Business

    British inflation jumped unexpectedly to an 18-month high in June, official data showed Wednesday, heaping more pressure on the government and the UK economy. The Consumer Prices Index increased to 3.6 per cent last month compared with an annual inflation rate of 3.4 per cent in May as ...

  The Niger Delta Development Commission has alerted members of the public to a fake skills acquisition training purportedly sponsored by the commission.   The commission urged the public to disregard such claims by a group that is accusing the NDDC of not keeping to its promise to pay trainees ...

  The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), Ekperikpe Ekpo, has said that the Federal Government, under the leadership of President Bola Tinubu, is committed to making Nigeria a gas-powered economy, having declared a decade of gas utilisation.   Ekpo said in Uyo on Monday while giving his remarks ...

    The president of the Money Lenders Association, Mr Gbemi Adelekan, has urged Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises to adopt a healthy credit lifestyle in a bid to have access to financial opportunities for business growth.   In a statement on Monday, he said he has noticed a trend, ...

  Most Asian markets rose on Monday as investors digested Donald Trump’s latest trade war salvos that saw him threaten to hit the European Union and Mexico with 30 per cent tariffs.   Hong Kong, Shanghai, Sydney, Seoul, Singapore, Manila and Jakarta all rose, with Tokyo, Wellington and Taipei edging ...

  Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, has hailed the National Automotive Design and Development Council for training and empowering technicians in the state to be better citizens and properly placed to contribute to economic growth.   Oyebanji, who said that the exercise “marks a significant milestone in our state’s commitment ...

  The Bayelsa State Government has resolved a dispute between Egweama Nembe and Elepa communities in Brass and Nembe local government areas over the ownership of Elepa 1 and 2 oil wells.   Both communities accepted a decision reached by the state government on Friday in Yenagoa to ensure peace ...

  Popular actress, Iyabo Ojo, has responded to her colleague, Liz Anjorin, via a video post, stating that she should be held responsible if anything happens to her or any member of her family. This comes as Ojo has been fighting different battles, and receiving threats received.   Earlier in ...

  A farm worker died on Friday after being injured during a raid by US immigration agents on a legal cannabis farm in California that resulted in the arrests of 200 undocumented migrants and clashes with protestors.   President Donald Trump, meanwhile, called demonstrators involved in attacks on Immigration and ...

  Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, has described the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project as a “scam,” accusing the Bola Tinubu-led administration of lacking tangible projects that benefit Nigerians.   Lawal made the remarks during an appearance on Inside Sources with Laolu Akande, aired on Channels ...