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£4.2m Loot Paid To Delta State Govt – Accountant General
The Accountant General of the Federation, Mr. Ahmed Idris has disclosed that the controversial £4.2m looted by an…
Cathie Wood, Still A Bitcoin Believer, Sees It Going To US$500,000
Cathie Wood is keeping the faith, even in the face of Bitcoin’s massive plunge that had wiped US$500 billion from…
U.K. To Offer Fast-Track Immigration For Oscar, Nobel Winners
The U.K. announced a fast-track immigration route for people who have won top awards including Nobel Prizes, Oscars…
Meet The Nigerian Running To Be Mayor Of London, Nims Obunge
This Thursday 6 May, Londoners will head to the polls to elect a mayor. In the ranks of the hopefuls is Nims…
ARCON, Partners To Raise Architectural Standard
The Architects Registration Council of Nigeria has said it is working with other bodies to raise architectural…
Lagos Muslims To Pay N1.37m For 2021 Hajj
The Lagos State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board has said that the least amount to be paid for participation in the…
Ecobank Appoints New Head Of Corporate Banking
Ecobank Transnational Incorporated, parent company of the Ecobank Group, has announced the appointment of Akin Dada…
PenCom Gets ISO Certification
The National Pension Commission said it has attained ISO 27001:2013 certification for its Information Security…
Court Bars Federal Government From Blocking SIM Cards On April NIN Linkage…
A Federal High Court in Lagos State has barred the Federal Government from blocking SIM cards not linked to…
Ahead AFCON Qualifiers: Ndidi, Iheanacho Hit Camp Today
The Super Eagles camp came alive last night with the arrival of Everton midfielder, Alex Iwobi, Napoli striker,…
Nigerian Fintech Startup, Blueloop, Gets YC Backing As It Plans Global Expansion
Nigerian fintech startup, Blueloop, has been accepted into the Winter 2021 batch of US-based accelerator, Y…
INEC Plans Online Voter Registration, Targets 16 Million Nigerians
IN a bid to address the cumbersome process of voter registration at the various centres in Nigeria ahead of the…
AfCTA: Nigeria Plans $50bn Intra-Africa Exports
The National Action Committee on African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement has disclosed plans to achieve…
Federal Government Orders Immediate Resumption Of Domestic Flights Catering…
Catering services, hitherto suspended at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic are to resume on domestic flights…
Only 47 Money Transfer Operators Are Licensed – Central Bank Of Nigeria
The Central Bank of Nigeria has released the list of 47 International Money Transfer Operators that are licensed to…
UK Jobless Rate Unexpectedly Drops To 5.0%
Britain’s jobless rate unexpectedly fell to 5.0% in the three months to January, when the country entered a new…
Federal Government Discovers Gold Deposit Along Abuja-Nasarawa Border
Adegbite paid Abdullahi Sule, the Nasarawa state governor, a courtesy visit in Abuja on Wednesday.
The minister…
Autonomous Driving Startup Momenta Raises $500 Million From SAIC, Toyota, Others
Chinese autonomous driving startup Momenta said on Friday it has received $500 million from SAIC Motor, Toyota…
Japanese Judiciary Sends Conflicting Signals To Nuclear Industry
Japanese courts delivered conflicting rulings on two nuclear reactors on Wednesday, lifting an injunction on one…
One Young African Leader Listed For Dangote Fellowship
Eleven Africans, among them two Nigerians, who have been named Young Global Leaders by the World Economic Forum for…
No Fund Missing In Military Pensions, Says Board
The Military Pensions Board (MPB) has dismissed the allegation of missing N2.5 billion military pensions fund,…
We Gave Niger Delta Governors N100m Each As COVID-19 Palliatives – NDDC
The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has said that it gave each of the governors of the nine oil-producing…
Continental Reinsurance Plc Positioned To Deliver Value Post-Covid Recovery Of…
Almost 35 years after it was founded in Lagos, Nigeria, leading private pan-African reinsurer, Continental…
Financial Crimes: We’re Focusing Searchlight On Bankers, Says Bawa
In its renewed poise to clamp down on financial crimes in the country, the Economic and Financial Crimes…
Nigeria Has Only 0.33% Share In Global Trade, WTO DG Decries
The Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has said that Nigeria’s 0.33…
I Wish Dangote Refinery Existed Years Ago – Okonjo-Iweala
The Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, said Nigeria would have…
Naira Exchanges For N481/$ At Parallel Market
The naira on Monday exchanged for N481/$ at the parallel market.
At the Exporter & Importer forex window,…
WTO DG, Okonjo-Iweala Hits Aso Rock For Buhari
The Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on Monday visited President…
USA: Bitcoin ATMs Are Coming To A Gas Station Near You
A new feature has appeared at smoke shops in Montana, gas stations in the Carolinas and delis in far-flung corners…
Nigeria Records 120 New COVID-19 Cases, No Death
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has said with 120 confirmed new cases of COVID-9, the number of…