Nigerian Minister Given Two-week Ultimatum to Resolve National Strike
President Muhammadu Buhari directed the Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, to resolve the prolonged industrial action embarked upon by the four university-based unions and report back to him w...
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Nigeria's State-Run Oil Corporation Becomes A Commercial Company
President Muhammadu Buhari unveiled the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, assuring that the new company will guarantee energy security in the country. He says NNPC Limited will sustainably ...
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Central Bank of Nigeria Raises Interest Rate To 14% To Check Inflation
The Central Bank of Nigeria has raised the Monetary Policy Rate from 13 percent to 14 percent. CBN Governor Godwin Emefiele says it was the right option considering economic realities. He says the com...
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Sri Lanka Declare State Emergency Ahead Of Parliament Vote For New President
Sri Lanka’s acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe has declared a state of emergency in the crisis-ridden island nation in an effort to head off unrest ahead of a vote in parliament later this week to ...
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EU Chief Executive Heads To Azerbaijan In Search Of Gas Deal
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will travel to Baku to seek more natural gas from Azerbaijan as the European Union seeks to reduce its reliance on Russian energy. The Commission say...
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Macron’s Idea Of A European Community Labeled As Anti-Russian
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has called the French president’s proposal for a European political community a deliberately confrontational idea with anti-Russian intentions. France24 reports ...
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Africa Urged To Diversify Economically
The head of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development says Africa must diversify economically and become more resilient to realize its full potential. UNCTAD Secretary-General, Rebeca Gry...
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Nigerian Lawmakers Probes Maritime's Payment of $5million Legal Fee
The Senate has commenced a probe into the alleged payment of $5 million as a professional fee by the Nigerian Maritime and Safety Agency to a legal firm for the purpose of recovering $9.3 billion whic...
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