NIGERIA plans to fund about one third of its 2021 annual budget using loans as a result of the total collapse of the country's oil economy brought about by the recent coronavirus pandemic that has paralysed the crude oil industry.

SUPER Eagles striker Victor Osimhen could become available to English Premier League clubs again after Napoli's president Aurelio De Laurentiis gave the striker until the end of the week to conclude his transfer from Lille or he would pull out.

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(1) Brazil produces about 770m tonnes of sugarcane annually that generates about $36bn in revenue for the country’s economy

(2) As far back as 2011, 1.1m people were employed in the Brazilian sugarcane industry. Despite instances of poor conditions for workers, it is one of the highest paying agricultural sectors in Brazil, second only to the soybean industry

NIGERIAN fashion designer Izuchukwu Madubueze has committed suicide at his Florida home in the US after he was accused of a sexual assault that led to his name being added to a database of sex offenders.

Mr Madubueze, a creative designer and founder of Uhuru Designz, lives in Tampa, Florida, where he moved to when he relocated to the US some years ago. Popularly known as Izu, he graduated from King’s College, Lagos in 2013 before getting a scholarship to study at the University of Florida.

NIGERIAN doctors on the verge of leaving the country in response to the growing demand for their services abroad as a result of the coronavirus pandemic have been warned to think again as they may be putting themselves at risk with such moves.

NIGERIA'S airspace will remain closed to international flights until October 15 despite the resumption of domestic journeys and the easing of other coronavirus restrictions after the federal government said it is not yet ready to end all embargoes.

ENGLISH Premier League side West Ham has come under increasing pressure from its fans to cough up the £20m asking price Queens Park Rangers (QPR) is asking for Nigerian midfielder Ebere Eze who is considered one of the most creative talents in England.

NIGER Delta minister senator Godswill Akpabio has been given 48 hours by the Federal House of Representatives to name the members of the National Assembly who he claimed are the ones getting Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) contracts.

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(1) Nigeria used to be the world’s sixth largest producer of natural rubber but now we are only number 12 with an annual output of about 150,000 tonnes. Rubber is a tropical crop that can only grow in the rain forest, so Nigeria has a competitive advantage here

AFRICAN students the Roorkee Institute of Technology in the Indian state of Uttarakhand have decried the recent maltreatment of two of their colleagues by the management of the institution who hired private commandoes to beat them up.