The Presidential Task on COVID-19 on Monday said that Nigeria is set to take delivery of 1.4 million doses of vaccines donated by MTN. Speaking at the national briefing on COVID-19 in Abuja, the Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, said that the
Responding to her announcement as the the first female and first African to be appointed Director General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has stated she is honoured to have been selected to lead the organisation. Her words on Monday after
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has been appointed the new chief of the World Trade Organization, becoming the first woman to ever lead the Switzerland-based institution and the first African citizen to take on the role. However, this is not the first time that Okonjo-Iweala makes history.
Nigeria business mogul, Chika Emenike has called on entrepreneurs to create jobs by investing in productive industries, stressing that it will boost sustainable economic development across the country. Chief Emenike who is the Chairman of Rento hotels made the call, while addressing newsmen,
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari’s government has approved the creation of a company to fast-track development of critical infrastructure, with around $2.6 billion in initial financing. Africa’s most populous country slipped into recession in its third-quarter for the second time in four years, hit
By Oluwakemi Dauda The Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Strike Force has invaded some warehouses and markets in the South-West region to seize smuggled foreign rice and other contrabands brought into the country. During the raid, findings revealed that 1,930
By Adeyinka Aderibigbe and Faith Yahaya, Katsina President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday said the Kano-Maradi railway project will be beneficial to 80 million people within the region when completed. The rail line traverses Kano and passes through Kazaure, Daura, Katsina and up to
Canvasses Increment Of VAT to 15 per cent’ The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said the naira was overvalued by 18.5 per cent at the official market. The Fund called on the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to establish a more transparent and
By Collins Nweze Trading in Cryptocurrencies is not backed by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Act which recognizes the naira as the only legal tender in the Nigerian financial system, an analyst has said. The CBN had on Friday, directed Deposit Money
By Damian Duruiheoma, Owerri A laboratory firm, Finlab Nigeria Limited, has carried out an empowerment programme that saw 122 indigent people from Imo State receiving empowerment packages as part of its 40th anniversary celebration. The beneficiaries were given cash of N50,000 to N100,000
BY EMMANUEL MGBEAHURIKE, Owerri The former deputy governor of Imo State, Prince Eze Madumere has
As the world steps into 2025, Mr. Okwuosa Charles Chinedu, CEO of Birotojob, has called
As the dawn of a new year brings renewed hope and aspirations to homes across
In continuation of her mobilization and sensation exercise before its workshop, the Imo State GIZ