rural women in Edo State as part…
Refineries: Reps Probe $1.5bn Planned Rehabilitation, Past Repairs
The House of Representative has resolved to investigate the fresh $1.5bn recently approved by the Federal Executive Council to rehabilitate…
In 2020 The Ultra-Rich Got Richer. Now They’re Bracing For The Backlash
In 2020, as the world convulsed under COVID-19 and the global economy faced its worst recession since World War II,…
Suez Canal Blocked By Traffic Jam After Massive Container Ship Runs Aground
A large container ship remains stuck in Egypt’s Suez Canal, blocking other vessels from moving in both directions and sparking…
China May Just Have Doomed Its Trade Deal With Europe
China and the European Union rang in the new year by striking a major investment deal intended to strengthen their…
Taiwan To Ration Water For 1million People, Tech Hub Unaffected
Taiwan will from next month ration water for more than one million people in the centre of the island because…
We Disburse $80m Weekly For School Fees, BTAs – Emefiele
In view of the lingering foreign exchange scarcity in the country, the Central Bank of Nigeria has urged Nigerians not…
Federal Government Certifies 269 Soil Doctors, Agriculture Extension Workers
The Federal Government on Tuesday announced that it had issued certificates to 269 soil doctors and agriculture extension workers and…
Federal Govt Of Nigeria Okays N1.134tr For 12 Roads
The Federal Government on Tuesday said it has voted N1,134,690,048,000.76 as the initial capital for the construction of 12 roads.…
Report Banks Hoarding Forex – Central Bank Of Nigeria Tells Nigerians
In view of the lingering foreign exchange scarcity in the country, the Central Bank of Nigeria has urged Nigerians not…
UAE Finance Minister And Dubai Deputy Ruler Sheikh Hamdan Dies
Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Dubai’s deputy ruler and the United Arab Emirates’ long-serving finance minister, has died, Dubai’s…
California’s Senators Ask Biden To Ban Sale of Gas-Powered Cars
California’s two Senators are pushing the Biden Administration to set a date after which automakers would no longer be allowed…
Jamoh Lauds Buhari For Approving Cabotage Fund Disbursement
The Director-General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, Dr Bashir Jamoh has lauded the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari…
Mega Insurance Merger Derailed As Hartford Rejects Rival Chubb’s Offer
Property and casualty insurer Hartford rejected a $23.24 billion takeover offer from larger rival Chubb Ltd on Tuesday, derailing what…
In Southeast Asian Internet Battle, Sea’s Rise Sends Rivals Scrambling
In front of an open-air Jakarta restaurant, delivery drivers clad in the orange colours of Southeast Asia tech group Sea…
Pfizer To Develop New Vaccines On Its Own Using MRNA Technology – WSJ
Pfizer Inc plans to tap the mRNA technology to make new vaccines for other viruses following the success of its…
CAC To Destroy Unclaimed Documents From April 30
The commission gave the warning in a notice titled “unclaimed certificates/documents”. In July, CAC announced that it will at its…
Futures Drop Ahead Of Powell, Yellen Testimonies
U.S. stock index futures slid on Tuesday as energy stocks dropped while investors awaited remarks from Fed Chair Jerome Powell…