Oil prices fall on demand concerns
2021-01-18
Oil prices edge lower as climbing Coronavirus cases and tighter restrictions in Europe and China, cause worries over slower recovery in fuel demand.Continue Reading
Buhari to inaugurate National Oil and Gas Excellence Centre Jan. 21 – DPR
2021-01-18
President Muhammadu Buhari to virtually inaugurate National Oil and Gas Excellence Centre (NOGEC), Lagos, on Jan. 21, to boost operations of nation’s petroleum sector.Continue Reading
Japan PM vows to press ahead with Olympics amid virus surge
2021-01-18
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga vows to forge ahead with preparations to hold Tokyo Olympics this summer, in face of growing public opposition as Japan battles surge in coronavirus infections.Continue Reading
VFD Group mulls banking licence, seeks N13.5bn capital
2021-01-18
VFD Group, financial service-focused proprietary investment company in Lagos, perfects arrangements for national banking licence.Continue Reading
Indonesians overseas infected with COVID-19 rise to 2,820
2021-01-18
Number of Indonesians overseas infected with COVID-19 rises to 2,820, as four more new cases were registered within the past 24 hours.Continue Reading
Schools in India’s capital partially reopen after 10 months
2021-01-18
Authorities in India’s capital of New Delhi, reopens schools for first time since March 2019, officials say.Continue Reading
Again court sentences Samsung heir to 2½ years imprisonment
2021-01-18
A Seoul High Court sentences heir to Samsung’s corporate empire, Lee Jae-yong, to two and a half years imprisonment in reopened corruption trial.Continue Reading
Why Navalny was arrested at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport
2021-01-18
Russian authorities detain dissident Alexei Navalny at Sheremetyevo airport near Moscow, according to post on Navalny’s Telegram channel.Continue Reading
NNPC records ₦28.38bn trading surplus in Sept. – Report
2021-01-18
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) records trading surplus of ₦28.38 billion in September 2020.Continue Reading
APC clears Kano State LG poll
2021-01-18
All Progressives Congress (APC) cleares all 44 chairmanship and 484 councillorship seats at Saturday’s Kano State local government councils poll.Continue Reading