Business Economy Notes

FG generates N416.01bn as Company Income Tax in Q3, 2020 – NBS

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…

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Recession: Nigeria ready to reopen its land borders to trade – Finance minister

Nigeria is ready to reopen its land borders to trade for the first time in more than a year after closing them to try to stamp out smuggling, the finance minister said on Wednesday. Finance Minister Zainab Ahmed said those involved had learned from the closure and worked together on joint border patrols. “We will Read More…

Football Notes Sports

AFCON qualifiers: Top five Nigeria must start against Sierra Leone

After Friday’s collapse in Benin, the German tactician must keep faith in these five players in the reverse fixture in Freetown Friday’s 4-4 draw at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium has set things up for an entertaining game at the National Stadium. Given how Gernot Rohr’s troops somehow contrived to blow away a 4-0 lead, the Read More…

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Nigeria 4-4 Sierra Leone: Super Eagles stunned as Leone Stars come back from four down

Gernot Rohr’s men roared into a four-goal lead at Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin City, but were ultimately forced to settle for a point Nigeria surrendered a four-goal lead to draw 4-4 against Sierra Leone in their 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying game on Friday evening. Alex Iwobi’s double and strikes from Victor Osimhen and Read More…

COVID19 Health Top Story

What it would take to get super-cold COVID-19 vaccine to West Africa

Hope is rising that a new vaccine could halt the COVID-19 pandemic – for some – but lessons learnt from past vaccine programmes in West Africa suggest millions more might miss out. The super-cold storage temperature required for the new vaccine will make it near impossible to deliver in rural parts of Africa, said public Read More…

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Super Eagles must relieve fan pain because of Covid-19 and protests – Dosu Joseph

The former international has urged Gernot Rohr’s men to go for all three points at Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium Dosu Joseph has advised the Nigeria national team to aim for victory in their Africa Cup of Nations qualifying game against Sierra Leone. The Super Eagles will host the Leone Stars at Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium on Friday Read More…

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Osimhen says he’s not in competition with fellow Nigerian strikers

Nigeria and Napoli forward Victor Osimhen says he and other Super Eagles strikers are not in competition but united in winning to make the country proud whenever on national call. Osimhen, during a pre-match press conference ahead of Friday’s Super Eagles/Leone Stars’ 2021 AFCON qualifier in Benin, said he and his colleagues were focused on Read More…

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Ratification of AfCFTA shows Nigeria’s economic leadership – Trade Minister

Mr Adeniyi Adebayo, Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, says the Federal Executive Council’s approval of ratification of African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement demonstrates,  globally, Nigeria’s economic leadership position on the continent. FEC on Wednesday approved the ratification of the AfCFTA agreement which Nigeria signed on July 7, 2019, in Niamey during the Read More…

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‘Nigeria want to win both games’ – Rohr sets Sierra Leone target

The German tactician has set his sights on defeating the Leone Stars over two legs towards securing an early ticket to Cameroon 2022 Nigeria coach Gernot Rohr has stated his team’s double-header Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers are must-win games, to shift attention to World Cup qualifiers. The Super Eagles currently lead Group L with Read More…