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Nigerian Stock Exchange By Nkiruka Nnorom The equities market went down for two straight days yesterday following losses in some blue chip companies with investors losing N207 billion for the two days running. The market dropped further by N52 billion yesterday after declining by N155 billion on Monday as a result of profit taking activities….
BlackBerry’s future as a smartphone brand has been thrown into question after its current manufacturer said it would stop selling BlackBerry mobile phones later this year. Chinese firm TCL said it would halt sales of BlackBerry-branded handsets at the end of August and would end software support for phones in August 2022. The two companies…
January 2020 warmest on record: EU climate service Last month was the warmest January on record globally, while in Europe temperatures were a balmy three degrees Celsius above the average January from 1981 to 2010, the European Union’s climate monitoring system reported Tuesday. Across a band of countries stretching from Norway to Russia, temperatures were…
OPEC By Sebastine Obasi Nigeria’s rig count declined by three last December, 2019, having recorded 17 as against 20 recorded in November, at a time the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC, had an impressive plus 12, while world rig count increased by one, latest data from OPEC shows. Following Nigeria in the loser’s group…
Jose Mourinho says he had a “feeling early in November” that Liverpool would go on to win the Premier League title this season. Only a collapse of monumental proportions would see Liverpool fail to pick up the Premier League crown this season as Jurgen Klopp’s men have built a 22-point lead at the top of…
Maesaiah Thabane: Lesotho first lady charged with ‘murder’ over killing of PM’s ex-wife Lesotho police on Tuesday charged first lady Maesaiah Thabane with murder for her alleged links to the brutal 2017 killing of the prime minister’s previous wife. Maesaiah Thabane, 42, will spend the night in custody after she came out of hiding and…
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Tuesday officially inaugurated eight new locally-made boats to enhance water transportation across the state. Sanwo-Olu noted that the eight ferries were to complement the existing six being operated by the Lagos Ferry Service (LAGFERRY). The governor said: “Today, history is being made as to the efforts of our administration…
Abacha The United States said on Tuesday the soon to be repatriated $308million recovered from the family of the late maximum ruler, Gen. Sani Abacha, must be placed in a secured account by the Nigerian government. Washington said the Federal Government would be required to replace the fund if it is stolen from the account….
Mike Pompeo, US secretary of state The United States Secretary of State, Michael Pompeo said he is “optimistic” Nigeria will meet conditions to lift visa curbs, according to AFP report. Meeting Nigerian Foreign Minister Geoffrey Onyeama, Pompeo said that the curbs were imposed on Nigeria and five other countries as the United States wanted them…
The premier league has embarked on a winter break, a welcome development to help players recover from what has been a grueling season. We take a look at the ten players with most minutes under their belt in the 2019/2020 football season. 10) Andrew Robertson (3064 minutes)Even a complete absence of involvement in domestic cup…