NASS assures justice for victims of alleged SARS abuses – Lawan
Nigerian Senate President Ahmed Ibrahim Lawan PHOTO:Twitter The President of Senate, Ahmed Lawan, says the National Assembly (NASS) would ensure justice for victims of alleged...
Month : October 2020
Okonjo-Iweala and Africa’s WTO moment, By Kingsley Chiedu Moghalu
•Dr Ngozi Okonjo-IwealaIf she is chosen to head the World Trade Organisation, former Nigerian finance minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, an experienced development economist, would make a...
Aggressive dollar buying by RBI, nationalized banks could have a China angle
By Abhishek GoenkaThis week, the rupee managed to break out of the 73.30-73.50 range it had been stuck in for the last few sessions. What...
Africa: U.S. Sanctions On Africa Need an Overhaul, Say Experts
Washington plans to lift sanctions on Sudan in return for compensation for terror victims, making the African country a pawn in the US election campaign....
Tata Motors crosses 40 lakh cumulative production milestone
NEW DELHI: Auto major Tata Motors on Saturday said its passenger vehicle vertical has crossed 40 lakh cumulative production milestone, nearly three decades after it...
Perks of Using a Well-rounded Mobile Banking App
Restrictions in the new normal disrupt time-tested systems and processes. One of which is how people usually manage and grow their money through a bank...
Across Africa, citizens are resisting attempts to raise tax revenue from rising mobile use
Earlier this week (Oct. 19) in Cameroon, president Paul Biya ordered the deferment of the collection, by digital means, of custom duties and taxes on...
Africa to fall behind world growth as region faces slow recovery
Sub-Saharan African economies face a slow recovery from the coronavirus pandemic and the region’s economic growth will fall behind the rest of the world next...
Behavioural Contagion Is Boosting Biden’s Presidential Prospects
That Trump’s ship is sinking is now a widespread public perception.Photograph by Gage Skidmore / FlickrDuring the pandemic, I’ve been participating in weekly Zoom calls...
Examining association of stay-at-home orders, state-level African American population with COVID-19 case rates
What The Study Did: Researchers investigated whether state-imposed stay-at-home orders and the proportion of African American population in a state were associated with the state-level...