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People & Money

Ifeanyi UddinOctober 4, 2021

Of speeches and speechwriters.

In parsing President Buhari’s Independence Day speech, therefore, the gap between reality and aspiration that has been much commented upon,…
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People & Money

Olushola BelloSeptember 24, 2021

Global Gas Crisis May Push Oil Prices $10 Higher – NNPC boss

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Wednesday predicted that the global natural gas supply crisis, which has resulted in…
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People & Money

Ayo TeribaSeptember 22, 2021

Finding a Way Out of Nigeria’s High Debt Costs

It is not clear what we should make of the well-established fact that interest payments on debt are perennially consuming…
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Companies & Products

ContributorSeptember 18, 2021

United Airlines Announces Lagos Washington Services

This week United Airlines filed flights between Lagos, Nigeria and Washington Dulles from November 29, 2021. Initially, these flights were…
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People & Money

Abiola GbemiSeptember 17, 2021

Early Harvest Pushes Down Food inflation

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Wednesday published the August Inflation data that revealed inflation rose by 17.01% y/y,…
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People & Money

Ifeanyi UddinSeptember 13, 2021

On restructuring Nigeria

The fact that there are as many descriptions of the problem with Nigeria as there are commentators on the matter…
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People & Money

Niyi OlaoyeAugust 19, 2021

Inflation Drops to 17.38% in July; Food Prices to Double Every Five Years

“Also, the current rate of food inflation is unsustainably high. At the current rate, food prices will continue to double…
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People & Money

ContributorAugust 10, 2021

Nigeria’s north needs jobs, not oil

Nigeria’s Petroleum Industry Bill was passed on 1 July, potentially ending a 13-year stalemate since it was first introduced in…
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Law and The Economy

Chimezirim EchenduJuly 26, 2021

Unravellings: Tax Implications of Divorce Settlements and Optimality Structuring Possibilities in Nigeria

“Official statistics vastly understate Nigeria’s divorce rates”- The Economist “Divorce, ‘can have a pretty meaningful effect on the outcome for…
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People & Money

Ifeanyi UddinJuly 19, 2021

Why breaking Nigeria won’t be a bad idea

It would seem that but for Nigeria, or rather Lord Lugard, who forced these dissimilar and unequal cultural experiences into…
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Country	Total Cases	New Cases	Total Deaths	New Deaths	Recovered	Active Cases	Critical Cases
USA	100,532,711	-	1,105,049	-	98,079,399	1,348,263	2,937
India	44,673,379	-	530,620	-	44,136,872	5,887	698
France	37,778,417	-	158,859	-	36,882,161	737,397	869
Germany	36,463,485	-	157,791	-	35,784,300	521,394	1,406
Brazil	35,268,255	-	689,717	-	34,235,867	342,671	8,318
South Korea	27,098,734	67,415	30,506	52	26,115,310	952,918	472
Japan	24,793,166	138,396	49,644	210	20,699,537	4,043,985	342
Italy	24,260,660	-	181,098	-	23,587,105	492,457	250
UK	24,000,101	-	196,821	-	23,738,087	65,193	146
Russia	21,590,828	6,088	392,002	59	20,997,710	201,116	2,300
Turkey	17,005,537	-	101,400	-	16,904,137	-	-
Spain	13,595,504	-	115,901	-	13,382,293	97,310	339
Vietnam	11,515,908	485	43,175	3	10,608,488	864,245	68
Australia	10,655,596	4,378	16,124	5	10,546,102	93,370	88
Argentina	9,727,247	-	130,025	-	9,590,207	7,015	241
Netherlands	8,541,997	-	22,909	-	8,491,684	27,404	34
Taiwan	8,313,366	17,727	14,334	37	7,961,887	337,145	-
Iran	7,559,706	42	144,633	-	7,335,178	79,895	71
Mexico	7,125,176	-	330,495	-	6,395,789	398,892	4,798
Indonesia	6,664,844	5,609	159,830	41	6,445,738	59,276	2,771
Poland	6,352,755	584	118,319	6	5,335,940	898,496	1,530
Colombia	6,314,769	-	141,895	-	6,140,834	32,040	342
Austria	5,554,975	-	21,202	-	5,491,603	42,170	47
Portugal	5,542,265	-	25,450	-	5,497,083	19,732	61
Greece	5,360,506	-	34,178	-	5,303,174	23,154	115
Ukraine	5,336,293	-	110,505	-	5,211,714	14,074	-
Malaysia	4,990,431	-	36,667	-	4,927,186	26,578	94
Chile	4,915,134	-	62,417	-	4,846,557	6,160	143
N. Korea	4,772,813	-	74	-	4,772,739	-	-
Israel	4,718,373	-	11,845	-	4,693,943	12,585	36
Thailand	4,707,244	-	33,180	-	4,649,509	24,555	1,496
Belgium	4,636,264	-	33,057	-	4,581,357	21,850	44
Czechia	4,558,202	1,111	41,882	2	4,507,458	8,862	49
Canada	4,408,276	-	47,781	-	4,298,243	62,252	99
Switzerland	4,317,035	-	14,318	-	4,217,675	85,042	53
Peru	4,238,042	-	217,394	-	3,963,448	57,200	88
South Africa	4,041,445	-	102,428	-	3,912,506	26,511	192
Philippines	4,036,277	918	64,641	21	3,953,593	18,043	162
Romania	3,296,834	-	67,276	-	3,224,710	4,848	94
Denmark	3,147,600	585	7,532	4	3,135,141	4,927	7
Sweden	2,626,686	-	21,002	-	2,592,766	12,918	14
Iraq	2,463,724	-	25,364	-	2,437,149	1,211	21
Serbia	2,422,813	-	17,382	-	2,394,916	10,515	11
Singapore	2,166,527	-	1,703	-	2,091,205	73,619	9
Hungary	2,166,352	4,259	48,287	42	2,104,358	13,707	7
Hong Kong	2,109,435	-	10,731	-	1,870,276	228,428	14
Bangladesh	2,036,585	18	29,433	-	1,985,830	21,322	1,331
New Zealand	1,945,117	-	3,297	-	1,915,871	25,949	-
Slovakia	1,855,953	126	20,733	1	1,833,944	1,276	23
Georgia	1,805,698	-	16,881	-	1,776,548	12,269	-
Jordan	1,746,997	-	14,122	-	1,731,007	1,868	59
Ireland	1,678,827	-	8,131	-	1,665,472	5,224	11
Pakistan	1,575,186	39	30,631	-	1,538,689	5,866	29
Norway	1,468,876	-	4,325	-	1,462,243	2,308	20
Kazakhstan	1,396,755	144	13,693	-	1,380,356	2,706	24
Finland	1,394,254	-	7,265	-	1,360,295	26,694	21
Bulgaria	1,287,035	-	38,039	-	1,244,292	4,704	44
Lithuania	1,276,076	606	9,434	-	1,261,582	5,060	4
Morocco	1,268,639	-	16,284	-	1,251,103	1,252	293
Slovenia	1,258,446	1,604	6,932	-	1,236,871	14,643	19
Croatia	1,253,761	455	17,316	4	1,234,400	2,045	10
Lebanon	1,220,443	-	10,736	-	1,087,587	122,120	74
Guatemala	1,155,277	-	19,950	-	1,131,350	3,977	5
Tunisia	1,147,072	-	29,268	-	-	1,117,804	44
Costa Rica	1,146,135	-	9,038	-	860,711	276,386	52
Cuba	1,111,384	-	8,530	-	1,102,767	87	23
Bolivia	1,111,086	209	22,247	-	1,077,869	10,970	220
UAE	1,044,343	154	2,348	-	1,023,936	18,059	-
Ecuador	1,011,132	-	35,940	-	973,448	1,744	759
Panama	1,002,161	-	8,526	-	985,881	7,754	16
Nepal	1,000,889	4	12,019	-	988,695	175	-
Belarus	994,037	-	7,118	-	985,592	1,327	-
Uruguay	993,875	-	7,537	-	985,312	1,026	18
Mongolia	992,634	-	2,179	-	985,875	4,580	192
Latvia	961,627	-	6,086	-	950,319	5,222	3
Saudi Arabia	825,597	48	9,464	3	813,132	3,001	48
Azerbaijan	824,288	-	9,978	-	814,053	257	-
Paraguay	718,164	-	19,621	-	698,317	226	7
Bahrain	696,198	-	1,536	-	693,597	1,065	3
Sri Lanka	671,671	-	16,802	-	654,797	72	-
Kuwait	662,672	-	2,570	-	659,992	110	-
Dominican Republic	650,381	-	4,384	-	644,066	1,931	4
Myanmar	633,217	-	19,488	-	607,725	6,004	-
Palestine	620,816	-	5,404	-	614,962	450	17
Cyprus	614,237	-	1,226	-	601,436	11,575	60
Estonia	609,233	-	2,790	-	524,990	81,453	3
Moldova	595,073	-	11,918	-	504,142	79,013	49
Venezuela	547,396	-	5,828	-	540,476	1,092	36
Egypt	515,645	-	24,613	-	442,182	48,850	122
Libya	507,084	-	6,437	-	500,604	43	-
Ethiopia	494,531	-	7,572	-	472,441	14,518	1
Qatar	478,848	430	685	-	476,620	1,543	-
Réunion	476,088	-	902	-	418,572	56,614	10
Honduras	458,023	-	11,043	-	-	446,980	105
Armenia	445,737	-	8,710	-	434,866	2,161	-
Bosnia	400,529	-	16,202	-	378,376	5,951	-
Oman	399,027	-	4,260	-	384,669	10,098	2
Macedonia	344,710	-	9,568	-	334,335	807	-
Kenya	341,573	-	5,684	-	335,291	598	1
Zambia	333,746	-	4,019	-	329,690	37	-
Albania	333,338	-	3,593	-	328,183	1,562	-
Botswana	326,373	-	2,790	-	323,571	12	1
China	319,536	4,288	5,233	-	278,687	35,616	100
Luxembourg	297,757	-	1,133	-	288,991	7,633	-
Montenegro	283,663	-	2,789	-	280,676	198	6
Algeria	271,082	-	6,881	-	182,559	81,642	-
Nigeria	266,283	-	3,155	-	259,640	3,488	11
Zimbabwe	257,893	-	5,606	-	251,904	383	12
Uzbekistan	246,379	-	1,637	-	241,486	3,256	23
Brunei	241,044	-	225	-	222,140	18,679	3
Mozambique	230,624	-	2,226	-	228,310	88	11
Martinique	224,468	-	1,071	-	-	223,397	8
Lao People's Democratic Republic	216,693	33	758	-	-	215,935	-
Iceland	207,171	-	219	-	-	206,952	2
Kyrgyzstan	206,530	-	2,991	-	196,406	7,133	131
Afghanistan	205,907	51	7,833	-	183,029	15,045	1,124
El Salvador	201,785	-	4,230	-	179,410	18,145	8
Guadeloupe	197,918	-	995	-	-	196,923	19
Maldives	185,618	-	311	-	163,687	21,620	25
Trinidad and Tobago	185,377	-	4,267	-	180,912	198	8
Ghana	171,009	-	1,461	-	169,527	21	2
Namibia	169,946	-	4,080	-	165,826	40	-
Uganda	169,733	-	3,630	-	100,431	65,672	3
Jamaica	151,931	-	3,320	-	99,392	49,219	-
Cambodia	138,099	17	3,056	-	134,985	58	-
Rwanda	132,643	-	1,467	-	131,112	64	-
Cameroon	123,993	-	1,965	-	118,616	3,412	13
Malta	115,818	28	809	-	114,433	576	4
Angola	104,491	-	1,923	-	102,367	201	-
Barbados	103,955	-	564	-	102,435	956	-
Channel Islands	95,726	-	207	-	95,064	455	-
French Guiana	95,451	-	411	-	11,254	83,786	2
DRC	94,204	-	1,455	-	83,610	9,139	-
Senegal	88,873	-	1,968	-	86,872	33	-
Malawi	88,086	-	2,685	-	85,009	392	67
Côte d'Ivoire	87,885	-	830	-	87,045	10	-
Suriname	81,228	-	1,392	-	-	79,836	-
French Polynesia	76,899	-	649	-	-	76,250	7
New Caledonia	76,051	-	314	-	74,603	1,134	9
Swaziland	73,770	-	1,422	-	72,255	93	-
Guyana	71,603	-	1,285	-	70,218	100	-
Belize	69,048	-	688	-	68,325	35	6
Fiji	68,375	-	878	-	66,440	1,057	-
Madagascar	67,259	-	1,412	-	65,450	397	-
Sudan	63,637	-	4,990	-	58,016	631	-
Mauritania	63,420	-	997	-	62,419	4	-
Cabo Verde	63,015	-	412	-	62,445	158	23
Bhutan	62,503	-	21	-	61,564	918	-
Syrian Arab Republic	57,397	-	3,163	-	54,227	7	-
Burundi	50,639	-	38	-	50,418	183	-
Seychelles	50,068	-	171	-	49,606	291	-
Gabon	48,973	-	306	-	48,582	85	-
Andorra	46,824	-	156	-	46,457	211	14
Papua New Guinea	45,917	-	668	-	43,982	1,267	7
Curaçao	45,559	-	295	-	44,720	544	3
Aruba	43,568	-	236	-	42,438	894	2
Mayotte	41,176	-	187	-	-	40,989	-
Mauritius	41,042	-	1,032	-	39,278	732	-
Tanzania	40,656	-	845	-	-	39,811	7
Togo	39,328	-	290	-	39,030	8	-
Guinea	38,153	-	464	-	37,218	471	8
Isle of Man	38,008	-	116	-	-	37,892	-
Bahamas	37,483	-	833	-	36,360	290	1
Faroe Islands	34,658	-	28	-	-	34,630	5
Lesotho	34,490	-	706	-	25,980	7,804	-
Haiti	33,846	-	860	-	32,871	115	-
Mali	32,758	-	742	-	31,939	77	-
Cayman Islands	31,194	-	36	-	8,553	22,605	1
Saint Lucia	29,550	-	404	-	29,095	51	-
Benin	27,980	-	163	-	27,746	71	5
Somalia	27,254	-	1,361	-	13,182	12,711	-
Congo	25,375	-	386	-	24,006	983	-
Solomon Islands	24,575	-	153	-	-	24,422	1
Timor-Leste	23,338	-	138	-	23,102	98	-
Micronesia	22,203	-	55	-	-	22,148	1
San Marino	22,167	-	119	-	21,826	222	4
Burkina Faso	21,631	-	387	-	21,143	101	-
Liechtenstein	20,933	14	87	-	20,784	62	1
Gibraltar	20,184	-	110	-	16,579	3,495	-
Grenada	19,613	-	237	-	19,358	18	4
Nicaragua	18,491	-	225	-	4,225	14,041	-
Bermuda	18,463	-	151	-	18,289	23	-
South Sudan	18,348	-	138	-	18,115	95	1
Tajikistan	17,786	-	125	-	17,264	397	-
Equatorial Guinea	17,183	-	183	-	16,879	121	5
Tonga	16,182	-	12	-	15,638	532	-
Samoa	15,967	-	29	-	1,605	14,333	4
Dominica	15,760	-	74	-	15,673	13	-
Djibouti	15,690	-	189	-	15,427	74	-
Marshall Islands	15,541	-	17	-	15,390	134	22
Monaco	15,389	-	63	-	15,221	105	4
Central African Republic	15,311	-	113	-	14,615	583	2
Gambia	12,586	-	372	-	12,189	25	-
Saint Martin	12,058	-	63	-	1,399	10,596	7
Greenland	11,971	-	21	-	2,761	9,189	4
Vanuatu	11,952	-	14	-	11,937	1	-
Yemen	11,945	-	2,159	-	9,124	662	23
Caribbean Netherlands	11,426	-	36	-	10,476	914	-
Sint Maarten	10,931	-	89	-	10,833	9	-
Eritrea	10,189	-	103	-	10,086	-	-
Niger	9,931	-	312	-	8,890	729	1
Antigua and Barbuda	9,106	-	146	-	8,954	6	1
Comoros	8,965	-	161	-	8,786	18	-
Guinea-Bissau	8,848	-	176	-	8,642	30	6
Liberia	8,022	-	294	-	7,715	13	2
Sierra Leone	7,759	-	126	-	-	7,633	-
Chad	7,646	-	194	-	4,874	2,578	-
British Virgin Islands	7,305	-	64	-	-	7,241	-
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	7,112	-	115	-	6,641	356	-
Saint Kitts and Nevis	6,552	-	46	-	6,482	24	-
Turks and Caicos Islands	6,446	-	36	-	6,392	18	4
Cook Islands	6,389	-	1	-	6,384	4	-
Sao Tome and Principe	6,278	-	77	-	6,201	-	-
Palau	5,785	-	7	-	5,622	156	1
St. Barth	5,348	-	6	-	-	5,342	-
Nauru	4,621	-	1	-	4,609	11	-
Anguilla	3,904	-	12	-	3,879	13	4
Kiribati	3,430	-	13	-	2,703	714	3
Saint Pierre Miquelon	3,248	-	1	-	2,449	798	1
Tuvalu	2,805	-	-	-	-	2,805	-
Falkland Islands (Malvinas)	1,930	-	-	-	1,930	-	-
Saint Helena	1,806	-	-	-	2	1,804	-
Montserrat	1,403	-	8	-	1,376	19	-
Macao	799	2	6	-	790	3	-
Wallis and Futuna	761	-	7	-	438	316	-
Diamond Princess	712	-	13	-	699	-	-
Niue	124	-	-	-	99	25	-
Holy See (Vatican City State)	29	-	-	-	29	-	-
Western Sahara	10	-	1	-	9	-	-
MS Zaandam	9	-	2	-	7	-	-
Country	Total Cases	New Cases	Total Deaths	New Deaths	Recovered	Active Cases	Critical Cases