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Inaccessible spectrum cut-off 950m Africans from Internet
Despite continued progress in the expansion of mobile service and Internet connectivity, 50 per cent of Africans (680 million people) did not use mobile phone in 2019 while about 75
FG, Brazil seal $1.2 billion loan to boost agric sector
Nigeria and the Brazilian Government have signed a $1.2 billion Memorandum of Understanding to boost agricultural modernisation in the country. The post FG, Brazil seal $1.2 billion loan to boost
COVID-19 pushes 27m Nigerians into extreme poverty, says NLC
The ravaging coronavirus has pushed 27 million Nigerians into abject poverty since the outbreak of the virus early last year. The post COVID-19 pushes 27m Nigerians into extreme poverty, says
Sell-off persists as stock market plunges further by N132 billion
The dominance of the bears has continued unabated on the equity sector of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) as more blue-chip stocks joined the league of losers yesterday, resulting to
Ehingbeti: Sanwo-Olu pledges to double investment in youth
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State. By Babajide Komolafe The 8th Lagos State Economic Summit was concluded yesterday with Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State pledging to double investment in
Adegbite tasks operators on flat sheet production
The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Olamilekan Adegbite, has said that the nation’s steel industry, when fully developed, would boost job growth as he urged the sector to produce
U.S. to support Nigeria’s dairy through capacity building
Counsellor for Agricultural Affairs at the U.S. Mission to Nigeria, Gerald Smith, has noted that the introduction of U.S. dairy cows to the country will boost local milk production …
ASHON advises on commodities exchanges’ growth
The Association of Securities Dealing Houses of Nigeria (ASHON) has urged the Federal Government to initiate policies that would stimulate the growth of commodities exchanges. The post ASHON advises on
World Bank appoints Makhtar Diop IFC managing director, executive vice president
David Malpass, President of the World Bank Group (WBG) has announced the appointment of Makhtar Diop as Managing Director and Executive Vice President to head the International Finance Corporation (IFC).
