Naira can breath again if Osinbajo adopts Jonathan’s oil-swap initiative – Okupe
Mr. Doyin Okupe, former aide of ex-president Goodluck Jonathan has said on Thursday, 9 march 2017, in an open letter to Osinbajo, that Buhari's administration through the acting president Yemi Osinbajo can save Naira by adopting a crude oil-swap initiated by Jonathan during his regime. This initiative he said saw government exchanging crude oil for refined petroleum products, through third party traders.
World Bank to raise $1.6b to combat hunger in Nigeria, others
World Bank Group President Jim Yong-Kim on Thursday said the bank was working toward raising 1.6 billion dollars to build social protection systems to end food insecurity in sub-Saharan Africa and Yemen.
Int’l Women’s Day: Abiru lauds women as change agents
Tokunbo Abiru, Group Managing Director/CEO of Skye Bank Plc. has extolled the role of women as change agents in the society, even as the bank joins the rest of the world to celebrate the 2017 International Women’s Day (IWD).
Wenger will weigh fans’ feelings over his future
Arsene Wenger will take into consideration the views of angry Arsenal supporters when he decides whether to remain at the club beyond the end of this season.
‘World’s heaviest woman’ undergoes weight-loss surgery in Mumbai
A 36-year-old Egyptian woman reportedly the heaviest in the world has undergone successful weight-loss surgery at the Saifee Hospital in Mumbai, a hospital spokeswoman said on Thursday.
Residents of Ejigbo decry “outrageous’’ bills from IEC
Some residents of Ejigbo in Lagos State have decried what they described as “outrageous bills’’ often issued to them by Ikeja Electricity Company (IEC).
Video: Watch Davido, dad celebrate multimillion naira Bentley car
Popular music star, Davido and billionaire father celebrate multi-million naira Bentley car. What do you think?
Bookies bashed by Barca’s miracle revival
Lucky punters rejoiced on Thursday after bookmakers were forced to pay out “millions” on Barcelona’s extraordinary 6-1 win over Paris Saint-Germain to pull off the biggest comeback in Champions League history.
Money Laundering: Mrs Akpabio’s account officer arrested
The Account Officer of the wife former Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Mrs Unoma Akpabio was arrested Monday by men of the Force Intelligence Bureau and currently detained and interrogated at their headquarters at Area10, Garki, Abuja.
Niger govt woos parents with free learning materials
The Niger government says it has made provisions in the 2017 budget to provide free learning materials to encourage child enrolment in schools.
We will amend laws to solve energy crisis – Saraki
The President of the Senate Dr. Bukola Saraki has said that the National Assembly will amend the laws on power generation, transmission and distribution to solve Nigeria’s energy crisis.
