Economy

By John Ikani Nigeria has blocked Shell’s $1.3 billion deal to sell its onshore oil production assets, disrupting the company’s plan to withdraw from the Niger Delta’s shallow water sector. The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission’s...

By Lucy Adautin  Nigeria is poised to benefit from Germany’s ambitious €4 billion investment in green energy projects across Africa by 2030. This was announced by Felix Ale, Director of Media and Corporate Communications at the...

By John Ikani The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) and the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) last Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the implementation of the NCDMB-UBEC Smart Schools Development Initiative...

By John Ikani Russian President Vladimir Putin has signalled that the idea of a unified BRICS currency is still far off, while stressing that the group is moving forward with plans to explore digital currencies for...

By Enyichukwu Enemanna Lawmakers in Tunisia on Friday presented a bill before the Parliament seeking to strip the country's central bank of pi the authority to adjust interest rates or foreign exchange policy without getting confirmation...

By Enyichukwu Enemanna Togo's Ministry of Transportation has announced the immediate suspension of operations of Russia-owned ride-hailing app, Yango, citing security concerns. Yango, a subsidiary of Russian tech company, Yandex, had only started operations in June...