Jumia has introduced Nigeria’s first e-commerce Bot, tagged Jumia Bot, aspart of its mission of expanding horizons. Using Jumia Bot, shoppers can order food, find fashion or electronic items and book hotels and flights by simply having an online conversation with…
Ecobank has partnered with Visa to launch Ecobank Scan+Pay with mVisa solutions to their consumers. The strategic tie-up signals interoperability on a cross border level – and potentially huge gains – as it affords consumers with the ability to use…
Nigerian Senate has resolved to conduct holistic investigation into alleged corruption in the Nigerian national petroleum corporation. The Senate’s resolution is coming a days after the minister of State for Petroluem, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu’s memo on the National oil company…
The Redeemed Christain Church of God, RCCG, has opened a drug abuse rehabilitation center in Lagos on Tuesday. Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State, who spoke at the inauguration of the Christ Against Drug Abuse Ministry (CADAM) Rehabilitation Centre of…
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Mr. Ibe Kachikwu, has accused the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Mr. Maikanti Baru of insubordination, while he called for the cancellation of the recent appointments in the…
United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed has stressed the need for social dialogue on sustainable development, expressing her expectations regarding the role of media in bringing different constituents together to reflect on difficult questions such as on sustainable life style.…
Nigeria’s Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative has recouped some US$3 billion in installment duty from oil and gas administrators in the nation, the organization’s official secretary revealed to Nigerian media. The administration of the West African nation, the greatest oil producer…
Dr. Natalia Kanem was appointed Executive Director of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, today by Secretary-General António Guterres. She holds the rank of United Nations Under-Secretary-General. Dr. Kanem, a Panamanian, is the Fund’s fifth Executive Director. She had been…
The Minister of State for Petroleum, Ibe Kachikwu, has reported the Group Managing Director of the NNPC, Maikanti Baru, to President Muhammadu Buhari, urging him to take urgent actions on matters ranging from alleged illegal practices to insubordination. Mr. Kachikwu…
Ernest Akinlola has bee appointed as the substantive Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Nigeria’s first 4G/LTE-Advanced network. The board of ntel disclosed the announcement in a statement on Tuesday. Akinlola is a senior executive with over 20 years extensive experience in…
