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World Bank CFO gives up bonus after uproar

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The World Bank’s top chief financial officer Bertrand Badre gave up a controversial $94,000 bonus after a staff uproar over…

Monarchs urge states to replicate FG’s agric transformation agenda

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Traditional rulers in Nigeria have called on state governments to replicate Federal Government’s Agricultural Transformation Agenda in their various states…

Fancy vivid pink diamond sells for record $17.8mn

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A flawless fancy vivid pink diamond sold for a record US$17.7 million in Hong Kong late Tuesday, Sotheby’s said. The…

GSM, CDMA networks may cease to exist – ATCON

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12 years ago

Lanre Ajayi, President, Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON), said on Tuesday that the Global System for Mobile Communication…

Yahoo systems breached by hackers

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Yahoo said some of its servers were breached briefly by hackers, but that the attack was unrelated to the newly…

Nigeria has 48m active internet users – NITDA

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Nigeria’s active internet users currently stands at over 48 million, Dr Peter Jack, the Director-General of the National Information Technology…

Madrid stocks plunge over first Ebola case outside Africa

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12 years ago

The Madrid stock market sank on Tuesday following the announcement of the first case of the Ebola virus outside of…

NNPC warns contractors, others against scam contract proposals

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12 years ago

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has cautioned contractors and other stakeholders in the oil and gas industry against falling…

Crude oil: 40 Nigerian cargoes await buyers

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Around 40 Nigerian crude oil cargoes were still available out of 63 loading in November, traders said on Monday, according…

Chinese firm buys Waldorf Astoria for $1.95bn

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12 years ago

A Chinese insurance company has bought Hilton’s landmark New York luxury hotel the Waldorf Astoria for $1.95 billion, the US…

ITU to check for counterfeiting, substandard devices

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12 years ago

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) said it would hold talks on strategies to combat counterfeit and substandard devices in Information…

IPMAN acquires 1,000 hectares for N495bn refineries

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12 years ago

The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) on Monday announced its commitment to provide leadership in establishing private refineries.…

Anambra plans town hall meeting on agriculture

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12 years ago

Following the success that the government of Anambra state has so far recorded in attracting significant investments into the agricultural…

Hewlett-Packard to split business

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12 years ago

Hewlett-Packard is poised to become the latest technology firm to split into two entities by separating its computer and printer…

Jonathan to flag off $1bn Azura-Edo power plant

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12 years ago

President Goodluck Jonathan is billed to lay the foundation stone of the $1 billion Azura-Edo 1,000 megawatts gas-powered Independent Power…

World Bank to provide 2,000 jobs in Delta

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12 years ago

Benson Ojoko, the Coordinator, World Bank’s State Employment and Expenditure for Results (SEEFOR) in Delta, said the project would employ…

Akpabio calls for more investment in A/Ibom

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12 years ago

Governor Godswill Akpabio of Akwa Ibom, on Saturday reiterated his call on stakeholders in the industrial sector to invest in…

Mobile Money agents laud Glo Xchange

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12 years ago

Prospective agents of the newly launched Glo Xchange have praised Globacom, Nigeria’s leading telco for the mobile money super agent…

FIRS clamps down on oil companies, recovers N333m

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The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) on Friday recovered N333 million from corporate tax payer in the Oil and Gas…

Fayemi rates self high as World Bank inaugurates scheme

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12 years ago

Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti on Friday said his administration had repositioned the state and put it in the limelight…

NSE market indices record further depreciation

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12 years ago

Weekly activities at the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) ended on Friday with market indicators recording further depreciation of 0.07 per…

Dep. Speaker, others laud Alex Otti

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12 years ago

Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Emeka Ihedioha, has congratulated Dr. Alex Otti, Group Managing Director and…

Facebook, Whatsapp Merge

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12 years ago

The EU regulators on Friday, 3 October, 2014, approved the merger of Facebook and WhatsApp communication platforms. The regulators said…

West African Power Industry Award ceremony holds November

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12 years ago

West Africa’s leading utility and energy professionals and projects are to be honoured at the annual West African Power Industry…

Diamond Woman Enterprise holds first seminar in Ibadan

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12 years ago

Diamond Woman proposition, an initiative by Diamond Bank PLC aimed at empowering women economically, launched the first edition of its…

Associated Airline crash survivor cries out for compensation

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Ms. Oluwatoyin Samson, cabin crew with Associated Airlines, who survived the 3 October, 2013 crash of one of the planes…

Amosun expresses delight at World Bank report on Ogun

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12 years ago

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Ogun state governor, Ibikunle Amosun has expressed happiness over the World Bank Group report titled “Doing Business in…

7.2m Nigerians enroll to NHIS

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12 years ago

Over 7.2 million Nigerians have enrolled and benefitted from the National Health Insurance Scheme, (NHIS) since its inception in 2005,…

FG to privatise airports

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12 years ago

The Director-General, Bureau of Public Enterprise, Mr Benjamin Dikki, on Thursday in Abuja said the privatization of federal airports in…

AMCON seeks injunction to restrain Babalakin

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12 years ago

The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) on Thursday filed an application for injunction to restrain Dr Wale Babalakin from…

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