Johannesburg Stock Exchange top companies index hits historic high
Reuters The Johannesburg Stock Exchange Top 40 companies index (.JTOPI) hit an historic high of 72,161 points in early trading on Monday, up around 2%. The all-share index (.JALSH) touched a 10-month high of 78,238 points, a rise of about 1.8%.
Jesus, Be the Center.
By Princess Arira I love how the Holy Spirit intricately records for us the meeting that Jesus had with the two disciples on the road to Emmaus on the very first day of His resurrection. With heavy hearts, grieved and shell-shocked, they talked about how Jesus, whom they greatly esteemed, had been taken by the […]
IPMAN raises hope of end to fuel supply crises
Vanguard News Nigeria The President of the Independent Petroleum Association of Nigeria, IPMAN, Mr. Chinedu Okoronkwo, has blamed the persisting crises in the distribution of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, on artificial scarcity.“This came as checks by Vanguard revealed the cost of PMS still hover between N220 and N260 per liter in some stations belonging to the […]
Nigeria’s Senate approves 2023 budget, holds back decision on loan-bonds swap
Reuters Nigeria’s Senate on Wednesday increased the 2023 budget by 6.4% to 21.83 trillion naira ($49 billion) and delayed a decision to the president’s request to convert central bank overdrafts to his administration to long-term bonds after some lawmakers questioned the plan. In a letter to parliament dated Dec. 20, President Muhammadu Buhari sought approval […]
South Korea must respond to N.Korea despite its nuclear arms: President Yoon
Reuters South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol said on Wednesday that any provocation by North Korea must be met with retaliation without hesitation despite its nuclear weapons, his office said, after an intrusion by North Korean drones. Five North Korean drones crossed into South Korea on Monday, prompting South Korea’s military to scramble fighter jets and […]
Ethiopian Airlines to resume flights to Tigray capital
Reuters Ethiopian Airlines (ETHA.UL) will resume flights to the capital of the war-torn northern region of Tigray starting on Wednesday, the airline said in a statement, the first commercial flights to Tigray in about 18 months. The announcement comes a day after a delegation of government officials and heads of public enterprises visited Mekelle to discuss implementation […]
Nigeria’s naira extends losses on official market
Reuters Nigeria’s naira extended losses on the official market on Wednesday to a record low of 461 to the dollar, as trading resumed after the Christmas holiday and the currency weakened to cope with high foreign exchange demand. The currency hit a low of 460.20 naira by 11:04 GMT, down from its opening position of […]
Senator wants review of U.S. security assistance to Nigeria following abortion report
Reuters U.S. Senator Jim Risch, the top Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, has requested a review of U.S. security assistance and cooperation programs in Nigeria following Reuters reporting on an illegal abortion program and killing of children carried out by the Nigerian military. Risch, in a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken […]
North Korea slams Japan’s military buildup, U.S. flies stealth jets
Reuters North Korea on Tuesday condemned a Japanese military buildup outlined in a new security strategy, calling it dangerous and vowing counteractions, while also warning of another imminent test of an intercontinental ballistic missile. Japan last week announced its biggest military build-up since World War Two as tension with China and a hostile North Korea, […]
Twitter users vote for Elon Musk’s resignation as CEO
Majority of the Twitter users, who participated in a poll put up by Elon Musk have voted for his ouster as Chief Executive Office, CEO of the micro-blogging platform. Musk, the billionaire founder Tesla Inc, on Sunday launched a poll to determine whether he should remain as CEO. Based on the result of the poll […]
Banks reduce new naira notes per cash withdrawal
Banks have reduced the volume of new naira notes they dispense to customers per cash withdrawal by about 50 per cent leading to increased anxiety over the January 31st deadline when the old notes will cease to be legal tender. Meanwhile, the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, in a bid to protect Nigerians from falling victims […]
Nigeria ranks among countries with least Internet censorship
A new study by a data collection company, Proxyrack has revealed that Nigeria is one of the countries with the least internet censorship in the world. Internet censorship is the legal control or suppression of what can be accessed, published, or viewed on the Internet. From the survey, out of the 20 countries profiled in […]
Have Confidence in the Unmerited Favor of Jesus.
By Princess Arira There is a beautiful story of a Moabite woman named Ruth in the Bible. In the natural, Ruth had everything against her. She was a poor widow, and she was a Moabitess, a Gentile in the Jewish nation of Israel. But even after her husband died, Ruth remained with her mother-in-law Naomi. […]
Sanwo-Olu disbands Landed Properties Special Operations Team
Vanguard News Nigeria Lagos State government has been flooded with complaints over the untidy activities of the Landed Properties Special Operations Team of the Lagos State Building Control Agency (LABSCA), under the Ministry of Physical Planning. After a careful examination of these complaints from well meaning Lagosians, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has directed that the team, […]
Nigeria ranks 6th in Africa visa openness report
Vanguard News Nigeria Nigeria has ranked sixth in the Africa Visa Openness Report released by the African Union (AU) and the African Development Bank (AfDB). The report, which is the seventh edition, was released at the 2022 African Economic Conference (AEC) being held in Balaclava, Mauritius on Sunday. The report noted that Benin, Seychelles and […]