The Deputy Director, Financial Policy and Regulation at the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Dr.Hassan Mahmoud, said on Tuesday the apex bank expects Nigeria to achieve 2.38 percent Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth rate in the fourth quarter of this year, the bank deputy director said on Tuesday. He said the GDP growth target would […]

Democrats in the House of Representatives announced formal charges against President Donald Trump on Tuesday that accuses him of abusing power and obstructing Congress.

It wasn’t the type of white powder that makes Christmas complete — American retail giant Walmart has withdrawn a festive sweater that celebrates cocaine. The sweater depicts Santa Claus with straw in hand, and three white lines laid out on a table before him. “Let it snow” is written underneath, in a slang reference to […]

In its African Energy Outlook 2020 report launched last month, the African Energy Chamber (“The Chamber”) (https://EnergyChamber.org/) highlighted the importance of increased infrastructure capacity in Africa’s long-term industrial development. Spotlighting the $12 billion Dangote Refinery in Nigeria and Ghana’s Tema LNG Terminal, the Chamber noted essential role such projects play in revamping the sector and […]

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, secured the conviction and sentencing of two top officials of a bank, Anayo Nwosu and Olajide Oshodi as well as Ashok Israni, an Indian businessman, to five years imprisonment each for N855m fraud before Justice Kudirat Jose of the State High Court, Igbosere, Lagos State. Also […]

Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau, on Tuesday, expressed delight at the Second Corruption Survey Report released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) which placed the state as the second least corrupt state in Nigeria.

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday cut short an official visit to Egypt because of an electricity crisis brewing at home, his spokesperson confirmed.

 The free fall of equities persisted on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Tuesday with the market capitalisation losing N143 billion in about six hours of trading.

Bayern Munich are already through to the Champions League last 16 as group winners, but interim coach Hansi Flick wants his side to beat Tottenham on Wednesday to boost their confidence after back-to-back defeats. “We need a win in front of our fans and we want to show them a good performance. That’s why tomorrow […]

 Mr Godwin Umukoro, Head, Legal Unit, Committee for the Defence of Human Rights (CDHR), South-South zone, has urged youths to use social media to promote human rights struggles.