Opinion Bad Ass Chess Moves: What Nigeria Should Do To The US Over AfDB’ May 31, 2020 Ekemini Chess. In 1979, something happened that took the global oil industry by storm. A strike by 37,000 workers at Iran’s national oil refineries led to massive protests; foreign workers fled…
Opinion Adesina: Guilty as charged May 31, 2020 Ekemini The African Development Bank’s helmsman, Nigerian-born and America-trained Akinwumi Adesina has been in the news recently. Strangely, this time, there are unpleasant allegations being leveled against him. I say strangely…
Local Sanwo-Olu Flags Off Construction Of Lekki Regional Road May 31, 2020 Ekemini Governor of Lagos state, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has flagged off the construction of the Lekki regional road, the long-awaited road, which is expected to decongest the constant traffic jam along the…
Technology A New TikTok Clone, Zynn Hit The Top Of The App Store By Paying Users To Watch Videos May 31, 2020 Ekemini TikTok has a new competitor: Zynn, a nearly button-for-button clone of TikTok that differentiates itself with one key twist — it pays users to sign up, watch videos, and convince…
Technology The World’s ‘Largest All Electric Commercial Aircraft’ Completes Its First Flight May 31, 2020 Ekemini The planet’s “largest all electric commercial aircraft” has completed its maiden flight, the latest example of a zero-emission form of transport taking to the skies. The Cessna 208B Grand Caravan…
World Trump Postpones G7 Summit, Seeks To Add Countries To Invitation List May 31, 2020 Ekemini U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he would postpone a Group of Seven summit he had hoped to hold next month until September or later and expand the list…
World Tom Brady Is Selling His Custom Cadillac Escalade For $300,000 May 31, 2020 Ekemini Newly minted Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady putting his stretched Becker Cadillac Escalade ESV for sale for six figures. Brady bought the Cadillac new in 2018 for about $95,000…
Local US Supreme Court Rejects Church’s Challenge To California’s Coronavirus Rules May 30, 2020 Ekemini The Supreme Court has rejected a California church’s attempt to overturn the state’s coronavirus restrictions on in-person religious services. In a 5-4 decision issued late Friday, Chief Justice John Roberts…
Technology NASA And SpaceX Launch First Astronauts To Orbit From U.S. Since 2011 May 30, 2020 Ekemini NASA astronauts are heading to space from U.S. soil for the first time in nine years, aboard SpaceX’s Dragon capsule, the maiden crewed flight of the innovative spacecraft. The mission,…
World Hong Kong Officials Say Trump ‘Completely Wrong’ To End City’s Special Status May 30, 2020 Ekemini Hong Kong officials lashed out on Saturday at moves by U.S. President Donald Trump to strip the city of its special status in a bid to punish China for imposing…
World Nigeria: Naira Gains N10 Against $1 At Parallel Market, As Forex Turnover Increases By 592% May 30, 2020 Ekemini The naira gained for the third day in a row at the parallel market otherwise known as the black market, thereby appreciating significantly against the dollar. According to information obtained…
Business Zoom’s Market Valuation Hits $50 billion Mark, Thanks To Increased Demand During Lockdown May 30, 2020 Ekemini Zoom Video Communications’ shares surged to record highs on Friday, as bullish runs in the last hours of trading helped the company to close with a market capitalization of more…
Local Nigeria: President Muhammadu Buhari Reshuffles NNPC’s Board Of Directors May 30, 2020 Ekemini President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the reconstitution of the board of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) after the expiration of the tenure of the current board. The newly constituted…
World Nike Releases ‘Don’t Do It’ Ad Addressing Racism In America May 30, 2020 Ekemini Nike released an ad Friday night imploring viewers not to “pretend there’s not a problem in America” while protests occurred in cities nationwide following the death in Minnesota of George…
Business Rolls-Royce Announces 9000 Job Cuts. That Isn’t New For The Carmaker May 30, 2020 Ekemini Rolls-Royce has announced 9,000 job cuts – mainly in its civil aerospace wing – as a direct consequence of the coronavirus pandemic bringing the aviation industry to a shuddering halt.…
Local World Why the US Is targeting Nigerian Banker, Akinwunmi Adesina May 30, 2020 Ekemini The US and the African Development Bank have fallen out over allegations of corruption against the bank’s Nigerian head, writes former BBC Africa Business editor Larry Madowo. Akinwumi Adesina is…
World Joe Biden Sees Rise In Health-Care Industry Fundraising As Trump Is Seen To Mishandled The Pandemic May 30, 2020 Ekemini Joe Biden has seen a surge in support from health-care professionals as President Donald Trump struggles to bring in cash from those working in an industry under pressure from the…
World SpaceX, NASA To Try Again For Landmark Launch Of Two Astronauts From Florida May 30, 2020 Ekemini Elon Musk’s private rocket company SpaceX was set for a repeat attempt at launching two Americans into orbit on Saturday from Florida for a mission that would mark the first…
Local Nigeria: CBN Forecasts slower growth, reduces lending rate to 12.5% May 30, 2020 Ekemini The Monetary Policy Committee on Thursday said the lower growth recorded in the economy in first quarter of 2020 was expected to dip slightly but with combined monetary and fiscal…
Business Zoom Plans To Roll Out Strong Encryption For Paying Customers May 30, 2020 Ekemini Video conferencing provider Zoom (ZM.O) plans to strengthen encryption of video calls hosted by paying clients and institutions such as schools, but not by users of its free consumer accounts,…
World Oil Jumped Nearly 90% In May, Posting Best Month In History May 30, 2020 Ekemini Oil jumped more than 5% on Friday, the last trading day of the month, capping off its best month in history as an uptick in demand as well as record…
World George Floyd Death: Unrest Erupts In US Cities As Protesters Demand Justice May 30, 2020 Ekemini The white former Minneapolis police officer shown in video footage using his knee to pin an unarmed black man’s neck to the street was charged with murder on Friday in…
Business Sony Announces PS5 Event For June 4th May 30, 2020 Ekemini Sony is officially confirming its next PlayStation 5 event will be held on Thursday, June 4th. The event will begin at 4PM ET / 1PM PT, and Sony is promising…
Business Google Postpones Android 11 Unveiling Amid U.S. Protests May 30, 2020 Ekemini Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google on Saturday said it has postponed next week’s planned unveiling of the beta version of its latest Android 11 mobile operating system in light of protests…
World Twitter, Reddit, Internet Group Object To US Rules Requiring Visitors To Disclose Social Media User Info May 30, 2020 Ekemini Twitter Inc, Reddit and a group representing major internet firms backed two documentary film groups that have challenged the Trump Administration’s 2019 rules requiring nearly all U.S. visitors to disclose…
Business Disney To Open Florida Parks By July 11 May 29, 2020 Ekemini Florida officials have approved plans for a phased reopening of Walt Disney World (DIS.N) in Orlando starting on July 11, according to a memo from a state agency released on…
Investing European Markets Fall But Still Closes The Month 3% Higher May 29, 2020 Ekemini The pan-European Stoxx 600 provisionally closed down by 1.6%, but the index was still up over 3% since the start of May, on pace to register its second straight positive…
World Federer Tops Lists Of Highest-Paid Athletes In The World May 29, 2020 Ekemini Roger Federer topped the 2020 Forbes magazine list of highest-paid global athletes announced Friday, leading the lineup for the first time with pre-tax earnings of $106.3 million (95.5 million euros).…
World NBA To Resume Season On July 31 May 29, 2020 Ekemini The National Basketball Association has targeted July 31 as its date to resume games, a league source has confirmed to CNBC. The league held its board of governors’ call on…
World Monkeys Steal Coronavirus Blood Samples In India May 29, 2020 Ekemini A troop of monkeys in India attacked a medical official and snatched away blood samples of patients who had tested positive for the novel coronavirus, authorities said on Friday. The…
