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Day: April 1, 2021

Gunmen Attack Soludo, Kill Three Policemen, Kidnap Commissioner

Former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), and Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo
A former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, escaped death by a whisker yesterday as gunmen attacked him in his hometown, Isuofia in Aguata Local Government Area ofRead More

W’Bank Revises Nigeria, Others’ Growth Forecast To 3.4%

World Bank
The World Bank has revised its growth forecast for Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) from -5.1 per cent to 3.4 per cent growth for 2021. The Washington-based institution, in its latest Africa’sRead More

FG Expects 70m Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine Via AU First consignment To Arrive In July

COVID-19 vaccine
The Federal Government is expecting about 70 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson (J & COVID-19 vaccine this year through the African Union (AU), the Chief Executive Officer ofRead More

WTO Predicts 8.1% Growth In Trade For Nigeria, Others

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
Okonjo-Iweala urges Nigeria, others to embrace renewable energy sources The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has forecasted that Africa’s share of the volume of the world’s merchandise export and import willRead More

Advertisers Seek Engagement Over Proposed Fine On Foreign Advertorials

Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed
Heads of Advertising Sectoral Groups (HASG), an umbrella body comprising advertising, media, marketing activation and out-of-home media agencies as well as broadcasting company groups, yesterday called for more consultations onRead More

Recruitment Based on Equality Of States, Zones, Says Army

Nigerian Army Headquarters
Dismisses allegation of favouring North in trainee-officers’ recruitment The Nigerian Army yesterday debunked allegations that candidates from the North dominated the list of those successful for the Short Service CommissionRead More

FG: Defence Estimates Delay Extra Budget For Security Equipment, Vaccines

Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed
The Federal Government yesterday attributed the delay in the submission of a supplementary budget for the procurement of security equipment and COVID-19 vaccines to the National Assembly to the non-submissionRead More

FG Lauds NEXIM’s Intra-African Trade Initiatives

Nigeria Export-Import Bank (NEXIM)
The Federal Government has commended the Nigeria Export-Import Bank (NEXIM) for enhancing its intra-African trade initiatives in readiness for the commencement of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AFCFTA). ItRead More