Global Borrowing Now At Highest Level Since 1950s

Global Borrowing Now At Highest Level Since 1950s

By Patricia Scotland, Commonwealth Secretary-General Trade wars, protectionism, and nationalist rhetoric are combining to create the possibility of a nightmare debt crisis that could be worse than any previously experienced. Global borrowing is now at the highest levels since the...
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NPA Photo News

NPA Photo News

 L-R: The Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Bala Usman, the President of Women in Maritime Africa-Nigeria (WIMAFRICA-NIGERIA) Hajia Bola Muse, at the Annual Conference of WIMAFRICA-NIGERIA in Lagos.
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Lagos Pledges To Pay Above N30,000 Minimum Wage

Lagos Pledges To Pay Above N30,000 Minimum Wage

Lagos State will pay its workers above the N30,000 new national Minimum Wage,  State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu  has said.Sanwo-Olu made the promise on Tuesday when the state leadership  of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), the Nigeria Labour Co...
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From left Hajia Lami Tumaka, Director of Special Duties, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA); the Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Ms Hadiza Bala-Usman; President of WIMA Nigeria, Hajia Bola Muse; and Hajia Aisha Musa,...
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Shippers Council Donates Household Items To Kano Old People’s Home, VVF centre

Shippers Council Donates Household Items To Kano Old People’s Home, VVF centre

The Nigerian Shippers Council (NSC) has donated some household itemś to the Kano State Old People’s Home and the Vesico Virginal Fistula (VVF) centre in the state.The items presented to the beneficiaries by the Executive Secretary of the NSC, Mr...
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Group Seeks Agric Reforms In West Africa

Group Seeks Agric Reforms In West Africa

The International Crisis Group, an independent non-profit organisation, on Tuesday called for a reform in the agricultural sector in West Africa and the Sahel as part of measures to address insecurity.Mr Nnamdi Obasi, the Senior Adviser of the group for...
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Access Bank Hits  N1b Digital Daily Lending

Access Bank Hits N1b Digital Daily Lending

Access Bank’s expanded Digital Lending Portfolio, which gives Nigerians quick and 24/7 access to funds for emergencies without any collateral, has hit a record N1billion daily in loan value.Executive Director, Retail Banking, Access Bank Plc, Victor Etuokwu,...
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Navy Rescues 329 Spain-Bound Migrants

Navy Rescues 329 Spain-Bound Migrants

The Moroccan navy said it rescued 329 Spain-bound migrants in the Mediterranean from October 10 to October 13, 2019.Official news agency MAP quoted a military source as saying that the migrants, mostly sub-Saharan nationals, were trying to cross the Strait...
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Buhari Seeks N’Assembly’s Approval For N10.06bn Refund To Kogi

Buhari Seeks N’Assembly’s Approval For N10.06bn Refund To Kogi

The Senate on Tuesday received a request from President Muhammadu Buhari for an approval to pay Kogi State Government N10.069 billion being refund of money spent by the state on behalf of Federal government. The request was contained in a letter...
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NIWA To Conduct Psychiatric Test On Boat Drivers

NIWA To Conduct Psychiatric Test On Boat Drivers

Boat Drivers in Warri, Delta State  will soon be subjected to Psychiatric examination as part of measures  to address issues of reckless driving.Speaking on Tuesday in Warri, Delta State,  Area Manager of  National Inland Waterways Authorit...
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South Korea Donates Buses To Nigerian Customs

South Korea Donates Buses To Nigerian Customs

The Embassy of South Korea in Nigeria has donated two Hyundai buses to the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), to boost its operations.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Mr Lee In Tae, Ambassador of South Korea to Nigeria, handed...
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DMO Lists ₦15b FGN Green Bond On NSE

DMO Lists ₦15b FGN Green Bond On NSE

The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Monday announced the listing of the Federal Government of Nigerian (FGN) N15billion Green Bond on its daily official list.  Promoted by the Debt Management Office (DMO), the 7-year Green bond issued at coupon rate...
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Nigeria Insists On Border Closure

Nigeria Insists On Border Closure

The Nigerian Government  will not reverse closure of borders until neighbouring countries have shown enough commitment to check smuggling of banned commodities into Nigeria.The Permanent Secretary (PS) of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Dr Mohammed Umar,...
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Lufthansa Faults Proposed Strike

Lufthansa Faults Proposed Strike

A planned strike by German cabin crew union UFO is illegal, Germany’s flag carrier Lufthansa said on Monday.The carrier, however, added that it would try to offer its full schedule on Sunday in spite of plans for a five-hour walkout.“Our...
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