Niger, Burkina Faso, Mali Form Military Alliance
Niger, Burkina Faso, Mali Form Military Alliance The junta in Niger, which seized power in a military coup on July 26, has formed a military alliance with the neighbouring countries…
Tight Liquidity Pushes Banks to Borrow from CBN
Tight Liquidity Pushes Banks to Borrow from CBN Raising interbank borrowing rates, liquidity pressure in the financial system is expected to worsen for the week as the market is debited…
Nigeria Eurobonds Rally Further, Yield Slumps
Nigeria Eurobonds Rally Further, Yield Slumps The average yield on Nigerian government Eurobonds slid further as the buying momentum continued in the international debt market. There has been a switch…
USD Gains Ahead of Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s Speech
USD Gains Ahead of Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s Speech FOREX: The United States dollar (USD) reached its highest level in more than two months against a basket of major currencies…
Unemployment Rate Drops to 4.1% in Nigeria
Unemployment Rate Drops to 4.1% in Nigeria Nigeria’s unemployment rate dropped to 4.1 per cent in the first quarter of 2023 from 5.3 per cent in the fourth of 2022.…
Nigeria Rated 11th in Internet Penetration Globally, Says NCC
Nigeria Rated 11th in Internet Penetration Globally, Says NCC Prof. Umar Danbatta, Executive Vice-Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says Nigeria is rated eleventh in terms of internet…
Spanish FA chief Luis Rubiales insists he will ‘defend himself’ after being suspended by FIFA in Jenni Hermoso World Cup kiss row
The Spanish FA chief, Luis Rubiales, has reacted to his suspension by FIFA amid the World Cup kiss row with Spain’s Women’s World Cup winning star, Jenni Hermoso, saying he…
Spain women’s national team entire coaching staff resigns in protest at the ‘unacceptable attitudes and statements’ of under-fire FA president Luis Rubiales
Spain women’s head coach, Jorge Vilda’s entire coaching staff has resigned in support of Jenni Hermoso over the kissing scandal involving under-fire FA president Luis Rubiales. A statement signed by…
Sexual Harassment: Law faculty principal officers are now women – UNICAL VC
Vice Chancellor (VC) of the University of Calabar, Prof Florence Obi has revealed some of the measures taken to address the sexual harassment crisis rocking the law faculty of the…
Bayelsa government imposes curfew on Opu-Nembe community
Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State has imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew on Opu-Nembe community following a crisis. Governor Diri announced this after a closed-door meeting with members of the Security…