President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the phased and gradual easing of the lockdown in Lagos and…
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Afreximbank announces $3m COVID-19 Grant for African Countries
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has announced a $3 million grant to complement efforts to combat…
Kaduna extends lockdown by 30 days
Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, on Sunday, extended the lockdown being enforced in the state for…
TUC seeks review of lockdown
The Trade Union Congress on Sunday called on the President, Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), to redesign the…
Okonjo-Iweala advices FG on Economic Restructuring
The former Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has called for the restructuring of Nigeria’s economy in…
COVID-19: Nigeria to get $3.4bn Emergency Loan from IMF
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is expected to recommend the approval of $3.4 billion in emergency…
Groups task FG on measures against inflation
Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association and Lagos Chamber of Commerce & Industry have warned that unless the…
ECOWAS leaders call for cancellation of debts owed by African Countries
The Presidents of ECOWAS countries are calling for the cancellation of all debts owed by African…
NECA calls for policy measures to address inflation
The Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) has asked for effective conventional policy measures that can address…
Inflation rate hits 12.26% -NBS
The National Bureau of Statistics recently revealed that the Consumer Price Index, (CPI) which measures inflation…
COVID-19: FG extends airports closure by two weeks
The Federal Government has announced the extension of the closure of the airspace and airports in…
FG to commence evacuation of Nigerians abroad
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, during a briefing by the Presidential TaskForce on COVID-19…
Nigeria, others to get $510bn from World Bank
The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, recently disclosed that the World…
FG commences payments to N-Power beneficiaries
The Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development has said that the 500,000…
COVID-19: IMF predicts 3.4% decline for Nigerian economy
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday predicted that Nigerian economy will contract by 3.4 per…
Flour Mills donates food items to ease lockdown effect
Flour Mills of Nigeria Plc has announced its commitment to lend a helping hand to several…
Julius Berger deploys logistical and operational support to FCT, other states in fight against Covid-19
As part of Julius Berger Nigeria Plc’s continued efforts to support Federal and State Governments, as…
COVID-19: FG approves N5bn loan for petty traders
The Federal Government has said in the next few weeks it is going to provide 500,000…