How technology can leapfrog Africa to greater height – Experts
By Theresa Igata The coming together of experts and scholars at the Verdant Zeal Innovention lecture series was yet again another time to speak on how technology is driving Africa’s…
How Badeh used N800m NAF fund for shopping mall – Witness
A prosecution witness, Nuhu Dalhatu, on March 23, 2017 told a Federal High Court, Abuja, that about N800 million used for the construction of a shopping mall linked to Alex…
N.8m BVN scam lands duo in jail
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC Thursday secured the conviction of the duo of Innocent Uche Clinton and Emmanuel Okanni before Justice Sa’ad Muhammad of the Gombe State High…
EFCC arraigns businessman for N7m land scam
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on March 23, 2017 arraigned a businessman, Ibrahim Kamba, before Justice Y. Halilu of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT High Court, Jabi on…
Four years after, it’s death sentence for killers of Cynthia Osokugo
After about four years and nine months, killers of Cynthia Osokogu, the Nasarawa State University postgraduate student murdered by her Facebook friends, Oliseloka Ezike and Okumo Nwabufor, have been sentenced…
Boko Haram cost Nigeria $2.6bn in 2016
Nigeria spent more than $2.6 billion in 2016 to address the humanitarian challenges caused by Boko Haram terrorists, Chief of Defence Staff, General Abayomi Olonisakin, has said. Olonisakin stated this…
Ambassadors: Senate rejects Imo, Ondo nominees, clears 45
The Nigerian Senate has confirmed 45 out of 47 persons as non-career ambassadors following their nominations by President Muhammadu Buhari but declined the confirmation of two nominees from Imo and…
Nigeria Immigration begins visa on arrival policy for foreign investors
As a buy in into the ease-of-doing business policy thrust of the Buhari government, the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has announced the introduction of a liberalised online Visa on Arrival…
Chi Farms begins training for 1000 fish farmers; programme supported by USAID and Diamond Bank
Chi Farms Ltd. has successfully concluded the training and certification of a pilot group of smallholder fish farmers. A group of 22 women was trained in ‘Best Practices in Professional…
I will rid NPA of corruption; blackmail cannot stop me – MD
RE: The Presidency has ordered for an investigation into the financial books of the Nigerian Ports Authority under the management of Mrs Hadiza Bala Usman for fraud My attention has…