By Godswill Odiong The confirmed cases of Coronavirus pandemic have risen to 139,242 in Nigeria, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC. It stated: “On the 6th of February 2021, 1588 new confirmed cases and 6 deaths were recorded in Nigeria Till date, 139242 cases have been confirmed, 112557 cases have been discharged […]
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The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has announced a trading surplus of ₦13.43billion for the month of November 2020 up by 54% when compared to the ₦8.71billion surplus recorded in October 2020. This is contained in the November 2020 edition of the NNPC Monthly Financial and Operations Report (MFOR), according to a press release by
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Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the World Bank President Mr David Malpass “to exercise the Bank’s prerogative to release archival records and documents relating to spending on all approved funds to improve access to electricity in Nigeria between 1999 and 2020, the Bank’s role in the implementation of any funded electricity projects,
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WTO: We are happy with the new US administration to embrace Okonjo-Iweala as its candidate — President Buhari President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed happiness over the pronouncement of the Office of the United States Trade Representative, to embrace Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as Director-General of World Trade Organization, WTO. In a statement obtained by The Daily, www.thedaily-ng.com, his Senior Special Assistant
How MSC container ship runs aground in Livorno Container ship MSC ANIELLO has run aground at Livorno entrance while entering the port on arrival from Genoa, at around 0800 UTC Feb 6, 2021, according to FleetMon. It stated: “For a reason yet unknown, the ship strayed off the fairway and headed straight for breakwater near the
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By Eyo Nsima The International Energy Agency, IEA has predicted that oil market recovery will become more visible in the second half of 2021. In its latest report obtained by The Daily, www.thedaily-ng.com, IEA stated: “Global oil demand is expected to recover by 5.5 mb/d to 96.6 mb/d in 2021, following an unprecedented collapse of
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At last, the United States has endorsed Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as a candidate for the post of Director General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) following the withdrawal of South Korea’s Trade Minister Yoo Myung-hee. In a statement from the Office of the United States Trade Representative sighted by The Daily, www.thedaily-ng.com, the nation stated:
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By Eyo Nsima The price of Nigeria’s Bonny Light has risen to $58.93 per barrel in the international oil market, thus increasing hope for the execution of the nation’s 2021 budget. The budget was benchmarked on $40 per barrel, and 1.8 million barrels per day, mb/d. The prices of other crudes, including Brent, OPEC Basket
The South Korean Trade Minister, Yoo Myung-hee, has withdrawn from the World Trade Organisation, WTO race. The battle to become the next Director General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) was highly contested by Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and the South Korean Trade Minister, Yoo Myung-hee. This means that Okonjo-Iweala now remains the only candidate for
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By Eyo Nsima The Centre for Climate Change and Development, Alex Ekwueme Federal University, has concluded plans to hold a webinar on the legal perspectives of the Nationally Determined Contributions, NDC, in Nigeria. The event to be held in collaboration with the World Resources Institute, United Kingdom, titled “legal Perspectives to raising ambition and implementing
