Chinelo Obogo talktonelo@yahoo.com Year 2020 has no doubt been the worst year for the aviation industry in many decades. In Nigeria, an already financially challenged industry has to contend with the impact of the COVID19 pandemic and an economic recession which experts say is the worst since 1983. Already, many …
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Recession: Economy still buoyant, FG insists
Fred Ezeh, Abuja Amidst a second economic recession in five years, the Federal Government, Thursday, maintained that Nigeria is still buoyant and remains the biggest economy in Africa. The government said that although COVID-19 has forced economies of developed countries into recession, the situation in Nigeria is not as bad …
Read More »Buhari to OPEC: Consider Nigeria’s population, infrastructure deficit in oil production cuts sharing
Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari, has appealed to the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) to consider the weight of the responsibility of the nation with “200 million poor people, with severe deficit in infrastructure” when sharing oil production cuts. According to him, countries like Nigeria have peculiar challenges …
Read More »FCMB holds tax seminar for businesses, seeks synergy among stakeholders
First City Monument Bank (FCMB) has urged business owners in Nigeria to keep pace with current and emerging realities in the corporate environment, especially on taxation, in order to make their respective businesses competitive and enhance overall performance. The bank would want stakeholders to build a more robust relationship that …
Read More »A bold step
Editorial WAt last, Government Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State, where about 276 schoolgirls were abducted in April, 2014, is now to be rebuilt by the Borno State government. Governor Babagana Zulum made the promise during a visit to the school on Tuesday, last week. Chibok hit global headlines when …
Read More »Personal data of 16 million Brazilian COVID-19 patients exposed online
Among those affected by the leak are Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro, seven ministers, and 17 provincial governors.Read More
Read More »Lawmakers Slam NNPC, Demand Details of Expenditures On Rehabilitation Of Refineries, Others
The House of Representatives on Thursday frowned at the management of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation for concealing information on its expenditures. The lawmakers also asked the corporation to open up its books on all the expenditure incurred on Joint Venture Cooperation, pipeline maintenance, rehabilitation of refineries. The House committee on …
Read More »Why I dropped out of school – Fast-rising singer, Miraboi
Nigerian afrobeats singer, Miracle Kelechi Chike, popularly known as Miraboi, has given reasons he dropped out of school. According to him, his decision was as a result of the hardship he faced at the time. Speaking with DAILY POST in an interview, the artiste said though his musical career is …
Read More »Fear and trembling
Editorial ONE of the states reaping the whirlwind of the gangster in the aftermath of the #EndSARS protests is Edo. Although the state had harvested the fear and loss from banditry for a few years now, it is far worse today. The trigger for the fatal upsurge has been …
Read More »Bzzzzzzt! How safe is that keenly priced digital doorbell?
How on earth are you supposed to figure out whether that home gadget you just ordered is full of security holes or not?Read More
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