A former Minister of Labour and Productivity under the Interim National Government of Chief Enerst Sonekan, Prince Ajibola Afonja, is dead. Our correspondent learnt that the former Chairman of First Bank and native of Oyo town, Oyo State, died on Sunday night at the University College Hospital, UCH, in Ibadan, at 82. He was said […]
Pep Guardiola has said he has intention to leave Man City after winning a fourth consecutive Premier League title, and sixth in seven years, on Sunday. Phil Foden scored twice as City beat West Ham 3-1 at the Etihad to edge out Arsenal by two points and deny the Gunners a first league title in 20 years. […]
Erling Haaland has finished as the English Premier League (EPL) top goal scorer for a second consecutive season as Manchester City beat West Ham 3-1 to win a fourth consecutive title. The Norwegian striker was absent for two months of the season through injury and struggled to match the heights of his debut campaign at City when […]
The Minnesota Timberwolves erased a 20-point deficit to stun Denver 98-90, knocking the defending NBA champions out of the playoffs Sunday as Indiana ousted the New York Knicks. Karl-Anthony Towns scored 23 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, Jaden McDaniels added 23 points and Anthony Edwards hit his stride late as the Timberwolves became the first team to […]
The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has warned that the impact of multiplicity of taxes imposed on the manufacturing sector in the country may hinder the sector from maximizing the potential gains in the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). Director General of MAN, Segun Ajayi-Kadir, stated this in a paper he presented at the just […]
Stock market analysts have indicated that trading this week would be driven by the outcome of the anticipated Monetary Policy Committee, MPC, meeting scheduled for today and tomorrow as well as investors’ continuing reaction to the inflation figures announced last week by the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS. This comes at the backdrop of the sustained […]
Production at U.S. factories unexpectedly fell in April amid a decline in motor vehicle output, data showed on Thursday. Manufacturing output dropped 0.3% last month following a downwardly revised 0.2% increase in March, the Federal Reserve said. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast factory output rising 0.1% after a previously reported 0.5% advance in March. Production […]
Nigeria has become the top investment destination for Indonesia in Africa, overtaking South Africa, with a trade balance in excess of $4.7 billion in 2022. President of NICCI, Mr. Ishmael Balogun, stated this at a press conference, in Lagos over the weekend, to announce the upcoming 3rd edition of the Nigerian-Indonesian Investment and Trade Forum (NIITF) […]
China’s industrial output grew 6.7 per cent year-on–year in April, accelerating from the 4.5 per cent pace seen in March, as the recovery in the manufacturing sector gathered pace. The official data released on Friday by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) came above a 5.5 per cent increase in a Reuters’ poll of analysts. However, […]
Nigerians no longer worry over what the state of the nation will look like tomorrow. Everyone is now focused on how to survive in the failing economy. It is no longer news that people’s purchasing powers have continued to decrease, as prices of goods and services continue to rise, unabated. The continuous rise has affected […]
