rading in the domestic stock market resumed on Monday bullish with a gain of 0.05 per cent on investors’ interest in Eterna and 22 others. Precisely, the benchmark index rose by 21.88 points or 0.05 per cent to close at 40,243.05 from 40,221.17 achieved on Thursday. Accordingly, month-to-date and year-to-date returns stood at 0.1 per…
New Zealand has announced tighter border restrictions as new cases of COVID-19 emerged in areas previously free of the coronavirus. “We are introducing the requirement for air travellers aged 17 and over, who are not New Zealand citizens, to be fully vaccinated to enter New Zealand,” Christ Hipkins, the minister for COVID-19 response, said on…
The Xploit Consulting Limited with support from Access Bank Plc on Friday donated food items and stationaries to five orphanages in the FCT. Mrs Grace Taiwo, the Communication Director of Xploit Consulting Ltd, while handing-over the items to Hajia Ramatu Hassan, Coordinator, Al’ansar Orphanage, Kuje, FCT said that the effort was to let the orphans…
•Says Investors Waiting For Partnership Trust Africa News, By Ayomide Otitoju “Southwest States Working Together On Agric Development” Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, has called on the Federal Government to look into the establishment of the Deep Sea Port in the state. Governor Akeredolu noted that the proposed Port Ondo will go a…
The World Bank has declared as “effective“ Nigeria’s 750-million-dollars COVID-19 Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus (NG-CARES) Programme. Mr Aso Vakporaye, the Chairman, Federal CARES Technical Committee, made this known in a statement he issued on Tuesday in Abuja. Vakporaye explained that the World Bank recommendation was contained in a letter which the Country Director of…
Video conferencing tool, Google Meet, has introduced the live caption translation feature, which is currently in its beta testing. This was announced by Google on Monday, which also marked the 23rd birthday of the giant tech company. With the captions being translated during a live video call, participants would be able to communicate to each…
Development plans for Instagram Kids are on hold for now, the photo-sharing app’s chief announced on Monday, after The Wall Street Journal reported in a series of investigative articles that Facebook is aware that Instagram is harmful to the mental health of teenage girls. “While we stand by the need to develop this experience, we’ve…
TRUST AFRICA NEWS, Ayomide Otitoju The Edo State real estate sector has gotten a major boost, as six firms have inked deals with the Edo Property and Development Agency (EDPA) to develop Emotan Gardens Phase II. Executive Chairman, EDPA, Isoken Omo, in a statement, said the six shortlisted developers have been allocated five hectares each…
Fidelity Bank Plc, is set to host the 11th and 12th editions of its Export Management Programme (EMP) to further boost Nigerian businesses for sustainable export capabilities. The Managing Director, Fidelity Bank Plc, Mrs Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe, disclosed in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Lagos. Onyeali-Ikpe said…
