Nigeria records N1.8trn trade deficit in Q2’21
As foreign trade rises 23% to N12trn By Elizabeth Adegbesan Nigeria has recorded a trade deficit of N1.8 trillion in the second quarter of the year (Q2’21) even as the volume of its foreign trade rose by 23 per cent to N12 trillion from N9.8 trillion in Q1’21. Disclosing these in its “Foreign Trade in Goods […]
Spurs to fine Romero, Celso for or defying orders to play for Argentina against Brazil
Tottenham are set to fine their three South American stars who disobeyed orders NOT to return home on international duty. The club told Argentina pair Giovani Lo Celso and Cristian Romero, and Colombia defender Davinson Sanchez they were not to travel. But the trio ignored their orders and broke Premier League guidelines by going to […]
Sowore’s brother killing suspicious – Gani Adams
By Dapo Akinrefon – Lagos THE Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams, yesterday, said the killing of the Mr. Olajide Sowore was suspicious, adding that it was a reflection of the porous security situation in the country. Iba Adams, however, urged the police to unravel the true circumstances surrounding the killing and bring the […]
NiRSAL providing risk security for 800 Agro-businesses in Nigeria ― MD
By Emma Una, Calabar Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System in Agriculture, NIRSAL, is providing risk security for over 800 Agro businesses across the country to maximise food production for export and local consumption. Mr Aliyu Abdurasheed, the Managing Director of NIRSAL, stated in Calabar at the weekend while launching the NIRSAL loan project at Gbaglo […]
The Optics Of The Warri Coronation And Matters Arising
By Richard OmigieThe pomp and circumstances that attended the coronation of the 21st Olu Of Warri are still reverberating around the world. The decision to comprehensively cover the event beginning with the colourful boat regatta that accompanied the Olu designate from mainland Warri to the Itsekiri ancestral homestead of Ode Itsekiri, an idyllic island nestled […]
Matching appropriate leadership with our potentials
NIGERIA is a richly-endowed country, but the frivolity, corruption, primordial instincts and lack of vision among its leaders have kept the country poor and destitute. Two recent reports bespeak of our missed opportunities because our leadership failed to do the right thing. President Muhammadu Buhari disclosed that Nigeria lost $50bn worth of investments in the […]
Eagles fired up for Cape Verde tie, as Kalu, Ebuehi return negative COVID-19 test results
Super Eagles had a feel of the Estádio Municipal Adérito Sena today as preparation for the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifier against Cape Verde hit a crescendo. The training which lasted 45 minutes had the coaches perfect tactics for the match and during that session, the team bubbled, even more, when reports came in from Nigeria […]
Conflicting orders making our job difficult —INEC
THE Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, said yesterday that conflicting orders by courts were making its job difficult difficult.
Osinbajo chairs Health Sector Reform Committee
President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday names Vice President Osinbajo as the chairman of the Health Sector Reform Committee even as he approved the appointment of Dr Ifedayo Morayo Adetifa as the new Director General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC.
Chude and Ego Foundation announces scholarship for Uga Professors’ Vacation 2021 beneficiaries
Chude and Ego Foundation sponsored 2021 The Uga Professors’ Vacation programme. The programme drew to a close on the 3rd of September with about seventy senior secondary school students as beneficiaries of the month-long event. Founder of Chude and Ego Foundation, Mr Nonso Okpala (CEO/GMD VFD Group PLC), announced during the event that the best […]
Comment on Anti-Open Grazing Laws: Miyetti Allah displaying ignorance, says S-South govs
FULANI cattle breeders in the country have appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari and the National Assembly to do everything possible to frustrate anti-open grazing laws being passed by some states across the country, describing the laws as satanic against their age-long tradition.
