• Venezuela

    Photos: Family, friends celebrate with Oshiomhole at 65

    Former governor of Edo State, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole clocked 65 years on Monday. He celebrated his new age in a private party with close friends and associates and of course his wife, Lara Oshiomhole. Minister of State for Petroleum Resources,Dr. Ibe Kachikwu and business mogul, Ayiri Emami were among those ...

  • Nigeria

    Nigeria’ll soon take over digital space – Osinbajo

    Ifeanyi Onuba, Abuja Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday said that with the recent involvement of the government in the promotion of technology, the country would soon take over the digital space the way it did in the music, film and entertainment industry. Osinbajo, who said this in Abuja during ...

  • Nigeria

    Recover $22bn, N316bn from NNPC, NEITI tells FG

    Okechukwu Nnodim, Abuja The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative on Tuesday called on the Federal Government to urgently recover the over $21.778bn and N316bn unremitted funds meant for the federation but allegedly held up by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation and its subsidiaries. It stated that if recovered, the funds ...

  • Cina

    Billionaire Warren Buffet becomes face of Coke in China

    The likeness of billionaire Warren Buffett is gracing Cherry Coke cans in China, where the company’s largest investor enjoys a legendary reputation. Coca-Cola announced over the weekend that a grinning cartoon portrait of the American business magnate would adorn cans and bottles of his favourite flavour after it was introduced ...

  • USA Nigeria

    US Consulate, firm to train 102 entrepreneurs

    Ife Ogunfuwa The United States of America Consulate General and the Field of Skills and Dreams Academy have partnered to train and mentor about 102 budding Nigerian entrepreneurs. At the Conference for Emerging Entrepreneurs in Lagos on Tuesday, the Consul General, John Bray, said that the young business people would ...

  • USA Nigeria

    Naira gains on fresh dollar supply, now 390/dollar

    Oyetunji Abioye The naira recorded a gain against the United States dollar on the parallel market on Tuesday, a day after the Central Bank of Nigeria injected $240m into the foreign exchange market. The local unit rose from 395/dollar on Monday to 390/dollar on Tuesday as the new forex supply ...

  • Nigeria

    Sagay threatens to sue Senate over proposed summons

    Eniola Akinkuotu, Abuja The Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption, Prof. Itse Sagay (SAN), has written to the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, over plans by the Senate to invite him. Sagay, a former Dean of the Faculty of Law, University of Benin and Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, urged ...

  • Nigeria

    Govt auditors charged on probity, efficiency

    Folashade Adebayo A partner with Pricewater-houseCoopers, Mr. Cyril Asobu, has urged auditors in Lagos State to be transparent and accountable in the discharge of their duties. He also called on them to observe international best practices saying their competition was global. Asobu said this on Friday during a retreat with ...

  • Nigeria Regno Unito

    UK law to expose Nigerian property, accounts owners

    Fed Govt: no safe haven for corrupt officials Nigerians of “questionable characters” who own property in the United Kingdom (UK) were put on notice yesterday — they will soon be unmasked. A criminal finances bill that will introduce the concept of “Unexplained Wealth Orders” is in the works. It is ...

  • Nigeria

    CBN’s entrepreneurship centres to the rescue

    The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) established Entrepreneurship Development Centres (EDCs) to address rising youth unemployment through promotion and development of small enterprises. The Calabar, Cross River State EDC is already off to a good start, creating a new crop of budding entrepreneurs, who are contributing immensely to economic growth. ...