Zimbabwe’s ‘zombie money’ draws scorn
A new currency printed by Zimbabwe’s central bank to ease a cash shortage has drawn scorn from critics attacking it as signalling a return to the hated local dollar, abandoned seven years ago as...
View ArticleApple loses exclusive rights to iPhone in China
Apple has lost control of the iPhone trademark in China, meaning that another company can continue selling products with the smartphone’s name on them. A Beijing court said Apple wasn’t able to prove...
View ArticleWe Need Skilled Manpower to Grow the Maritime Sector — Peterside
The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) Dr. Dakuku Peterside has again reiterated the need for skilled manpower to spearhead the development of the...
View ArticleFinally, Buhari signs 2016 budget
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday signed the 2016 budget into law, with a promise that it would usher in the change that Nigerians voted for in the 2015 general election. The N6.06 budget signed in...
View ArticleFCTA TO ENCOURAGE PRIVATE SECTOR INVOLVEMENT IN EDUCATION
The FCT Administration has reiterated its commitment to continue to encourage involvement of private sector in the establishment of educational institutions in the Federal Capital Territory. The...
View ArticleMartin Luther King, Jr. on Leadership
A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus. ― Martin Luther King, Jr.
View ArticleAfrican Proverb On Love
Loving someone that does not love you is like loving the rain that falls in the forest
View ArticleSunday Funnies: Clueless
HOLY HUMOUR A Sunday school teacher of preschoolers was concerned that his students might be a little confused about Jesus Christ because of the Christmas season’s emphasis on His birth. He wanted to...
View ArticleRefresh on Sunday: Walk By Faith And Not By Sight (Part 2)
The second part of the four part series, in which the author examines what it means to walk by faith and not by sight. The second letter of St Paul to the Corinthians, Chapter 5 discusses the most...
View ArticleFive Nigerian Menswear Brands You Want In Your Closet
In the scheme of fashionable things, men barely get a voice. Terms like ‘boring’ ‘bleh’ ‘obvious’ ‘conventional’ have been associated with male style. This is majorly due to the fact that most men...
View ArticleChevron Loses Put At 35,000 Per Day
Chevron is losing substantial part of its oil production as attack on its offshore platform in the Niger Delta puts pressure on the company. “Approximately 35,000 barrels per day, b/d, of Chevron’s net...
View ArticleZuma meets business over credit
South Africa’s government is continuing its work with business and labor to try averting a sovereign credit-rating downgrade and boosting the economy, President Jacob Zuma said. The parties are working...
View ArticleBorrowed Funds to Be Used to Finance Capital Projects, Says DMO Boss
The Director General of Debt Management Office (DMO) Dr. Abraham Nwankwo has restated the Federal Government’s commitment that all money to be borrowed to finance the 2016 budget will be dedicated to...
View ArticleAmbode’s wife condemns act of domestic violence
Wife of the Governor of Lagos State, Mrs. Bolanle Ambode on Tuesday condemned domestic violence, which has continued to rear its ugly head in the state and across the country. She made the denunciation...
View ArticleAGF urges Professional bodies to help provide solutions to Nigeria’s problems
ACCOUNTANT– General of the Federation, Mr. Ahmed Idris, has called on professional bodies in Nigeria, to embark on researches and programmes that will help produce empirical solutions to the numerous...
View ArticleSoyinka deserves appointment — Gbadamosi
Co-Chairman of the Lagos At 50 Committee, Chief Rasheed Gbadamosi on Tuesday gave credence to the appointment of Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka to Co-Chair the Committee, saying his clout of...
View ArticleFrance, Cameroon to attend regional security summit in Abuja
President Francois Hollande of France and his Camerounian counterpart, Paul Biya, are among dignitaries that will participate In the second Regional Security Summit in Abuja on Saturday, May 14th. Also...
View ArticleI’ve no hand in Edoror’s impeachment —- Oshiomhole
Governor Adams Oshiomhole has dismissed insinuations and reports that he had a hand in the impeachment of the former Speaker of Edo State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon Victor Edoror. Speaking when the new...
View ArticleLagos Declares Zero Tolerance for Building Collapse
The Lagos State Government has reaffirmed its commitment to ensure zero tolerance for building collapse in the state, just as it revealed that about 500 buildings that are either defective or abandoned...
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