Pillow aspires to be an all-in-one platform that says it helps even newbie users save, spend and invest in cryptocurrency. The Singapore-based startup announced it has raised $18 million in Series A financing co-led by Accel and Quona Capital, with participation…
India a bright light economy, doing reasonably well: IMF chief economist
IMF on Tuesday sharply lowered India’s economic growth forecast to 6.8 percent in its latest World Economic Outlook as compared to the 7.4 percent it had estimated earlier in July, citing the impact of external headwinds and weaker-than-expected second-quarter growth.…
UNILAG tops Nigerian varsities, ranks 401-500th in world
The University of Lagos is ranked first among Nigerian universities and 401-500th out of over 1,799 institutions across the world, the 2023 Times Higher Education World University Rankings released on Wednesday, October 12, 2022, reveals. UNILAG is sharing the first…
NNPCL Set to Sign 7,000km Gas Pipeline Contract with Morocco, West African Countries
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) will tomorrow (Thursday) sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on a gas pipeline project with the National Office of Hydrocarbons and Mines of Morocco and the commission of the Economic Community of West…
FG recovered N2.6trn revenue from oil coys – NEITI
Federal Government has recovered a total of N2.6 Trillion in revenue from oil firms following the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) National Assembly intervention. NEITI said a total of 2.6 billion dollars remained outstanding in the hands of companies…
Timi Frank Congratulates Kenya’s President-elect
A former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Timi Frank has congratulated Kenya President-elect, Mr. William Ruto. Frank in a statement Wednesday in Abuja commended the people of Kenya for their peaceful disposition during the presidential…
Adamu says FG can borrow till eternity; It’ll lead to disaster — NECA, Atiku, LP, others
National Chairman of ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Abdullahi Adamu, yesterday came under attacks over his comments that the federal government could borrow till eternity to fund the country’s infrastructure regeneration, as the Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association, NECA, Labour Party,…
Strike: Again, FG, ASUU meeting end in deadlock
ABUJA — AGAIN, the negotiation meeting held by the federal government and Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) yesterday, ended in deadlock, thus dashing hope of imminent resumption of academic activities in the nation’s public universities. The union had met…
2024 preview? Cheney telegraphs her next, direct shot at Trump
She reaffirmed Wednesday morning that she’s considering a presidential run. But whether she can find a lane without helping her nemesis remains unclear. JACKSON, Wyo. — Conceding defeat at sunset before a picturesque ranch vista Tuesday night, Liz Cheney invoked…
Debt servicing to hit N10.43tn, economists slam FG
The Federal Government has projected that debt servicing will cost N10.43tn by 2025, according to the 2023-2035 Medium Term Expenditure Framework & Fiscal Strategy Paper. This is a 182.66 per cent increase from the N3.69tn budgeted for debt service in…