Beyond the news

Beyond the news

Beyond the news

Jigawa lost 20 percent of its IGR due to COVID-19 pandemic – Board

Jigawa lost 20 percent of its IGR due to COVID-19 pandemic – Board

Africa-Press - Nigeria. Jigawa State Internal Revenue Board says the state had lost over 20% of its internally generated revenue due to the COVID-19...
Naira hits lowest level in four years after CBN modifies rate

Naira hits lowest level in four years after CBN modifies rate

Africa-Press - Nigeria. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has weakened the local currency for the third time in 2020, while striving to curb...

WTO should play role in COVID-19 medicine access: candidate

Afirca Press-Nigeria:Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, seen by delegates as a top candidate to lead the WTO, currently chairs the GAVI vaccine alliance board and stressed...

Africa webinar on the importance of leading communication during epidemic

Africa Press-Nigeria:The absence of a COVID-19 vaccine elevates prevention measures asa country’s first line of defence against the onslaught of the virus.To create awareness...

‘Deploy real sector investment to leverage population growth’

Financial and economic experts have advised that if Nigeria is to benefit from the exponential growth in its population, investment in the real sector...

10 things you need to know this Sunday morning

1. President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday, commissioned ‘OPERATION SWIFT RESPONSE’ as a border drill exercise to checkmate the illegal activities of smugglers across the...

FG reveals how Nigerians can end insecurity

Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr Boss Mustapha, has said Nigerians must uphold the tenets of moral, religious, and cultural values to...

Why operation Amotekun won’t succeed, by Miyetti Allah

An elder statesman of the Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, in Bauchi state, Sadiq Ibrahim Ahmed, has expressed doubt over the successful operation of the...

In Science, tech Nigeria still limps despite vision 2020

IT IS a new year, a new decade, and dawn of an era in Nigeria’s science and technology. Given that a nation’s growth and...

Nigerians’ Top Expectations for 2020 Revealed

Abuja — A majority of citizens in Africa's most populous country, Nigeria, expect improvements in the economy, job creation and energy supply in 2020.This...