The ongoing scarcity of laptops and personal computers (PCs) may worsen as industry experts are now projecting that the prevailing paucity may persist until the third quarter of 2021. Previous reports indicate that the situation is a result of disruptions…
Braimah’s “My Lockdown Diary” inspires hope, optimism -Abati
At 4 pm today, eminent guests drawn from various disciplines and status in life will honour the publisher/editor-in-chief, of Naija Times, Ehi Braimah as he formally presents his book, My Lockdown Diary via the zoom platform. Here in the piece…
UBA deepens retail products, services through digital channels across Africa
Pan African financial services institution, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has deepened its retail products and services with an aim to delivering services aimed at meeting the needs of its customers across Africa. These services and product offerings, targeting…
P+ Measurement Services hosts 2020 AMEC Measurement Month in Nigeria
Despite recent developments succeeding the global impact of COVID-19 pandemic, the International Association for the Measurement and Evaluation of Communication (AMEC), an international regulator for media measurement and evaluation is organizing its annual AMEC Measurement Month in November 2020. This…
NLNG donates N381m Renal Centre to RSUTH
Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) on Wednesday donated a Renal Centre worth N381 million to the Rivers State University Teaching Hospital (RSUTH) to support the hospital’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic and to boost healthcare delivery in Rivers State. According to…
Football matches to resume in Libya’s premier league
It has now been several months without any football matches in Libya. Though many blame the Covid-19 pandemic for it, games in Libya’s premier league stopped even before the spread of coronavirus. But to some good news now, games are…
Minutes of the last Nigerian meeting – Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
It is nightmare time in Nigeria. All over the place it is gloom and doom, but a writer must perforce write. The great French novelist Balzac called himself “the secretary of French society”. It is in that spirit that I…
ACE Impact holds fall 2020 virtual workshop from October 19 – 27, 2020
The fourth biannual Regional Workshop of the Africa Higher Education Centres of Excellence for Development Impact (ACE Impact) will take place from October 19-27, 2020. The ACE Impact Fall 2020 workshop will hold in the virtual space due to restrictions…
Registration closes for FG’s N75bn MSME survival fund today
Applications for the federal government’s N75 billion Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) survival fund and support initiatives close today, October 15, 2020. The project, which is part of the N2.3 trillion of the Nigerian Economic Sustainability Plan, is a…
COVID-19 induces deep global recession for 2020, says IMF
The International Monetary Fund is projecting a deep global recession in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, with global economies expected to shrink by 4.4%. Speaking Tuesday at the IMF’s World Economic Outlook Forum in Boston, IMF chief economist Gita…
