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Nigeria’s Falconets Soar to the Playoff Round of the 2024 FIFA Women’s World Cup Qualifiers In a thrilling display of athleticism and determination, Nigeria’s Falconets have secured their place in the playoff round of the 2024 FIFA Women’s World Cup qualifiers. Facing off against Tanzania in the second leg of their third-round tie, the Falconets […]
A new report has highlighted a widening gap between Nigeria’s rice consumption and domestic production, leading to a supply shortfall of approximately two million metric tonnes annually. This imbalance has driven up rice prices by over 37% in 2023 alone, according to the AFEX 2023 wet season crop production report. Despite its potential to become […]
Dr Onaolapo Soleye, a former finance minister of Nigeria, has passed away at the age of 90. He marked his 90th birthday last Saturday in Abeokuta, Ogun State, and died in the early hours of today at a specialist hospital in Ibara GRA, Abeokuta. Soleye served in various capacities throughout his career, including as an […]
The Diabetes Association of Nigeria says no about 11.2 million Nigerians are presently living with the disease. President of the association, Dr Alkali Mohammed, made the disclosure in Abuja at an event to commemorate the 2023 World Diabetes Day (WDD). The WDD is a day set aside by the United Nations to draw public attention […]
Electricity workers across Nigeria have shut down the national grid, leading to a nationwide blackout. The strike was called by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in protest of the assault on Joe Ajaero, the President of the NLC, on November 1, 2023, in Imo State. Ndidi Mbah, the spokesperson for the Transmission Company of Nigeria […]
Nigeria’s inflation rate has been tipped to hit 30% by December 2023, global financial advisory service firm, Klynveld Peat Marwick Goerdeler (KPMG) has predicted. KPMG in its macroeconomic review for the first half of 2023 and outlook for the year’s second half noted that recent reforms in the petroleum industry and unification of the foreign […]
