Switzerland reopens Consulate-General’s Office in Lagos, after 55 years
The Swiss Government on Tuesday night inaugurated its new Consulate-General’s Office in Lagos, 55 years after it was closed.
Man in court for saying ‘President Mugabe is too old to rule’
A Zimbabwean policeman has appeared in court after calling 92-year-old President Robert Mugabe “too old to rule” and accusing his wife of being a prostitute, local media reported Wednesday.
American-French couple wins UK’s annual wife-carrying Championship
American National, Jonathan Schwochert and his French-born wife Charlotte Xiong, have won the 9th annual UK’s wife-carrying championship in Dorking, England.
Messi set to appear in 2018 qualifiers for first time
Lionel Messi, who has made a brilliant start to the year for Barcelona, will play his first 2018 World Cup qualifiers this month after being named in a 29-man Argentina squad.
Nigeria committed to maritime safety standards, says Amaechi
The Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, has said that the nation is committed to safety standards in the maritime sector.
Breaking: Reps take over Kogi Assembly
The House of Representatives on Wednesday, took over the functions of the Kogi State House of Assembly over the crisis that engulfed the assembly in the last one month.
‘MTN has demonstrated some goodwill’
The National Association of Telecommunications Subscribers (NATCOMS) on Wednesday urged the Federal Government to accept the N50 billion payment by MTN Nigeria as the total fine.
Huawei seeks global partnership to build 5G
Ahead of 2020 target year for launch of Fifth Generation, or 5G , Chinese original equipment manufacturer, Huawei said, it was seeking global partnership to build and expand the mobile industry ecosystem to become more resilient and ensure the success of the latest technology.
Breaking: Ocholi’s driver has no license – FRSC
Minister of State for Labour and Employment, late Barrister James Ocholi died as a result of over speeding, the Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Commission, FRSC, Boboye Oyeyemi has said.
Blackout, fuel crisis loom as workers shut down NNPC over unbundling
Nigeria is on the verge of another fuel crisis and a nationwide blackout of unimaginable proportion as workers of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Wednesday, shut down the activities of the corporation nationwide over the unbundling exercise.
Breaking: Biafra: Kanu, others ask court to stop trial
Detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mr. Nnamdi Kanu, on Wednesday, asked the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja to stay further proceeding on his trial.
GE in Africa: General Electric partners Dangote on cement production in Africa
The plant is fully powered by four GE gas turbines that run on natural gas and Automotive Gas and Oils
GE in Africa: General Electric partners Dangote on cement production in Africa
The plant is fully powered by four GE gas turbines that run on natural gas and Automotive Gas and Oils
GE in Africa: General Electric partners Dangote on cement production in Africa
The plant is fully powered by four GE gas turbines that run on natural gas and Automotive Gas and Oils
GE in Africa: General Electric partners Dangote on cement production in Africa
The plant is fully powered by four GE gas turbines that run on natural gas and Automotive Gas and Oils
Open Letter to President Buhari/Osinbajo: Re: Devaluation of the Naira
THE controversy as to whether to devalue the naira or not has taken the centre stage in the national discourse. One can pardon illiterates in economics especially primitive accumulators who are shouting for further devaluation of the naira. But when some professors of Economics and Ex CBN Governor and IMF have joined the chorus to continue to devalue the naira, then, something serious is amiss. The single reason they all gave is because the rate of Naira in the parallel market has worsened.
