Nigeria’s Debt Getting Out Of Control - El-Rufai         Nigeria’s debt is getting out of control and the country has to do something about it, the Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, said on Thursday. He said the country’s domestic debt was getting to its debt ceiling...

W/Bank Withholds $1.5bn Loan To Nigeria         Nigeria got a caveat on Thursday to get approval for a $1.5 billion loan she is seeking from the World Bank. The reforms around the naira must be strengthened by the Federal Government, the financial institution is insisting. According to...

Rising Youth Unemployment is a Waiting Time Bomb By Joy Nguri Current youth unemployment figure in Nigeria is estimated at about 17.1 percent of the over 200 million population. This data are estimates from the International Labour Organization, ILO, an agency of the United Nations saddled...

Oil Contributes 81% To N2.99trn Q3 Exports - NBS       Despite efforts made at boosting non-oil earnings, crude contributed N2.42 trillion to the country’s 2.99 trillion Q3 2020 export earnings, data released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) yesterday showed. With the figure, crude’s share of...

GITEX 2020: Nigerians Provide Digital Solutions to COVID-19, Other Challenges- Pantami         Nigerian scientists and digital entrepreneurs are providing digital solutions to COVID-19 and other global challenges. The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy Dr. Isa Pantami who leads the Nigerian delegation at the 40th edition of...

Online Food Market Projected To Hit $142m By Year End         Nigeria is ahead of African countries like Kenya, Uganda, Senegal, Ghana and others in online orders for food and grocery, according to Jumia Food Index 2020 report released at the weekend. The report stated that the...