World Bank President, David Malpass, said that a more ambitious debt relief plan is needed to save poorer countries from sliding into pandemic-induced “depression”.
Mr Ed Ubong, the Managing Director, Shell Nigeria Gas Ltd. (SNG) said on Wednesday that the COVID-19 pandemic had negatively impacted its business in the country.
Oil prices eased on Wednesday on concerns that U.S. fuel demand may not recover as quickly as expected amid stalled talks on an economic stimulus package.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Tuesday announced 410 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 49,895.
U.S. President Donald Trump will use the White House to deliver a partisan political speech to the Republican National Convention next week.
U.S. Democratic Party has officially nominated former Vice President, Mr Joe Biden, as its candidate for the Nov. 3 presidential election.
Mali’s President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita announced his resignation on live television in the early hours of Wednesday morning following a military coup.
The People Democratic Party (PDP) has said that none of its members would engage in any underhand measure to win Edo governorship election.
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has criticised the unfolding military mutiny in Mali and called for restoration of constitutional order and rule of law in the country.
The Lagos State Government on Tuesday gave out a total of N100 million grants to 23 innovators and technology firms.