Samsung to outsource a fifth of its smartphone production to China next year
Samsung’s plan to outsource a fifth of its smartphone production to China next year may help it compete with low-cost rivals such as Huawei and Xiaomi but it’s a strategy…
Nigeria shares top spot with Afghanistan as Most Dangerous Places on Earth
Libya and Somalia are the most dangerous places on earth for 2020, according to a new map designed for travellers that alerts them to risks abroad. For security, countries with an…
Some Nigerians blame government, not religious leaders, for shocking school abuses
The first thing 15-year-old Burhani saw when he arrived at an Islamic reformatory school in October was rows of youths and young men sitting on a courtyard floor, naked, bleeding…
Africa’s oil & gas industry poised for further growth in the wake of new resources – PwC
The global energy market is in an exciting phase of transition and disruption. Breakthrough technologies are unlocking significant new reserves, processing, transportation and downstream uses that were previously unviable,…
Major takeaways from President Buhari’s visit to Saudi Arabia
By: Garba Shehu President Muhammadu Buhari’s four-day visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia came to an end on Saturday. The President participated in the Future Investment Initiative, which was…
Brand growth: Like Konga, like Redeemed Church; there’s always a store near you
By Joseph Okoghenun  I see a growing similarity between The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), one of Nigeria’s biggest Pentecostal churches, and Konga, Nigeria’s foremost composite e-commerce giant in their…
China’s proposed digital currency more about policing than progress
Chinese central bank chief Yi Gang As China prepares to become the first country to launch a digitised domestic currency, market participants and experts say it is a testament to…
Government officials around the globe targeted for hacking through WhatsApp – Sources
Senior government officials in multiple U.S allied nations were targeted earlier this year with hacking software that used Facebook Inc’s WhatsApp to take over users’ phones, according to people familiar…
Focused look at human trafficking could reveal better data, top U.S official says
U.S President, Donald Trump The United States could fight human trafficking effectively with more refined measuring tools which could distinguish young victims from old, or those trapped in domestic…
Ebola: U.N. migration body suspends some screening after killing of aid workersÂ
United Nations migration organization body IOM said on Wednesday it had suspended some of its screening services for Ebola after three of its aid workers were killed in South Sudan….