PUNCH PUNCH: – US records 2,000 deaths a single day as Easter opens in lockdown COVID-19: Practitioners seek NAFDACs analysis of proposed herbal drugs Northern Christian elders want Buhari to rescue Leah Sharibu Pipeline shutdown: FG, oil firms lose N24bn in eight days 9mobile, UK firm offer Nigerians free online COVID-19 screening Akeredolu has […]
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BUSINESSDAY Focus on aggressive policy implementation, stakeholders task FG Fringe players jittery as insurers look to bigger consolidation Delayed reforms seen costing Nigeria gains of rising oil prices How Nigeria can curb disease outbreaks through public-private coalition Over $6bn flown into local bond market post-election ‘ CBN Technologies making agriculture, farming smarter FIRS denies contemplating […]
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BUSINESSDAY Abiy Ahmed puts Ethiopia on path to a miracle says Oxford professor Nigeria shocks IOCs with demand for N20bn in back taxes Wearied voters hang hope on INEC assurances Electoral reforms in emerging markets hold big lessons for Nigeria’s INEC Voting at elections is a sacred duty 4-year election cycle as a […]
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On first look, not much separates the two front-runners contesting Nigeria’s presidential election. Both are men in their 70s with previous experience of high-level politics. Both are from the same ethnic group. And both are Muslims from the north of the country. Incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari, of the All Progressives Congress party, known […]
Continue ReadingBUSINESSDAY 4 years after, Buhari fails to curb corruption High production cost hurts local dairy makers Nigeria loses over $25.3bn in freight charges to foreign owned ships in 3 years Rising use of hard drugs heightens risks of living in Nigeria’s major cities Oil sector reform: Looks like Indonesia would soon leave Nigeria […]
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PUNCH Debt recovery: Reps to finalise AMCON amendment bill soon Alleged frame-up: Dino Melayes trial stalled over prosecutions omission I wont take sides with any political party Bayelsa CP Baro River Port: NIWA orders contractors back to work FG woos Canadian investors for mining industry Senate probes NNPC over diverted$1bn NLNG dividend 2019 budget: Buhari […]
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Bill Gates traveled to Nigeria to publicly give its leaders some tough talk. It was a highly unusual move but the tech billionaire believes the country is facing a critical moment. “While it may be easier to be polite, it’s more important to face facts so that you can make progress,” the philanthropist told a […]
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The gap between the super-rich and the poorest half of the global population is starker than previously thought, with just eight men, from Bill Gates to Michael Bloomberg, owning as much wealth as 3.6 billion people, according to an analysis by Oxfam released Monday. Presenting its findings on the dawn of the annual gathering of […]
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Bill Gates has said that capitalism isn’t working, and that socialism is our only hope in order to save the planet. During an interview with The Atlantic, the Microsoft founder said that the private sector is too selfish to produce clean and economical alternatives to fossil fuels, and announced his intentions to spend $2 billion […]
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