Osinbajo in Abia, pledges more support for local manufacturers
Determined to ensure that Federal Government’s business oriented regulatory agencies become facilitators for Micro, Small, & Medium Scale Enterprises, MSMES, the Buhari presidency would do all within its ability to…
Reps probe MTN, Glo, others over under-payment to FG
The House of Representatives on Thursday set up an ad hoc committee to investigate alleged under-payments made by telecommunications service providers to the Federal Government. The resolution emanated from a…
Nigerian communities lose case against Shell in UK
A high court in UK ruled on Thursday that oil major Royal Dutch Shell cannot be sued in London courts over Nigerian oil spill allegations. If the High Court had…
Facebook tweaks system to shut out fake news
Social giant Facebook has announced it is making three main changes to the algorithm it uses to display “trending” topics, in an effort to crack down on fake news stories…
Court returns lucrative OPL 245 oil block to Nigeria
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured a court order mandating the return of the controversial OPL 245 to the Nigerian government. Justice John Tsoho of the Federal…
Electricians sue Trump, demand $2m payment for hotel work
Electricians who rushed work on President Trump’s newly opened hotel in Washington, D.C., say they are owed more than $2 million, and the contractor has filed a lawsuit to force…
Williams sisters to play each other in Australian Open
Venus and Serena Williams will meet in a Grand Slam final for the ninth time after the American sisters came through their semi-finals in Melbourne. Thirteenth seed Venus, 36, beat…
Five reforms I will bring to AU if elected – Botswana candidate
Dr. Pelonomi Venson-Moitoi, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Botswana and candidate for the Chairperson of the African Union, Thursday highlighted five major reforms she would introduce if elected as…
Boko Haram cost North East $9.2bn – Shettima
Governor Kassim Shettima of Borno State has said that the Northeast lost $9.2 billion worth of properties with Borno State alone suffering a loss of $6.6 billion in the wake…
Buhari is hale and hearty, no emergency situation, rumour mongers to be punished – FG
The Federal Government has urged Nigerians to disregard the subversive messages being circulated via text messaging and the Social Media, saying the fabricated messages are being orchestrated by those who …
