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UN launches $2.3m Japan funded oxygen plants, vaccine storage in Borno
In a bid to scale up availability of medical oxygen in Nigeria and better preserve COVID-19 vaccines, the UN Office for Project Services (UNOPS) on Tuesday launched a 2.3 million
154,225 patients recover from COVID-19 in Nigeria
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed that a total of 154,225 patients have recovered from Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) since its outbreak in the country in 2020. The
Multi-billion naira business park ready to take off in Enugu
By Anayo Okoli THE head office complex of the multi-billion naira industrial park, Lion Business Park, Enugu, was commissioned Tuesday by Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi who charged investors and industrialists across
Police seize 125 live ammunition from 2 suspects
Picture showing the suspects, the live ammunition, the bag of Indian hemp. PHOTO: NAN Operatives of the Anti-kidnapping Unit of Police Command in Bayelsa have arrested one Solomon Ibe, 43
Delta edges Edo to stand on cusp of winning 20th NSF
Hosts Edo, Delta’s nearest challenger, will now need to win 21 gold medals at least to upstage it. The post Delta edges Edo to stand on cusp of winning 20th
Trade Between Nigeria and France Lost $2.2bn to Covid, French Minister Says
The French Minister of Foreign Trade and Attractiveness, Mr. Franck Riester on Tuesday said the trade volume between Nigeria and France suffered a loss of over $2.2 billion due to
Poor households suffer volatile work situations — NBS survey
By Elizabeth Adegbesan A survey by the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, has shown that poorer households suffered volatile work situations in February this year, resulting in a six-month (September
Despite exiting recession, Nigeria’s overall GDP declines -1.9%
*Records negative balance of trade By Elizabeth Adegbesan Despite the reversal of the negative growth trend in the fourth quarter of 2020, Nigeria’s overall gross domestic product, GDP, remained in
OPEC Raises Oil Demand Growth on Stronger Economic Recovery
The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has raised its forecast for crude oil demand growth this year on the back of an expected stronger economic recovery. The cartel, in
Kudos, knocks greet EbubeAgu, a security outfit set up by South East governors
After much pressure, particularly in the last three weeks, the South-East governors last Sunday announced the formation of a regional security outfit, EbubeAgu. The pressure on the governors to set
