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WTO: Okonjo-Iweala, Mohamed, three others know fate next week

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Oct 3, 2020
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Chevron to sack 25% of its workforce in Nigeria

The Management of Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL), declared that it has no plans to migrate Nigerian jobs outside the country. According to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), this clarification was made in a statement by Chevron’s General Manager for Policy, Government, and Public Affairs, Mr Esimaje Brikinn, on Friday, October 2, 2020. Read more

AfCFTA: Continental free trade will reduce value erosion of naira – FG

The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement will reduce the erosion of the naira, which has suffered nearly 90% devaluation since 2016, through exports of Nigerian made goods and services, and give exposure of the naira to other currencies. This was disclosed by Mr. Francis Anatogu, Secretary, National Action Committee on AfCFTA, in an interview with TVC News on Friday afternoon. Read more

Nuclear-weapon States too slow to eliminate their nuclear arsenals – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari says Nigeria is worried about the slow pace of progress of nuclear-weapon states to accomplish the total elimination of their nuclear arsenals, in accordance with their legal obligations, as he warned that that trafficking of nuclear materials, remains a  threat to international peace and security. The President disclosed this in a video message to the high-level UN meeting on Friday, commemorating the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons. Read more

GSM users hit 203 million, MTN, Airtel lead growth

MTN and Airtel are the biggest gainers of new mobile phone subscriptions in August, the latest monthly subscribers’ data from the Nigerian Communications Commission have shown. This is as the mobile phone subscribers’ base rose to 203.16 million in August from 198.96 million in July. Read more

WTO: Okonjo-Iweala, Mohamed, three others know fate next week

The five candidates still in the race for the job of director-general of the World Trade Organisation will know their fate next week, according to AFP. The PUNCH had earlier reported that three candidates including Mexico’s Jesus Seade, Egypt’s Hamid Mamdouh, and Moldova’s Tudor Ulianovschi were dropped last month as the Geneva-based organisation said they didn’t secure enough support in a first of three rounds of voting. Read more

Petrol: Comparing Nigeria with Saudi Arabia ridiculous, TUC tells Buhari

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