MEDIATRACNET The overall performance of the 2019 budget as at the third quarter of the year stood at 83.95 per cent, a publication by the Budget Office of the Federation in the Federal Ministry of Finance,…

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EU’s unfolds fresh agenda to promote global peace, security, others The European Union on Wednesday announced a new strategy to strengthen its contributions to rules-based multilateralism. Multilateralism is the process of organizing relations between groups and…

‘Village Boy’ wins Africa’s UN SDG Book Club recognition

‘Village Boy’, the latest classical story written by Anietie Usen, the former Associate Editor and later General Editor, Newswatch magazine, has won the African Chapter of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals Book Club recognition. The…

“We must restore the soul of America”, says Biden in inaugural speech

It’s long overdue, and we’re reminded tonight of all those who fought so hard for so many years to make this happen. But once again, America has bent the arc of the moral universe towards justice.

$10 oil production cost: NNPC mobilizes industry support to realize target

The current reality dictated by the global energy transition and demand erosion as a result of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has made cost optimization an imperative in the Nigeria oil and gas industry, Group…

10 and a half solid reasons why Nigeria’s 2021 budget should be trashed

Our budget, just like our nation, needs fundamental rethinking and rejigging. Some call it restructuring. I say it is a case of reimagining, so that we may make progress.

100% of Nigeria's oil revenues should go for infrastructure — Economist

MEDIATRACNET Lead Economist and Enterprise Partner, SPM Professionals, Paul Alaje, proffers solutions on how to fund the Federal Government infrastructure development programme in the face of declining revenue. Excerpts: QUES: The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting…