Nigeria’s foreign debt tops $11bn; Lagos leads among debtor states
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said Nigeria’s foreign debt stood at 11.41 billion dollars while its domestic debt was N14.02 trillion in 2016. The NBS stated in “Nigerian Domestic…
WhatsApp comes alive after global shutdown
WhatsApp, a popular messaging service owned by Facebook Inc, suffered a widespread global outage on Wednesday that lasted for several hours before being resolved, the company said. “Earlier today, WhatsApp…
Nigeria, South Africa, three others top Africa foreign investments hubs – Report
The EY.com, a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services, says Egypt, Kenya, Morocco, Nigeria and South Africa are the key hub economies in Africa. Its latest Africa…
Oke-Babacir: Osinbajo panel concludes investigation, to submit report on Monday
The three-man Presidential Investigative Committee set up by President Muhammadu Buhari under the chairmanship of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, to inquire into the Discovery of Foreign and Local Currencies…
Ministerial nominee wants action on new minimum wage
Prof. Stephen Ocheni, a ministerial nominee who was confirmed Wednesday has called on the Federal Government and the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to quickly resume talks on a new minimum…
Nigeria, five other African countries get $1.1bn climate change fund
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved the sum of $1.1 billion for five African countries, including Nigeria, to fight climate change. The other countries are South Sudan, Kenya, Ethiopia…
Court grants Babangida Aliyu bail
The Minna High Court has granted bail in the sum of N150 million to former Gov. Babangida Aliyu of Niger who was charged with misappropriation of N4.57 billion Aliyu was…
Buhari absent at FEC meeting for the third time
President Muhammadu Buhari has again for the third time failed to attend the Federal Executive Council Meeting on Wednesday. Buhari who reportedly resumed at his desk Tuesday and was briefed…
Yudala goes bullish, acquires Yes Mobile
Yes Mobile, a cosmopolitan high-value retail outfit with a multiplicity of stores in Lagos has been taken over by pioneer composite e-commerce company, Yudala in what industry watchers consider a…
Aisha Buhari opens up, says ‘my husband health not as bad as people think’
President Muhammadu Buhari’s wife, Aisha, has stated that her husband’s health is not as bad as is being talked about. She took to twitter to drop her verdict on the…