Lagos: The stock market on Monday recorded mixed performances. Specifically, the market capitalisation shed a marginal loss of N8 billion or 0.01 per cent to close at N66.343 trillion from N66.351 trillion recorded on Friday. However, the All-Share Index dropped by 0.15 per cent or 155.96 points to close at 105,799.17 against 105,955.13 posted on […]
Day: March 18, 2025
WHO Announces Malaria Vaccine Rollout Amidst Concerns Over U.S. Funding Cuts
Geneva: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced that up to 25 countries are expected to include malaria vaccines in their childhood immunisation programmes by the end of 2025. Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, the WHO’s Director-General, shared this update during an online media conference focused on global health issues, emphasising that these vaccines could save tens […]
Nigeria and Brazil Sign $1.1bn Agreement to Boost Agricultural Productivity
Abuja: Nigeria and Brazil have signed the commercial phase of the $1.1 billion Green Imperative Project (GIP), aiming to boost agricultural productivity and enhance private-sector investment in Nigeria. The project is the largest agricultural initiative in Africa, focusing on the development of sustainable, low-carbon agriculture to improve food production efficiently and competitively. According to News […]
Nigeria and Cuba Pledge Deeper Cooperation in Healthcare and Trade
Abuja: Nigeria and Cuba have taken a bold step to strengthen diplomatic and economic ties, with a renewed focus on healthcare, education, and trade. Vice-President Kashim Shettima described Cuba as ‘a sacred land where every progressive will identify with’, when he received Mr. Bruno Parrilla, the Cuban Foreign Minister, and Miriam Palmero, Cuban Ambassador to […]
Dangote Group Plans Largest Port in Ogun Due to Investor-Friendly Policies
Abeokuta: The President of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, announced that his company has returned to invest in Ogun State, attributing this decision to the investor-friendly policies implemented by Governor Dapo Abiodun. According to News Agency of Nigeria, Dangote expressed this during a courtesy visit to Governor Abiodun at his office in Abeokuta. He highlighted […]