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In the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN's first 2021 opening Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting on Monday, a financial expert, Mr Okechukwu Unegbu, advised the committee to address rising inflationary rates. Unegbu, who gave the advice…

Rwanda’s President, Paul Kagame on Monday said; “The social protection fund is a bold idea that merits serious consideration by policymakers.” He made the statement as an affirmation to the proposed establishment of a global social…

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director, Kristalina Georgieva is set to map out plans that will focus investments to green technologies in order to boost global economic growth. She made the statement on Monday,…

The United Nations says Nigeria, Africa’s largest economy attracted a total Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) of $2.6 billion in 2020 down from the $3.3 billion it attracted in 2019 while South Africa, a major competitor for FDI inflows in…

The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Sadiya Umar-Farouq, has been asked by Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) to “publish details of proposed payments of N729bn to 24.3 million poor Nigerians." SERAP made the…

The Delta State Government has approved the construction of Aragba-Orogun township Roads in Ughelli North, widening and rehabilitation of the 2.1 kilometres Orhunwhorun Road in Udu and the overlay of the Old Lagos/Asaba Road through…

The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, said it disbursed N1.79 trillion for financing development in nine schemes from January to September 2020. This information was derived from the apex bank’s October 2020 Economic Report released last…

The World Bank confirmed that despite the gradual reopening of schools worldwide following their shut down as a result of the outbreak of Coronavirus disease, no fewer than 700 million students are still locked out of school globally, with…

The ANZ analysts say that there are great signs of weaker demand for oil in the global market due to the slipped prices for a second straight session on Monday. This is as a result of the COVID-19 lockdowns which has raised fresh concerns…

The Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a PowerDot, a UK-based energy firm for the provision of affordable uninterrupted electricity through incineration of municipal solid waste to…