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As Nigeria continues to battle an outbreak of Lassa fever, the number of new infections dropped to 65 in the last week of February, the country’s Centre for Disease Control said on Monday, down from 77 the week before.

Lava from the Piton de la Fournaise volcano has reached the ocean on France’s Réunion island for the first time in nearly two decades, drawing residents and tourists.

Cuba suffers a nationwide blackout, exposing the fragility of its power grid as millions endure heat, shortages and long waits for electricity.

By Providence Ayanfeoluwa Industry expert and Chief Consultant at Global Transport Policy, Dr. Segun Musa, has described the National Single Window, NSW, as a shell to house agencies, adding that Nigerians should not expect the project to transform cargo clearance. He said that unless the agencies under the NSW are properly equipped with infrastructure, the initiative […] The post National Single Window will fail without necessary infrastructure  — Maritime expert appeared first on Vanguard News.

By Peter Egwuatu Nigeria’s stock market hit a major milestone on Monday, with the Nigerian Exchange Limited, NGX, All-Share Index (ASI) crossing the 200,000-points mark, buoyed by strong investor demand and broad-based gains across key sectors. The benchmark Index rose 1.55% to close at 201,474.89 points, up from 198,407.30 points in the previous trading session. This […] The post NGX ASI crosses historic 200,000 marks as stock market rally continues appeared first on Vanguard News.

FCMB Group Plc has completed the recapitalisation of its banking subsidiary, First City Monument Bank Limited, and has secured its international banking licence after obtaining all required regulatory approvals. The Group raised more than N400 billion through a series of transactions, including public equity offerings, a convertible instrument, and a minority divestment in one of its […] The post FCMB completes N500bn recapitalisation, retains international license appeared first on Vanguard News.

By Peter Egwuatu Nigeria’s pension industry Net Asset Value, NAV, has increased significantly by 24.6% on the back of rising yield on investments in Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) securities, according to data from the National Pension Commission (PenCom). The latest report from PenCom shows that total Assets under Management (AuM) rose Year-on-Year, Y-o-Y, to    […] The post FGN Securities rises 16.7%, boosts pension fund assets to N28trn appeared first on Vanguard News.

“The increase can be attributed to the rate of increase in the average prices of Beans, Carrots, Okazi Leaf, Cassava Tuber, Crayfish, Millet Flour, Yam Flour, Snails, Avenger (Ogbono/Apon) – dried ungrinded, and cow peas,” NBS stated. The post Nigeria’s food inflation returns to double digits, hits 12.12% in February appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.

The president, who spoke at the swearing-in ceremony of Mr Oyedele in Abuja on Monday, acknowledged his key role in helping Nigeria rewrite its entire tax policy and championing its transition from a long reliance on an opaque and obsolete tax structure. The post Tinubu extols Oyedele’s tax reform feats at inauguration as minister appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.

As Nigeria continues to battle an outbreak of Lassa fever, the number of new infections dropped to 65 in the last week of February, the country’s Centre for Disease Control said on Monday, down from 77 the week before.