Nigeria Forecasts Economy will Shrink 1.3% in 2016
Nigeria’s economy is likely to shrink 1.3 percent in 2016, the Head of the National Bureau of Statistics said on Wednesday. The NBS had predicted […]
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Nigeria: Buhari Orders Sale of Two Presidential Jets
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the sale of two aircraft in the presidential fleet, in an apparent move to cut down the size of […]
OPEC Members Agree to Cut Oil Production by November
Members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) on Wednesday reached an agreement to limit oil production to between 32.5 and 33 million barrels […]
Africa is the Future of Global Trade – Aliko Dangote
The Nigerian business mogul and Africa’s richest man, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has been named co-chair of the US-Africa Business Center on Wednesday. According to the […]
Nigeria: UNICEF Receives $1.3m Lifesaving Supplies
The United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) on Tuesday confirmed that it has received $1.3m worth of lifesaving supplies for internally displaced people in the […]
Nigeria Inks 550MW Power Purchase Agreement
The federal government of Nigeria this weekend signed a power purchasing agreement (PPA) with Kingline, a new power generation firm with Nigerian and South Korean […]
Nigerian Wins Africa Food Prize Award
The Africa Food Prize Committee, chaired by Olusegun Obasanjo, selected a Nigerian national, Dr Kanayo Nwanze, as the first winner of the ‘Africa Food Prize’ […]
Facebook’s Zuckerberg Visits Nigeria
The founder and Chief Executive Officer of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg arrived in Nigeria on Tuesday, part of a visit to several African countries to drive […]
Nigeria: Buhari Ready to Exchange Boko Haram Detainees for Chibok Girls
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari this weekend agreed to exchange detained Boko Haram fighters for the Chibok girls held captive by the Islamist terrorists since 2014. […]
UNDP Warns Gender Inequality High in Africa
A report released by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) on Sunday revealed that gender disparity in Africa has been high as a result of […]