Abuja, Nigeria – The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has reported a 3.46% year-on-year growth in Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the third quarter of 2024, marking an improvement from the 2.54% recorded in Q3 2023 and the 3.19% achieved in Q2 2024. The growth was primarily driven by the Services sector, which expanded…
By Our Reporter The Initiator of the Think Cross River initiative, Edem Darlington would be honored by the presidency for his efforts in community engagement and leadership according to a statement by the senior special assistant to the president on community engagement, Gift Jumbo. The award, “Community Visionary Leadership” according to the statement is as…
Lagos, Nigeria – Investors in the Nigerian Equities Market faced a loss of N142 billion on Thursday following a decline in the share prices of companies such as WAPIC, UPL, and Sovereign Trust Insurance, among others. At the close of trading, the equity capitalization dropped from N59.5 trillion on Wednesday to N59.3 trillion, while the…
By Magnus Effiong The Alumni Association of St Patrick’s College Ikot Ansa, Calabar, has called on relevant authorities to work towards returning the institution to a boarding school for boys only. The National President of the Association, His Majesty Edidem Etim C.D Abia, who is also the Attah Ekid Afid in Akwa Ibom state, said…
As we near the close of the week, let’s look at the trending stories from Amazon, Apple, YouTube, as Bitcoin blasts toward $90K and Telegram Pavel Durov offers free IVF for future heirs and more. Stocks hit the brakes on Tuesday, stepping back from their postelection rally. The Dow shed 382.15 points (0.86%), settling at…
