Ndubuisi Francis

Okonjo-Iweala: Global Food Crisis Could Last till 2024

The world’s food crisis could last until 2024 unless safe corridors are created to move Ukrainian food stocks currently blockaded…

2 years ago

Higher Energy Prices Could Trigger Global Recession, IEA Warns

A rise in energy demand in the summer could send prices higher and risk a global recession, the head of…

2 years ago

US Ranked World’s Most Secretive Financial Jurisdiction for Illegal Money

The United States of America (US) has emerged the most secretive financial jurisdiction to hide illegal money in the world,…

2 years ago

Nigeria: FG Suspends Accountant General Idris Over Alleged Diversion of N80bn

Nigeria's federal government has suspended the Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF), Ahmed Idris, indefinitely, following his arrest on Monday by…

2 years ago

IMF: 20 Sub-Saharan African Countries in Debt Distress, High Risk of Debt Distress

  The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned that debt vulnerabilities remains elevated in Sub-Saharan Africa, with no fewer than…

3 years ago

No Nigerian Listed as World Economic Forum Names 11 Africans Among 42 Young Global Leaders

Three Kenyans, three South Africans, two Ghanaians, an Algerian, Namibian and Somalian made the 2022 Young Global Leaders announced Sunday…

3 years ago

$418m Paris Club Refund: Don’t Tamper with Our Allocations, Nigerian Governors Insist

Governors of the 36 states of the federation have reaffirmed their position that the federal government should not go ahead…

3 years ago

WHO: Nigeria, 12 Other African Countries Yet to Surpass 10% Covid Vaccination

Nigeria and 12 other countries in Africa are yet to surpass 10 per cent full vaccination of their population against…

3 years ago

Nigeria, Other West African Countries Facing Worst Food Crisis in 10 Years, Aid Groups Say

International aid agencies on Tuesday raised the alarm that the West African sub-region was currently facing its worst food crisis…

3 years ago

Power Outages: We Have Settled 87% of Your Invoices, Nigeria Tells Generating Companies

Nigeria's federal government said on Thursday that it had settled the power Generation Companies (Gencos) to the tune of approximately…

3 years ago

Nigeria Raises $1.25bn Through Eurobonds as Public Debt Hits N41.026tn

Nigeria has issued $1.250 (N520 billion) billion seven-year Eurobond in the International Capital Market (ICM), being the first African country…

3 years ago