President Bola Tinubu says Nigeria’s economy is at a turning point and will require the steadfast support of the private sector for sustained growth and prosperity. Speaking during Iftar on Thursday in Abuja with members of the Nigerian business community, the president expressed gratitude for their support and pledged to engage with them more frequently. … Read more
Representative image (Photo: Sasun Bughdaryan/Unsplash) Kuwait’s Ministry of Health has issued a decree allowing specialist doctors and senior medical professionals from the government medical sector to work at private clinics or facilities after official working hours. The allowance comes with specific conditions and regulations set by the ministry. As per a report by Arab Times, … Read more
The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MoHRE) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Monday, April 1, announced Eid Al-Fitr holidays for employees working in the private sector. Private sector employees will get holidays from Monday, April 8 (Ramzan 29) and last till Shawwal 3 (or what is equivalent to it in the Gregorian … Read more
A privately funded satellite is set to push methane tracking into a new era, once it launches into space on Monday. A collaborative mission between Environmental Defense Fund, Google, the Government of New Zealand and several other partners, MethaneSAT will track methane emissions around the globe in attempts to identify and quantify sources spewing the climate-heating greenhouse gas. For 20 … Read more
WASHINGTON: A company from Texas is poised to attempt a feat that until now has only been accomplished by a handful of national space agencies, but could soon become commonplace for the private sector: landing on the Moon.If all goes to plan, Houston-based Intuitive Machines will guide its spaceship named Odysseus to a gentle touchdown … Read more
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her interim budget 24-25 allocated ₹1.206 lakh crore to the education ministry which is a 6.8% increase in comparison to the FY 23-24 budget allocation. Of the total allocation, ₹73008.10 crore has been set aside for the Department of School Education and Literacy (DoSEL) and ₹47619.77 crore for the Higher … Read more
It was another record-breaking year for Canada’s richest CEOs. In one work day, and less than a half hour into the new year — 27 minutes to be exact — Canada’s 100 highest-paid CEOs will have already earned the average worker’s annual salary, according to a new study by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). It translates to roughly … Read more
Robinhood When it comes to the stock market and general investments, a return is not always a done deal. However, as of the end of November 2023, the S&P 500 has posted a total annual return of about 21%. That means if you had invested in the S&P ahead of 2023, you’d now be sitting … Read more
