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Facebook launches search engine for shared content

Facebook on Tuesday in California launched a search engine for shared content described as a way to find things liked…

Jonathan Asks for World Bank support

Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan Tuesday in Abuja reaffirmed his commitment to the implementation of all reforms considered necessary for accelerated…

30 Nigerians killed in fresh oil pipeline fire

No fewer than 30 Nigerians, suspected to be oil thieves died in a pipeline fire at Arepo village, in Ogun…

Nigerian traveller with $767,500 arrested

The Nigeria Customs Service on Friday arrested a Hong Kong-bound passenger at Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos, with 767,500 dollars.…

Kuye heads NEPZA

Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan has approved the appointment of Mr Oluwagbemiga Olatunde Kuye, as the Managing Director of the Nigeria…

Dana Crash: 14 Families Compensated

Simon Ateba & Funsho Balogun/Lagos Seven months after the Dana plane crash, only 14 families of the victims have been…

EFFC arrests Soludo, ex- CBN governor

Oluokun Ayorinde/Abuja Nigeria’s anti graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Thursday afternoon arrested Professor Charles Soludo…

Fashola promises to deliver Lagos light rail June

Governor of Nigeria’s Lagos state, Babatunde Raji Fashola said today that The first phase of the Lagos light rail project,…

Okonjo-Iweala denies blocking oil subsidy payments

Nigeria’s Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has refuted media reports which alleged that her ministry was blocking verified payments…

FG, Lagos state clash over control of hotels

Nnaamdi Felix / Abuja The battle for the control of Nigeria’S hotels, travel agencies, eateries and tourists centres resumed at…

Nigeria Reps Condemn Fresh Flights By Dana

Nigeria’s  House of Representatives has threatened to probe Dana Air following the manner in which the hitherto suspended airline recently…

Petrol tanker drivers boycott Enugu state

Nigeria’s Petroleum Tanker Drivers Union has stopped the supply of products to Enugu State following the failure of the state…

Over 40billion apps downloaded for Apple gadgets

Apple in San Francisco on Monday announced that more than 40 billion “apps” have been downloaded for its beloved gadgets,…

60 suspected oil thieves arrested in Lagos

Kazeem Ugbodaga Officials of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDCs, have arrested 60 persons suspected of siphoning petrol…

Nigeria stocks close higher

Transactions on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) re-opened, on Monday, on a positive trend as some blue chips recorded huge…

World banking regulator eases rules

BASEL, Switzerland, (AFP) – The world’s top banking regulatory body on Sunday eased the first global liquidity rules scheduled to…

TUC backs FG’s plan to buy planes

The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) has backed the Federal Government’s plan to acquire 30 aircraft to boost domestic…

Hyundai paid N30m ransom to Nigerian abductors

The alleged ringleader of a Nigerian kidnap gang said that Hyundai Heavy Industries paid nearly $200,000 in ransom to free…

Inside Dana’s Flight 9J353 to Abuja

Simon Ateba/Aviation correspondent A Nigerian journalist shares his experience on Dana’s re-inaugural flight to Abuja Friday 4 January. The airline’s…

Dana Air Inaugural Flight Lands Safely In Abuja

Passengers on board Dana Air inaugural flight on Friday clap roared in jubilation when the plane landed safely at the…

Dana Air back in business

Nigerian airline Dana resumed flights on Friday for the first time since a 3 June, 2012 crash on the outskirts…

Fuel prices go up in Ivory Coast

The Government of Cote d’Ivoire has jacked up the prices of petrol and cooking gas. By the announcement made in…

JOBS: Movie on Apple’s Jobs set for April debut

The first film based on the life of legendary Apple co-founder Steve Jobs will be released in April, according to…

N1.5b scam: Bank Manager, Lagos Speaker’s aide arrested

Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested a former manager with Intercontinental Bank Plc( now Access Bank), Mr. Olayinka…

Lower rates likely by micro-finance lenders

Some operators of Nigeria’s microfinance banks on have expressed optimism that lending rates in the sub-sector would drop in 2013…

Cement stocks fall, breweries gain in Nigeria

The market indices of the Nigerian Stock Exchange depreciated by 0.21 per cent on Thursday due to price losses by…

Nigeria set to buy planes for domestic airlines

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has announced government’s plan to buy 30 aircraft as part of its plans…

Dana Air Back In The Skies Friday

Simon Ateba/Aviation correspondent Six months after it was grounded by the Nigerian government following the 3 June plane crash in…

Nigeria’s stock market cap hits N9trillion

Nigeria’s Stock Exchange continued its upward trend in the first day of 2013, just like it ended 2012. The market…

Nigeria promises 7,000mw in 2013

Nigeria’s Federal Government has promised to add this year an additional 2,500mw in power generation to the record 4,502 megawatts…
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