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NIIT gives tech scholarship to students

NIIT, a global lead er in skills and talent development is set to commence its 18th National Scholarship in Nigeria to reward meritorious students desirous of building successful careers in today’s knowledge economy. The annual scholarship test is billed for Saturday, July 15 across the country, as students are implored to visit NIIT’s website for more information.

Ending famines and chronic hunger requires good governance

The United Nations’ urgent call in February for hunger relief for 20 million people in South Sudan, Somalia, Yemen and Nigeria has drawn the world’s attention to the connection between conflict and hunger. While there is no doubt that armed conflicts are a main driver of these hunger crises, more mundane problems such as bad governance and poor public policies also leave many with insufficient access to food and demand attention. Food shortages in peaceful places such as Malawi and Zimbabwe illustrate that good governance, like peace, is a precondition for preventing famine.

Charley Boy unveils Oracle of O’Island reality show

IN what could best be described as a round peg in a round hole, iconic Nigerian artiste, Charles Oputa, a.k.a Charley Boy, has been named the Oracle of O’s Island, a new adventure reality show which premiered on TV screens nationwide last Monday.

‘When Nollywood stars stormed Kigali for AMAA nominees party’

IT was a long night of fun, camaraderie, swashbuckling, Saturday night, in Kigali, Rwanda, when Africa Movie Academy Awards, AMAA, hosted Rwadan celebrities, business executives and their Nigerian counterparts during the 2017 AMAA nominees party in the East Africa country.

ALBON, AMTO, BTOA, form association

WEEKS after their first meeting in Enugu, luxury bus owners and other road passenger transport bodies rose from an inaugural conference in Lagos with a resolution to fuse into one, all-inclusive umbrella body for all inter-state bus associations in 60 days.

NNPC, Schlumberger agree on $700m joint venture

Nigeria’s state oil company said on Thursday it had agreed a joint venture to cover the more than $700 million cost of developing new oil fields in its southern Niger Delta energy hub

Oil extends gains to sixth day on dip in U.S. output

Oil futures ended slightly higher on Thursday, extending crude’s rally to a sixth straight session after a decline in weekly U.S. crude production temporarily eased concerns about deepening oversupply.

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