The International Monetary Fund (IMF) yesterday released its updated economic funding support totalling $99 billion to 70 emerging and developing economies to tackle COVID-19 pandemic. In a report, the IMF said it advanced $29 billion under...
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has said that it will grant additional tax palliatives to Nigerians to provide relief for companies and businesses that suffered disruption during the protests. In a memo addressed to the...
NCDC confirmed 152 new cases and 2 deaths on Tuesday. So far 64336 cases have been confirmed; 60333 people have been discharged; 1160 have died. The 152 new cases are reported from 9 states- Lagos (93), FCT...
The Vice-President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, on Tuesday, disclosed that the Federal Government is feeding more than 7.5 million pupils in 46,000 public primary schools across the country under its school feeding programme. He spoke in Abuja...
The United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed and a UN team is to visit Nigeria and other African counties to discuss strategies to rebuild setbacks caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. A statement by the UN office...
President Muhammadu Buhari has stressed the role of traditional rulers in the administration’s determination to address the demands of the country’s youths. The President said “we have heard the loud cries of our youth and...
Nigeria announced 180 new cases on Thursday, having carried out a total daily test of 4,454 samples. To date, 63,508 cases have been confirmed, with 59,748 recoveries and 1155 deaths. A total of 673,183 tests had...
The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) have met to discuss on the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on global energy markets in the short-, medium-, and long-term. OPEC and...
In a message to Muslims commemorating the birthday of Prophet Mohammed (SAW), the President Buhari has urged all citizens, and the youth in particular, to shun negative tendencies as manifested in the recent hijacking of...
The total external debt of the world’s poorest countries hit a record $744 billion in 2019, the International Monetary Fund, IMF has said. A report of the International Debt Statistics (IDS) released by the IMF on...