The overnight Shanghai Interbank Offered Rate (Shibor), which measures the borrowing cost of China’s interbank market, decreased 3.5 basis points to 1.608 percent Thursday.
The seven-day rate dropped 3.5 basis points to 1.838 percent, the one-month …
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) in Oyo, has begun sensitisation of healthcare providers about substandard and falsified medical products.
At the event on Wednesday in Ibadan, Mrs Roseline Ajayi, South-West D…
The United Nations Children Funds (UNICEF) says immunisation is an essential right of every Nigerian child in preventing life threatening diseases and infection.
Celine Lafoucriere, Chief UNICEF Field Officer, South-West, Nigeria, said this at a two…
An expected surge in global demand for AI-focused semiconductors in the coming years could lead to the next wave of chip shortage, according to a latest industry report.
The global market for AI-related hardware and software was expected to grow bet…
The Federal Government has approved the increase of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members’ monthly allowance to N77,000 with effect from July 2024.
NYSC’s Acting Director, Information and Public Relations, Caroline Embu, said this in a stateme…
The death toll from the record-breaking rainfall in Japan’s Ishikawa Prefecture last weekend has risen to 11 after three more deaths were confirmed on Wednesday, local media reported.
A woman was confirmed dead on Wednesday after being found near a …
Since its inception in 2004, the Chinese lunar exploration program, also known as the Chang’e project after Chinese Moon goddess Chang’e, has greatly helped expand humanity’s knowledge of the Moon and the broader cosmos.
The recent Chang’e-6 mission…
Economic experts have highlighted the need to explore the frontiers that the Nigerian non-metallic industry presented as part of the country’s economic diversification agenda.
The experts spoke at the 2024 Annual General Meeting of the Non-Metallic …
A pair of giant pandas gifted by the central government to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) of China arrived at the Hong Kong International Airport on Thursday morning.
The pair’s arrival is among the most anticipated celebratory …
Guided by remote control, a mechanical loader can upload tonnes of materials or even transport them to production lines — all without a driver behind the wheel.
This intelligent loader, developed and manufactured by China’s Guangxi LiuGong Machiner…
The Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) programme of the President Bola Tinubu administration is designed to transform the country’s transportation system by giving citizens cheaper alternative to Premium Motor Spirit (PMS).
Mr Bayo Onanuga, Special Advise…
Both China and the European Union (EU) have clearly expressed political willingness to address disputes through consultations, China’s Ministry of Commerce said Thursday.
The remarks came from ministry spokesperson He Yongqian in response to a media…
Water reclaimed from treated residential sewage and collected rainwater has become the second most important urban water supply source for the Chinese capital of Beijing, according to the municipal water authority.
In the year 2023, the city recycle…
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) has assured the Nigeria Sustainable Cooling Project (NSCP) of support in its campaign for efficient energy consumption in the country.
Malam Ali M. Ali, Managing Director of NAN, said this when a delegation from the …
The Afghan caretaker government’s Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation has inked four memorandums of understanding (MoUs) with leading aid agencies to assist thousands of displaced and returnees in Afghanistan, the ministry said in a statement on We…
