NBS: Nigeria Foreign Trade Balance in Q3 Records N3trn Negative

Nigeria recorded N3 trillion negative foreign trade balance in the Third Quarter(Q3) of 2021 as total import hits N8.2 trillion against N5.1 trillion in the period under review National Bureau of Statistics(NBS) has revealed. Dr. Simon Harry, the Statistician General of the Federation and Chief Executive Officer of National Bureau of Statistics,  made this disclosure  during a…

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Igbos Want Appointments Not Development – Ngige

The Minister of Labour, Chris Ngige has said that, Igbos in the South-East prefer political appointments to infrastructural development in their region, but President Muhammadu Buhari does not understand that. “My people love appointments. That’s where this president (Mr Buhari) didn’t get them well,” Mr Ngige said. He (Mr Buhari) felt that by giving infrastructure:…

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With New Deadly COVID-19 Variant, Economic Doldrums Loom As Only 1.8% Of Nigerians Are Fully Vaccinated

Economic and Medical experts have warned that Nigeria’s economy could be under intense pressure as more people become exposed to newer and deadlier variants of COVID-19. Only 3,774,203 Nigerians, that is 1.887 per cent of the country’s 200 million population and about three percent of eligible persons fully vaccinated against COVID-19. The latest SARS-CoV-2 variant,…

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If Elected APC National Chairman, I Will Promote Cohesion in the Party – Al-Makura

Senator Umar Al-Makura and the immediate past governor of Nasarawa State has said he is vying for the APC chairmanship position to promote cohesion in the party and help foster unity among Nigerians. Al-Makura made this known  on Tuesday when he had a meeting with leaders of the North-Central Peoples’ Forum at the organisation’s secretariat…

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