Africa’s foremost financial institution, Guaranty Trust Bank Plc, has partnered the British Council, the UK’s international organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities, to sponsor the installation of the Wind Sculpture VI by renowned British-Nigerian artist, Yinka Shonibare MBE in Ndubuisi Kanu Park,…
In line with the two-track approach in executing its REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation) Programme, state and national Framework Strategies for REDD+ in Nigeria were last week endorsed, even as the nation rounded up the Readiness Phase…
Some youths from the 13 Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, enlisted for the N-Power documentation exercise, on Monday protested alleged extortion by organisers of the programme which marred the exercise. It was gathered that the unemployed youth numbering over…
President Muhammadu Buhari will on December 14 2016 present the 2016 Appropriation Bill with which his administration plans to take the country out of recession to the joint session of the National Assembly. The President in a letter addressed to…
Facebook, Microsoft, Twitter, and YouTube are coming together to help curb the spread of terrorist content online. There is no place for content that promotes terrorism on our hosted consumer services. When alerted, we take swift action against this kind…
The Chief Executive Officer, CEO, of MTN Nigeria, Mr. Ferdinand Moolman, has disclosed that the activities of ‘over-the-top’ companies like WhatsApp, Viber have adverse effects on its business and affects the sustainability of Nigeria’s telecommunications industry. Moolman stated this yesterday…
According to the latest Google analytics for Mafrik TV, the channel has grown within the last two years of its launch on Tuluntulu apps. The mobile channel plays premium music videos from West Africa and with current statistics, it has…
Air Berlin Plc will receive 300 million euros ($319 million) from Etihad Airways, the main backer of the troubled German airline, gaining an important lifeline as it restructures. Abu Dhabi-based Etihad will buy Air Berlin’s stake in Austrian leisure-flight operator…
Rice farmers have urged state governments to follow the footstep of Ebonyi and ban the sale of foreign rice as a means of boosting local production. Mr Aminu Goronyo, the National President, Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN), made the…
The Chief Executive Officer of The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), Mr. Oscar N. Onyema, OON, has been re-elected President of the African Securities Exchanges Association(ASEA)for another two-year term. This decision was reached at the Association’s 20th Annual General Meeting (AGM)…
