Telecom: Greatness is possible
KEN UGBECHIEÂ In this season of gloom and glum, death and harvest of deaths, the nation can still boast of some positives. There is still something edifying to report about…
Nigeria wins 24 medals, places 9th at Commonwealth Games
Nigeria finished the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast Australia with a total medal tally of 24 to place 9th position with 9 Gold, 9 Silver and 6 Bronze. It is…
FIFA rankings: Nigeria moves 5 places up, now ranked 47th
April 12, 2018 Nigeria has moved five places up, now 47th in the world and sixth in Africa with 635 points in the April FIFA/Coca Cola rankings released on Thursday. In…
Nigeria’s wheat production falters, imports to rise next year
Nigeria’s decades-old program to boost wheat production and reduce imports worth more than $4 billion a year has faltered with farmers cutting output because of soaring input costs, leaving foreign…
Nigeria’s peaceful co-existence crucial to Africa’s development. — USAID
March 31, 2018 U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) on Saturday stressed the need for peaceful co-existence among ethnic groups in Nigeria to engender development in the nation and in…
45 Swiss companies in Nigeria employ 9,000 people – Officials
Swiss Economics Minister Johann Schneider-Ammann on Friday ended a two-day visit to Nigeria looking at opportunities to strengthen economic cooperation between the two countries. Some 45 Swiss companies are currently…
Spanish police burst Nigerian sex trafficking gang, popular Nigerian DJ, 88 others arrested
Spanish police have rescued 39 women and girls smuggled in from Nigeria and trafficked into sex work by a notorious Nigerian gang. Europol says the victims were kept in “squalid…
Jitters in Nigeria as Swiss Govt blocks bank accounts over Malabu oil bribery case
The Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland (OAG) has blocked various bank accounts in Switzerland regarding an alleged oil bribery scheme linked to Nigeria. Executives from oil giants Shell…
Swiss Govt confirms return of $700m loot to Nigeria as lawmakers seek banking reforms
Swiss lawmakers are pushing the government to amend the law on how to handle ill-gotten bank profits seized by authorities and pave the way to return more than $100 million…
EU, Germany to boost power generation in Nigeria by 500mw
The European Union and Government of Germany have unveiled plans to increase power generation in Nigeria by 500 megawatts (MW) through renewable energy to serve 100,000 people. Iner Hommers, Programme…