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IMF raises Nigeria’s economic growth forecast to 2.5%
Emma Ujah, Abuja Bureau Chief ECONOMY The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has raised its economic growth forecast for Nigeria in 2021 to 2.5 per cent. The IMF
Foden hands Man City late advantage against Dortmund
Pep Guardiola said Manchester City “felt the pressure” of expectancy in the Champions League as they needed Phil Foden’s 90th-minute winner to take a slender 2-1 lead from the first
MTN, Banks to Resume Talks over USSD Charges Today
Emma Okonji The meeting between MTN and Deposit Money Banks (DMB) that was held in Lagos ended inclusively yesterday and would continue today. One of the regulatory sources, who confided
Why Adamu’s 3-month tenure extension terminated
Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu Minister of Police Affairs Maigari Dingyadi, says the three-month tenure extension granted to outgoing Inspector-General of Police Muhammad Adamu was terminated following completion of selection
Oxford Pauses Covid-19 Vaccine Study in Kids, Awaits More Data on Blood Clot Issues
The University of Oxford said on Tuesday it had paused a small UK trial testing the COVID-19 vaccine it developed with AstraZeneca Plc in children and teenagers, as it waits
Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia Talks Over Nile Dam Fail
The latest round of talks between Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) have ended with no progress made. Delegations from the three countries met in
COVID-19: Existing vaccines less effective against new variants — FG
As Nigeria vaccinates 964,387 persons; Kogi receives 16,900 doses By Sola Ogundipe, Omeiza Ajayi, Gabriel Olawale & Boluwaji Obahopo The Federal Government has urged Nigerians to continue to maintain all
UK Begins Rollout of Moderna Covid Vaccine
Britain begins rolling out Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine on Wednesday in Wales and expects to be using it in the rest of the United Kingdom in the coming days in a
Kim Kardashian West Joins Billionaires’ Club
US reality TV star Kim Kardashian West has joined the elite club of the super-rich (in case anyone had any doubts) by achieving billionaire status. Her net worth reached $1bn
Nigeria: Terrorists, Kidnappers Demanding Ransom in Cryptocurrency, Moghalu Says
A former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and former presidential candidate, Prof. Kingsley Moghalu, has said that cryptocurrency has become attractive to kidnappers and terrorists who
