Nigeria loses $10m to foreign registered private jets
The federal government said, yesterday, that Nigerian owners of foreign registered private jets were taking out of the country annually over $10 million through payment of foreign cockpit crew, charges and taxes overseas.
2 nabbed for visa fraud
Special Fraud Unit, SFU, has arrested a graduate of the Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, and a 40-year-old United Kingdom ex-convict ov er alleged visa scam.
No going back on ASUU demands – ATBU chapter chairman
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has said that it would not shift grounds on its demand for 100 per cent implementation of the 2009 agreement it signed with the Federal Government, pointing out that the government was not sincere in addressing the rot in the education sector.
Journalist sues Monalisa Chinda, Lanre Nzeribe over ‘failed’ magazine project
A media practitioner, Mr. Kelvin Keshi is dragging Nollywood actress, Monalisa Chinda and her beau, Lanre Nzeribe to court over breach of contractual agreement and failure to pay his two months salaries while working for their proposed magazine, Monalisa.
New trading platform: NSE facilitates capacity building for stockbrokers
Ahead of the take-off of the new trading platform, X-Gen, which is set to commence operation at the end of this month, the Nigerian Stock Exchange, NSE, said it has equipped stockbrokers with the requisite training necessary to familiarise them with the new trading engine.
Edema writes off Ethiopia
Ex-international Benson Edema has written off Ethiopia’s chances of qualifying for the FUFA World Cup in Brazil.
Obudu: No change in $50,000 top prize
Winners of the men and women race of this year’s Obudu international mountain race will go home with $50,000 each for their efforts, reveals the local organising committee for the race.
WORLD CUP PLAYOFFS: Keshi plots Ethiopia fall
Eagles coach Stephen Keshi is quietly plotting the fall of Ethiopia, who they play in the final round of the 2014 World Cup qualfier
Malaysia never took oil palm seed from Nigeria – Dr. Okwuagwu
There has been notion among Nigerians that Malaysia came to Nigeria some years ago to get seedlings for oil palm which has placed the country as number one oil palm producing country while Nigeria lags behind in ranking.
Abraham, Ishmael and Kaaba
When the Prophet saw pictures in the Ka’ba, he did not enter it till he ordered them to be erased. When he saw the pictures of Abraham and Ishmael carrying the arrows of divination, he said, “May Allah curse them (i.e. the Quraish)! By Allah, neither Abraham nor Ishmael practiced divination by arrows.” (Translation of Sahih Bukhari, Prophets, Volume 4, Book 55, Number 571)”
Wande Coal for Gulder Ultimate Search 10 selection party
Popular Nigerian musician, Wande Coal will be on duty this evening as he entertains guests at the final selection party for Gulder Ultimate Search 10.
