World population growth slowing, expected to reach 8bn
The global population is continuing to increase but growth is becoming slower, according to a new UN report to mark...
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Food prices continue to soar in Abuja, environs
Prices of staple food have continued to increase in Abuja and Nasarawa State, a survey shows. In Nasarawa and the...
Soaring prices of food worries economists
Economists in Lagos have suggested diverse ways in which the Federal Government can overcome the rising food prices in the...
Insurance firms feel the pinch of motor business
Insurance companies undertaking motor business in Nigeria are feeling the pinch of the upward trend in the country’s inflation rate...
AfDB approves €121m loan for Senegal’s emergency agric initiative
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a €121 million loan to Senegal. The loan...
Use of chemicals for fishing unsafe
A traditional ruler in Nasarawa State, Alhaji Usman Abdullahi, has advised the residents of his area and other Nigerians against...
Kenya, Uganda unhappy over new taxes
Just a week after the new East African Community common external tariff (CET) band came into force, businesses are already...
Airline lobby sees hop-and-pick flights as remedy for African ailing carriers
An African airline lobby suggests urgent wider adoption of hop-and-pick services, seeing it as a solution to ailing carriers, and...
Safaricom launches interest-free loans for buying goods
Safaricom has unveiled a zero-interest credit service that will allow millions of its customers to shop for goods up to...
Sustaining Nigeria’s investment leadership in African economy
By Fortune Abang In spite of the present economic challenges in Nigeria, many African countries still look onto Nigeria as...
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