W/Bank Extends Support To 100 Countries     The World Bank on Tuesday said it had extended emergency support in the campaign against the COVID-19 pandemic to 100 developing countries – home to 70 per cent of the world’s population. The Bretton Woods institution, in a statement posted...

COVID-19: FAAN Slashes Workers’ Salaries   The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria on Tuesday said it might not be able to pay full staff salaries as from May 2020 until there was an improvement in the current economic crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. It, however, noted...

Transporters Seek Bailout To Avert Business Collapse     Luxury bus operators plying inter-state routes have cried out to the government for a bailout to enable them to return to business when the COVID-19 lockdown is fully lifted. The bus owners operating under the Association of Luxury Bus...

Demand For Nigeria’s Gas Yet To Plunge - Fed Govt     The federal government has said that for now, the Covid-19 has not affected the demand for gas, adding that the final impact of the virus was still uncertain. The government, however, noted that outbreak which has...

COVID-19: Run Fast, Get Prepared before the Impending Bad Economic Rain Starts By Anayo Nwosu, OON     The economic hardship that will befall on countries like Nigeria after and during COVID-19 is better imagined than experienced. It is akin to what the Igbos suffered after the war. Unfortunately,...

We are Rebranding NYSC for Youth Empowerment, Revenue Generation - Brig Shuaib, DG Brigadier General Ibrahim Shuaibu recently clocked one year in office as Director General (DG) of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). He expressed delight over the success story of the Scheme’s Skills...