Nigerians have very high sense of humour
Even in their anger and frustration, there is still a very high sense of humour noticeable amongst Nigerians. In the usual maddening Lagos traffic, one could hear both drivers and passengers raining abuses on one another, calling themselves some funny names in a manner of venting their anger.
Uruguay stop Nigeria again!
Uruguay saw off the challenge of a ten-man Nigeria to book a meeting with Spain in the FIFA U-20 World Cup quarter-final thanks to a 2-1 win.
Sfaxian replace Rangers
Following the disqualification of Rangers from further participation in this season’s Confederation Cup, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) last night said that Tunisian club, Sportif Sfaxien would replace the Nigerian representatives.
Shell raises alarm over rising crude oil theft spills
Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited, SPDC, operated Joint Venture, Tuesday, raised an alarm over the rising cases of sabotage on its facilities, saying that it recorded eight incidences of vandalisation on its pipelines at the Adibawa field in Eastern Niger Delta which led to the spilling of about 500 barrels of oil into the environment.
China’s ICBC tops 2013 global bank rankings
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) has leapfrogged two U.S. banks to top the 2013 global ranking of banks with the most capital, highlighting the growing size and importance of Chinese lenders. ICBC topped The Banker magazine’s annual list of the top 1,000 banks for the first time, relegating Bank of America to third from first, while JPMorgan Chase remained second. ICBC was third last year.
Nigeria loses N159trn as IOCs divest
Is the spate of divestments in the oil and gas industry a healthy development for Nigerian economy? This has been the question on the lips of many Nigerians, as the country has suffered capital flight in excess of $10 billion or N159 trillion in the last four years as a result of divestments from the oil and gas industry by some international oil companies, IOCs.
