Durban may be unable to host the 2022 Commonwealth Games because of financial constraints, South Africa’s sports minister has said. “We gave it our best ...
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Amina Mohammed swears-in as UN Deputy Sec. Gen
Ms. Amina Mohammed, the immediate past Minister of Environment, has been sworn-in as the fifth Deputy Secretary-General of the UN at the UN Headquarters in ...
Read More »Release Nnamdi Kanu now – Igbo Leaders tell Buhari
A Pan-Igbo group, Nzuko Umunna, has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately release the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. ...
Read More »Dangote Tomato signs MoU with farmers in Gombe, Sokoto
The Dangote Tomato Processing Company, Kadawa, Kano state has concluded arrangement to purchase fresh tomatoes from farmers in Gombe and Sokoto States. The company had ...
Read More »Emirates to unveil enhanced A380 onboard lounge
Emirates, Skytrax’s World’s Best Airline 2016, will launch a series of new cabin products and enhancements in 2017 for both its A380 and Boeing 777 ...
Read More »IABC offers membership discounts, incentives, declares March as member month
A ten percent discount on membership dues and the chance of a complimentary attendance at the 2017 World Conference in Washington DC are on offer ...
Read More »Masterpass QR now live in 7 markets in Middle East, Africa
Mastercard has successfully been able to introduce and roll-out Masterpass QR in seven markets in the Middle East and Africa (MEA). This momentum is part ...
Read More »BRANDish to discuss way forward for Nigerian banks at maiden “Meeting-of-Minds” Mar 30
In the light of the debilitating challenges that has been facing banks operating in Nigeria of recent, especially since the current economic recession, a forum ...
Read More »The Nigeria-Prays-For-Buhari Competition
By Reuben Abati After the publication of my column last week, titled “I want to go to London… to see Buhari”, I received a lot ...
Read More »Ikpea commends Dalung, Ambode over plans to revive National Stadium
The National Chairman of the Nigeria Football Supporters Club (NFSC), Rev. Samuel Ikpea, has commended the proposed take over plans of the National Stadium, Surulere, ...
Read More »L-R : Aliyu Toro, Chief Superintendent of Customs; Adesola Adeduntan, MD/CEO First Bank of Nigeria Limited and Subsidiaries; Bayo Adeniji, Director, First Street Limited; and Gbenga Shobo, Deputy Managing Director, First Bank of Nigeria Limited at the FirstLounge launch recently
Buhari in London: Our president is not ill, not in hospital – FG
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, says President Muhammadu Buhari is neither critically ill nor in life threatening situation ...
Read More »Osinbajo not performing better than Buhari – Presidency
The Presidency on Monday said it was wrong for anybody to be claiming that the Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, has been performing better than President Muhammadu Buhari ...
Read More »CBN pumps more dollars into market to strengthen naira
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said on Monday it sold $80 million to retail customers and another $100 million in currency forwards to increase dollar liquidity and support the naira ...
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