Nigeria, Africa’s largest oil producer, has recorded the best quarter in its crude oil export revenue since the covid 19 pandemic. The country generated over ₦5.6 trillion in the first quarter of 2022, the highest in the last eight quarters, findings s…
Security agents arrest 3 handset snatchers at APC convention
Security agents on Tuesday arrested three suspected handset snatchers at the entrance of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Special Convention in Abuja, after they snatched a journalist’s cellphone. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the su…
Court nullifies rescheduled Ebonyi PDP’s primaries, declares Odili guber candidate
The Federal High Court in Ebonyi has nullified the rescheduled People Democratic Party’s (PDP), primaries in Ebonyi and declared Dr Ifeanyi-Chukwuma Odii as authentic gubernatorial candidate of the party for the 2023 polls. The News Agency of Nigeria (…
Eko Bridge: No respite in sight for suffering motorists as repair work drags
Apparently, there is no respite in sight for motorists on Eko Bridge as the repair work on Akpongbon Bridge which was burnt by fire almost three months ago is dragging and taking longer than expected. Travel time and cost on the bridge have increased b…
BusinessDay’s Lehlé Baldé listed among Forbes Africa 30 under 30
Lehlé Baldé, the editor for Businessday Weekender has been listed as 2022 Forbes Africa 30 under 30. Baldé was in the spotlight alongside 29 other Africans under the age of 30, featured for being innovative entrepreneurs, tech geeks, sports stars, and …
Investors expect higher rate as CBN pays maturing treasury bills Wednesday
Ahead of payment of maturing treasury bills worth N167.2 billion on Wednesday by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), investors are expecting a higher stop rate for the various tenor buckets. For the long term (364-day) tenor instrument, investors antici…
COVID-19 to make 670m people lack Universal Energy Access by 2030, says IRENA
If COVID-19 continues at the current rate of progress, over 670 million people will be without power by 2030, which is 10 million more than was predicted last year, the International Renewable Energy Agency said. According to the agency, the pandemic h…
Addressing the critical challenges of medicine supply chain in Africa’s public health sector
The medicine supply chain – the elaborate pathway between a medicine leaving the manufacturer and being dispensed to the patient – is often a ‘hidden’ element within healthcare systems, with middlemen sitting in the middle and playing a critical role i…
Politicking down to the wire ahead of APC presidential primary
Politicking has reached fever pitch ahead of the presidential primary of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) as the party faces an uphill task of choosing its presidential candidate. The indication is that the choice of the 2023 APC presidential…
Rising food prices require govt’s timely intervention
There is an African proverb that says, “He who does not cultivate his field will die of hunger.” Nigeria has a vast expanse of arable land but food prices are increasing. Statistical analysis indicates that over the years about 60 percent of crops, fru…