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The nation’s bourse on Wednesday shed its gaining streak due to sell pressure in large capitalised stocks as the All-Share Index recorded the first loss in seven consecutive trading sessions. Consequently, the All-Share Index lost 90.80 points or 0.26 per cent to close at 35,056.82 against 35,147.62 recorded on Tuesday. Also, the market capitalisation which Read More…
Kyiv’s Olympic Stadium was the scene of Zinedine Zidane’s last stand as Real Madrid coach before resigning in stunning fashion in May 2018, and the arena could spell the start of the end for his second tenure after Tuesday’s defeat by Shakhtar Donetsk. The 2-0 loss left Madrid potentially staring at an exit from the Read More…
Customs officials from around Africa have supported the adoption of continental guidelines to facilitate the free flow of cross-border trade amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the UN Economic Commission for Africa said on Saturday. The decision was taken ahead of the start of trading under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) on 1 January, 2021. Read More…
The Gunners have now gone 476 minutes without scoring a goal from open play in the Premier League Arsenal head coach Mikel Arteta has admitted that “something is missing” with his side, who have gone five straight Premier League games without a goal from open play. The Gunners have only scored once in those five Read More…
Emirates customers can now plan their travels and fly with even greater assurance and peace of mind, with the airline’s latest industry-first initiative to provide expanded, multi-risk travel cover on top of its current COVID-19 cover. Provided by Emirates at no additional cost to its customers, and provided by AIG Travel, this cover is the Read More…
The Federal Government generated N416.01 billion as Company Income Tax (CIT), the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says. The bureau said this in its “Company Income Tax by Sectors 2015 – Quarter Three (Q3 2020)’’ obtained from its website on Thursday in Abuja. It said that the amount was against N402.03 billion generated in Quarter Read More…
The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Thursday sustained positive momentum with a growth of 0.10 per cent. Specifically, the All Share Index inched higher by 34.00 points or 0.10 per cent to close at 34,803.00 from 34,769.00 posted on Wednesday. Similarly, the market capitalisation which opened at N18.166 trillion rose by N18 billion or 0.10 Read More…
Pope Francis remembers soccer legend and fellow Argentine Diego Maradona with affection and is keeping him in his prayers, the Vatican said on Wednesday. Maradona, who died on Wednesday at his home in Argentina following a heart attack, met the pope several times at the Vatican after Francis was elected in 2013 as Latin America’s Read More…
OPEC and allies including Russia are leaning towards delaying next year’s planned increase in oil output to support the market during the second wave of COVID-19 and rising Libyan output, despite a rise in prices, three sources close to OPEC+ said. OPEC+ was due to raise output by 2 million barrels per day (bpd) in Read More…
Maduka Okoye put up an impressive showing for Sparta Rotterdam as the Castle Lords brushed aside ADO Den Haag 6-0 in Sunday’s Eredivisie outing. Inspired by two goals each from Lennart Thy and Mario Engels, Henk Fraser’s men strolled past the visitors as they recorded their second win of the 2020-21 campaign. Abdou Harroui had Read More…