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Day: February 9, 2021

Analysts Foresee Faster Economic Recovery As Oil Price Hits $60

International Monetary Fund (IMF)
IMF urges FG to embark on aggressive revenue mobilisation Advises FG to raise VAT to 10% by 2022 Analysts yesterday forecasted a faster economic recovery for Nigeria as crude oilRead More

Afenifere Seeks Foreign Intervention To Combat Herdsmen Crisis

The apex Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere
Reiterates Soyinka’s warning on imminent civil war The apex Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, yesterday urged the international community to intervene in the crisis between herdsmen and farmers in Nigeria toRead More

Buratai: I’m Not Bothered By Opposition To My Nomination As Ambassador

Ex-Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Tukur Buratai
The immediate past Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai (rtd), has dismissed criticism of his nomination as ambassador-designate, saying he performed creditably well during his tenure. He citedRead More

Buhari Lauds Chinese Support For Nigeria

President Muhammadu Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has written formally to thank China for its support to Nigeria in defence matters and infrastructural development. The president, in a letter dated January 28, 2021, addressedRead More

BUA Advocates Liberalisation Of Cement Policy To Crash Price

Alhaji Abdulsamad Rabiu
Firm purchases 1m doses of COVID-19 vaccine for Nigeria The Chairman and Founder of the BUA Group, Alhaji Abdulsamad Rabiu, has called for the liberalisation of Nigeria’s cement policy toRead More

Petrol Retailers Raise Alarm Over Rising Depot Price

Petrol station
The Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria (PETROAN) yesterday alerted the government to the rising rates its members were getting petrol products at the depots, noting that theRead More