King Salman of Saudi Arabia: Trump orders him jack up oil output by 2m barrels to bring down prices US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that Saudi Arabia’s King Salman had agreed to his request to ramp up oil production, a week after OPEC already announced an output rise.Continue Reading
The Assets Management Company of Nigeria (AMCON) has said that there will be no more room for negotiation with obligors as the company is now set for a new stage which is complete assets take-over. Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of AMCON, Mr. Ahmed Kuru, who disclosed in anContinue Reading
Mr Eric Fajeminsi, Chief Executive Officer, Stanbic IBTC Pension Managers Ltd., says the multi-fund investment structure for workers will protect and improve the investment performance of Nigeria’s N7.8 trillion pension assets. In a statement on Sunday in Lagos, Fajeminsi noted that the new structure superseded the previous “one-size-fits-all” investment structure.Continue Reading
The Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) has urged political parties to promote transparency, fairness and internal democracy in their congresses and primary elections. Chairman of the council in Yobe, Alhaji Umaru Kukuri, made the call on Sunday in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Damaturu. Kukuri, who isContinue Reading
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted prospects if thunderstorms and rains over the central states such as Abuja, Minna, Lafia, Bauchi, Gombe, Jos, Yola and Mambila Plateau axis on Monday morning. NiMet’s Weather Outlook by its Central Forecast Office in Abuja on Sunday also predicted day and night temperaturesContinue Reading
Mr Segun Ajayi-Kadri, the Director-General, Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), has appealed to the Federal Government to relax the tough conditions attached to disbursement of the Textile Intervention Fund. Ajayi Kadri made the plea in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Sunday. He saidContinue Reading
The Cross River Government on Sunday said it is targeting no fewer than 808, 470 children across the state for the Second Round of the 2018 National Immunisation Plus Days (NIPDS). Dr. Betta Edu, Director General, Cross River Primary Healthcare Development Agency, made the disclosure in Calabar during the flag-off Continue Reading
France to peg legal age for sexual consent at 15 France plans to fix the legal age of sexual consent as 15, so that an adult who has sex with someone younger than that will be charged with rape. Equality Minister Marlène Schiappa welcomed the move with advice from doctorsContinue Reading
Lionel Messi: Russia may have ended his international duties for Argentina Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi saw their World Cup dreams snuffed out on Saturday as French teenager Kylian Mbappe flew the flag for a new generation in Russia. Ten goals were scored on a gripping first day of theContinue Reading
