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Jul 16, 2021

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Excess Crude Account falls to $60.8 million – NEC

The National Economic Council (NEC) has disclosed that Nigeria’s Excess Crude Account (ECA) balance has fallen to $60.8 million from its last reported stable rate of $72.4 million. Read more…

Oil Exploration: Reps’ Bill seeks to prevent future earthquakes, other Natural Disasters in Niger Delta

A bill seeking a backup plan against natural disasters in the Niger Delta region provoked by the long period of oil exploration and exploitation has been introduced in the House of Representatives. Read more…

Naira maintains stability at forex markets, as crypto investors lose $27.54 billion to sell-offs

The exchange rate between the naira and the US dollar closed at N411.2/$1 at the official forex market. Read more…

Ganduje files fresh suit against publisher Jaafar

The Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, has filed a fresh civil suit against the publisher of Daily Nigerian (an online news medium), Mr. Jaafar Jaafar. Read more…

Britain, firm seek Kanu’s consent to take over case

The British High Commission and a law firm in London, Bindmans, have sought the consent of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, to take up his case. Read more…

Fake developer defrauds 100 prospective Lagos tenants of N500m

A suspected fake developer, Ahmed Ayinde, has been arrested by men of the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly defrauding no fewer than 100 prospective tenants in the Olowo Ira area of the state. Read more…

FG declares Tuesday, Wednesday public holidays for Eid-El-Kabir celebration

The Federal Government has declared Tuesday, July 20 and Wednesday, July 21, as Public Holidays to mark this year’s Eid-el-Kabir celebration. Read more…

Nigeria’s oil output sheds 11.47% in Q2’21 — OPEC

Apparently in a bid to comply with the output quota of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC, Nigeria’s oil output dropped 11.47 per cent year-on-year, read more…

FG working to export cashew nuts directly from South East – NEPC

The Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) has disclosed that it is working on exporting cashew directly from the South East region in a bid to increase non-oil exports in Nigeria. Read more…

To accommodate fresh loans, FG raises new borrowing limit to N61tn

With the new borrowing limit set by the Federal Government, Nigeria can expand its current debt portfolio from N33.11tn to N61tn. Read more…

WhatsApp to let users message without their phones

WhatsApp is testing a new feature that will let people message without using their phone for the first time. Read more…

Peter R de Vries: Dutch crime reporter dies after shooting

The prominent Dutch crime reporter Peter R de Vries, who was shot and seriously wounded in central Amsterdam nine days ago, has died. Read more…

USA, Canada advance to Gold Cup quarter-finals

The United States and Canada both recorded emphatic wins on Thursday in CONCACAF Group B play, advancing to the knockout stage of the tournament in Kansas City. Read more…

Nigeria leads in mobile app downloads, while South Africa records highest in-app spending in Africa - report

Smartphone users in Africa downloaded a record number of games and other apps as the deadly coronavirus confined millions of people to their homes. According to a new report from AppsFlyer in collaboration with Google, read more…

Social

Blue Origin: Teenager to fly into space with Jeff Bezos

An 18-year-old is to become the youngest person to fly to space when he joins Jeff Bezos on the first human flight by his space company on 20 July. Read more…

How Suleja Prisons O/C allegedly seduced inmate’s wife, impregnated, married her

Controller General of the Nigerian Correctional Service NCoS, Haliru Nababa has initiated a high-level disciplinary procedure into the circumstances leading to an illicit marriage contract, read more…

'God blessed me with triplets, I lost one of them 4 days after' - Kizz Daniel

The music star welcomed his kids earlier in May. Read more…

Meghan Markle developing animated series for Netflix

The series centers on the adventures of a 12-year-old girl, who is inspired by a variety of influential women from history. Read more…

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