•Electric vehicle Global electric vehicle sales grew 21% year-on-year in July, the slowest rate since January and down from 25% in June, as momentum in plug-in hybrid sales in China slackened, market research firm Rho Motion said today. China is the world’s biggest car market and accounts for more than half of global EV sales, […]
Following the current economic crisis in Nigeria, domestic airlines are struggling with a sharp drop in passenger traffic. The situation, which has negatively impacted their earnings, has become a source of concern in the industry, reports Vanguard. Diminishing passenger traffic, as observed from data retrieved from the Nigerian Civil Aviation...
•D’Tigers Nigeria’s senior men’s basketball team, the D’Tigers, has dropped four places in the latest FIBA ranking released today. D’Tigers slumped from 39th to 42nd position in the world ranking, reports NAN. The former African champions tallied 299.7 points during the month under review to occupy sixth position on the continent. South ...
•An electronic board displaying the numbers of the Tokyo Stock Exchange share price Asian markets fell today as Joe Biden’s decision to drop out of the US presidential race fuelled fresh uncertainty, while traders appeared unmoved by China’s decision to cut interest rates in a bid to boost its stuttering economy. After last weekend’s assassina...
•Joshua Kimmich Bayern Munich are dealing with a couple of delicate situations in regard to two of their star players Joshua Kimmich and Alphonso Davies. While Davies has been closely linked with a move to Real Madrid, Kimmich has been a target for Barcelona, who are keen on taking advantage of a potential market opportunity. […]
•Dangote refinery Experts believe that prices of petrol and diesel may not crash significantly despite the commencement of production at the Dangote Petroleum Refinery. With the removal of subsidy on petrol in May 2023, the price per litre of petrol jumped from around N184 to over N600 depending on the location. Diesel also sells for […...
Nigeria’s oil and gas industry stakeholders have commended President Bola Tinubu over his administration’s economic policies, attributing the recent reduction in price of diesel to the gains of the policies. According to them, the president’s fuel subsidy removal and unification of various foreign exchange rates which initially signposted econ...
•House of Reps A bill for an Act seeking to amend the 1999 Constitution to change the educational qualification for elections into certain political offices, has been stepped down by the leave of the House of Representatives. Standing in the name of Adewunmi Onanuga, the proposed legislation aimed at pegging minimum qualification for elections...

