Opposition candidate,Talon wins Benin presidential race
Businessman Patrice Talon won the second round of Benin's presidential election on Sunday, his adversary and incumbent Prime Minister Lionel Zinsou told AFP before the release of official results.
Stop exploiting Nigerians, electricity workers tell stakeholders
National Union of Electricity Employees, NUEE, weekend urged stakeholders in the Power Sector especially companies who benefited from the privatization process, to stop exploiting Nigerians in their desperate drive to maximise profit.
Will Nigeria ever withdraw sweetened beverages from stores?
Globally, medical professionals have complained of obesity and diabetes in children, all linked to Sugar-sweetened beverages which leads to over 180,000 obesity-related deaths worldwide each year.
Rising inflation, declining growth: Will MPC do nothing?
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) meets today to consider recent development in the economy especially the twin challenges of rising inflation and decline in economic growth rate. However, the expectation is that the committee will likely adopt and a wait- and- see’ posture rather than adjust its monetary policy or introduce new measures.
Unemployment: NEPC to create 1.5m jobs
Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) has announced plans to create about 1.5 million jobs in the next five years via Nigerian Diaspora Export (NDEX) Programme.
Imbibe global standards for local, export products, SON urges manufacturers
Manufacturers in Nigeria have been charged to as a matter of urgency imbibe standards that are generally acceptable for locally made and exporting products, else risk acceptance by the International markets.
