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World Bank warns of calamity if Ebola lessons are ignored

Millions of lives could be lost in a global pandemic if the international community repeats its tardy response to West…

Slump In Oil Prices: A Progressive Way Out, By Bola Tinubu

Awash in the great tide of politics, we must not forget why politics can be a noble endeavor. It leads…

Court Papers  Expose Shell’s False Claims On Nigeria Oil Spills

Court documents revealed by Amnesty International today expose the fact that Shell has repeatedly made false claims about the size…

Facebook addresses privacy fears, ramps up advert targets

Facebook on Thursday made it easier for people to understand and control how their information is used at the leading…

LAGBUS inducts 40 female bus captains

No fewer than 40 females were on Wednesday inducted as bus captain trainees of the LAGBUS Female Captains Training Scheme.…

Cassava production will hit 51million metric tonnes by 2017

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The Federal Government has revealed that its target is to increase cassava production by 2017 to 51 million…

Fayose laments poor power supply to Ekiti

Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti State on Wednesday in Abuja said that protracted poor power supply to the state was…

Emirates slashes fare to reward Nigerian customers

As the holidays kick in, Emirates Airline, one of the world leading carriers and a global connector of people and…

Oil prices linger amid OPEC output cut speculation

Oil prices traded mixed Tuesday as the market gauged the outlook for an OPEC oil production cut amid abundant global…

Eastern railway line to commence operation soon – Bamanga Tukur

The Chairman of the Nigerian Railway Corporation, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, has said that train services in the Eastern Railway District…

Vodafone profits plunge in new report

Vodafone’s profits plunged in the first half, hit by much lower one-off tax gains and costs linked to a series…

Nigerian power sector to bag WAPIC award

The West African Power Industry Convention (WAPIC) on Monday announced the nomination of Ughelli Power, Geometric Power and Clarke Energy…

Cairn Energy says locates more oil off Senegal

Cairn Energy has unearthed another oil find off the coast of Senegal, the British energy explorer announced on Monday. It…

Telecom masts do not pose any health threat, says NCC

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has stated that telecommunication masts erected in residential areas pose no threat to human health.…

NCC committed to protecting telecom consumers, says Official

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is fully committed to the protection of telecom consumers in Nigeria against unfair practices by…

W.Bank engages 160 refuse disposal contractors in Delta

Benson Ojoko, the Coordinator of the World Bank’s State Employment and Expenditure for Result (SEEFOR) project in Delta, said it…

Trade between Nigeria, UAE not formal, says envoy

Mr Ibrahim Auwalu, Nigeria’s Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has observed that trade between both countries is not…

BPP to inaugurate procurement forum

The Bureau for Public Procurement (BPP) has promised to provide a viable institutional framework to promote synergy and cooperation among…

FG attracted $7bn investment in cement sector – Aganga

Olusegun Aganga, Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, on Friday said the Federal Government has attracted new private sector investment…

Produce Grasscutters, Save Our Environment

By Prince Arinze Onebunne The United Nations, years ago set certain parameters to measure the effect of governance on human…

New malware can infect iPhones via Mac computers

A newly discovered family of malware has the capacity to infect iPhones via Apple computers, posing a security threat to…

NSE: Transactions down again by 4.06%

Transactions on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Thursday maintained a bearish trend for four consecutive days as the market…

Jonathan inaugurates power sector apprenticeship scheme

President Goodlick Jonathan on Thursday in Abuja inaugurated the National Power Apprenticeship Scheme (NAPSAS), urging participants in the scheme to…

Microsoft makes Office free to rival mobile platforms

Microsoft announced Thursday it was making its Office software suite available for free to users of rival mobile operating systems…

FG approves N77bn credit to boost irrigation nationwide

The Federal Government on Wednesday approved the use of the $495 million (about N77 billion) credit it secured from the…

Global firms’ tax avoidance schemes revealed in leaked documents

Hundreds of the world’s biggest companies have brokered secret deals with Luxembourg to avoid paying billions of dollars in taxes…

Jay Z Buys French Champagne Company

Hip-hop mogul Jay Z has shown his fondness for Armand de Brignac Champagne for years and on Wednesday he bought…

FG delivers 37 large dams in four years – Minister

The Federal Government has completed the construction of 37 large dams across the country in the last four years, Mrs.…

Panic selling causes NSE market capitalisation to drop by N261bn

Trading activities on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) for the third consecutive day maintained a downward trend with the market…

France approves takeover of Alstom by GE

The French government on Wednesday authorised the sale of most of Alstom’s energy assets to US group General Electric, clearing…
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