Streaming giant, Netflix, has recorded a staggering loss of 970,000 subscribers in the second quarter of 2022. The company lost about 200,000 subscribers in the first quarter of 2022, the highest in over a decade. Netflix believes that factors hampering its growth include the time it is taking for homes …
Read More »Amid fuel crisis, NNPC transits to commercial entity
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation has on Tuesday, transited fully into a commercial entity, becoming the NNPC Limited. The official transitioning into a private entity means that the oil company would be regulated in line with the provisions of the Companies and Allied Matters Act from Tuesday, with the Group …
Read More »Passengers stranded as fuel scarcity hits Lagos
Many passengers were stranded at various bus stops in Lagos State, Monday morning, as commercial vehicles were scarce on the road. The scarcity of vehicles was attributed to the fuel scarcity, which was gradually building up in some parts of Lagos. A reporter saw that many people were stranded at …
Read More »Oando, Lagos partner on electric mass transit buses
LAGOS—Oando Plc. has recorded another milestone with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, with the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority, LAMATA, for the introduction of electric mass transit buses. A statement by the Managing Director, LAMATA, Mr. Abimbola Akinajo, said: “Oando Clean Energy came to us with a …
Read More »Why SouthEast is excluded from our interviews — PTDF
As part of efforts to boost the capacity of Nigerians to work in the oil and gas industry, the Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) has shortlisted 8,800 candidates from over 26,000 applicants for this year’s Overseas Scholarship Scheme, OSS. The PTDF OSS is an annual programme that awards scholarships to …
Read More »Why FG approved tax reliefs for tech startups – Pantami
The Federal Government approved tax reliefs for tech startups to enable the implementation of strategies to encourage and support the development and growth of more Innovation-Driven Enterprises. The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Ali Pantami, said this in a statement Sunday by his technical assistant, Femi Adeluyi. Pantami …
Read More »Dollar hits N600 at parallel market, forex supply shrinks
The dollar exchanged at N600 on Monday at the parallel market, heightening fears of a further devaluation of the nation’s currency. The rate at the Importers and Exporters Window was, however, N415.75 on Monday, widening the exchange rate spread to N184.25. At Zone 4 in Abuja, which is the hub …
Read More »Prepare for worst fuel scarcity, petrol marketers alert Nigerians
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria has asked Nigerians to prepare for the worst fuel crisis. To avoid this, the petrol marketers association asked the Federal Government to prevail on the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority to pay its members their outstanding bridging claims amounting to over …
Read More »Insecurity, inflation, low vaccination threaten Nigeria’s outlook, IMF warns
The International Monetary Fund (IMF), yesterday, handed a mixed scorecard about Africa’s near-term economic outlook, saying there is limited or nonexistent fiscal space to maneuver the “new shock” triggered by the Ukraine war. The position was contained in the April Regional Economic Outlook with the tagline ‘a new shock and …
Read More »2022 World Malaria Day: Mortein pushes prevention as cost-effective way against malaria
Mortein insecticide has identified prevention as one of the major cost-effective ways against the spread of malaria in Nigeria. In line with this year’s world malaria day theme, “Advance Equity. Build Resilience. End Malaria,” Mortein partnered with the Federal Ministry of Health through National Malaria Elimination Programme (NMEP) and other …
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