Group Managing Director of Red Star Express Plc, Sola Obabori has praised the foresight of those who built the Red Star brand from the scratch saying their tenacity has brought the company to its present state of growth. Speaking on the 24th year anniversary of the company on 12th October 2016, Obabori stated that the […]
Continue ReadingPresident Muhammadu Buhari will begin an official visit to the Federal Republic of Germany from Thursday, 13 October to Sunday October 16.In Berlin, President Buhari, will confer with Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel on issues of shared interests between Nigeria and Germany, including further cooperation on security, the humanitarian situation of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and rehabilitation […]
Continue ReadingHillary Clinton has come out top in the second debate with Donald Trump. A CNN poll gave Clinton 57% and Trump 34%. Los Angeles Times’ three judges all gave the points to Clinton. If you missed the debate, do not worry, here are the highlights as reported by New York Times: The second presidential debate between […]
Continue ReadingHurricane Matthew, a category 3 storm that hit Haiti on Tuesday has killed at least 900 people.Officials say that the Caribbean wind wrecked about 90 per cent damage on all the cities that it affected. Some of the hardest-hit towns are yet to be reached by land, and there are fears that more bodies will […]
Continue ReadingAfter seeing the havoc wreaked by Hurricane Matthew — the most powerful Caribbean storm in a decade, 1.5 million people have been asked to evacuate Florida.“This storm will kill you,” Rick Scott, governor of Florida, said at a news conference, urging that “the time is now” to evacuate ahead of the Category 4 storm. “This is […]
Continue ReadingThe Nigerian Government on Friday dismissed all allegations of forgery against a former Clerk of the National Assembly, Salisu Maikasuwa, and his deputy Benedict Efeturi. Maikasuwa and Efeturi were charged alongside Senate President Bukola Saraki and his deputy, Ike Ekweremadu, for allegedly falsifying the Senate standing rule to help the Senate President and his deputy […]
Continue ReadingThe Federal Government of Nigeria has unveiled plans to set up six new ICT Hubs* in the country to boost empowerment and growth in the sector.The Minister of Communications, Mr Adebayo Shittu, made the disclosure when Global Y Combinators and Ventures Platform, an ICT concern, paid him a courtesy visit in his office in Abuja. […]
Continue ReadingAn estimated 3,100 people have perished in the Mediterranean Sea this year alone. In the latest migrant surge, about 4,655 migrants were saved on Tuesday and 28 bodies recovered in more than 30 rescue missions off the Libyan coast, Italy’s coast guard said on Wednesday. Italy’s The Local newspaper gave a death toll of 22 migrants, […]
Continue ReadingBad loans in Nigeria’s banking system soared to more than double the limit set by the regulator as the industry struggles with an economic downturn. The ratio of non-performing loans to total credit rose to 11.7 percent at the end of June from 5.3 percent at the end of 2015, the Abuja-based Central Bank of […]
Continue ReadingThe Minister of Youth and Sports, Solomon Dalung, on Tuesday in Abuja, said arrangements had been concluded to engage the private sector in the management of Abuja and Lagos national stadia. The minister, who made this known while fielding questions from State House correspondents, said the Federal Executive Council, FEC, approved the concession of the […]
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