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COVID-19 – Evacuation of Nigerians stranded in the United States due to the novel coronavirus will begin on May 10, the Consulate of Nigeria in New York has announced. It said 700 Nigerians have registered with the missions in the US for the evacuation, which would be done in batches. The Consul-General, Mr Benaoyagha Okoyen, […]
COVID-19 – The UAE Central Bank recently more than doubled the size of the stimulus package for the economy, to deal with the current crisis, while also allowing banks and finance companies to extend the deferment of both principal and interest repayments until the end of the year. The reserve requirement for demand deposit has […]
Crude Oil – Despite the slide of the crude oil reference price for Bonny Light to about $12 per barrel last week, Nigeria remains optimistic the situation at the international oil market would still rebound. The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mele Kyari, in an interview with PREMIUM TIMES on Saturday in […]
Coronavirus – Nigeria, on Sunday, recorded its highest daily figure since the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak in February as 86 cases were reported by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). With the newest update, the total tally of infected people in the country rose to 627 from 541 reported on Saturday evening. The […]
Abba Kyari – Restricting access of some presidential aides into the Presidential Villa is aimed at stopping further spread of COVID-19, Garba Shehu, the president’s spokesperson, has said. His statement confirms a Sahara Reporters’ story that some top presidential aides were denied access into the villa after attending the burial of the president’s late Chief of Staff, […]
Oil Price – Saudi Arabia and Russia Thursday ended their oil war that has shaken the global oil markets and negatively affected many oil-reliant economies, including Nigeria. The world’s two largest oil exporters came to a resolution at an expanded Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) emergency meeting which was held through a video conference. Both countries […]
SGF Mustapha – The Secretary to the Government of the Federation has said his recent statement on not knowing how bad Nigeria’s healthcare infrastructure is, was misinterpreted. He also pledged his commitment to the reformation and transformation of the health sector in Nigeria. Mr Mustapha while clarifying what he said at a meeting with the […]
A popular African proverb says: “When the python fails to act as one, little ones will mistake it for a rope and use it to tie their firewood”. With broken and bleeding heart, I am constrained to put to writing what we – the black African people are passing through in China and in the […]
Coronavirus Coronavirus – The Executive Chairman, Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Muhammad Nami, recently fielded questions from some journalists in Abuja. In the interview, the graduate of Bayero and Ahmadu Bello Universities gave insights into the challenges he has faced so far in office and the measures taken to overcome them. He also outlines plans to harness […]
Coronavirus – Over 100,000 persons who were infected with coronavirus globally have recovered from the disease, data from worldometers.info has shown. Although the outbreak is still ongoing and new cases are reported daily, some people have been treated and discharged. As of Monday, 17:54 GMT, 101,069 are reported to have recovered from respiratory disease. Since […]