Rotimi Amaechi, minister of transportation, says President Muhammadu Buhari “sleeps and wakes up thinking about the nation’s railway. Amaechi said this after meeting with the…
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Kazuo Ishiguro wins Nobel Prize in Literature
The 2017 Nobel Prize in Literature has been awarded to British author of Japanese origin Kazuo Ishiguro, best known for his literary work “The Remains…
View More Kazuo Ishiguro wins Nobel Prize in LiteratureTrump ‘fumes’ after ‘moron’ report on Tillerson
US President Donald Trump was reportedly “furious” over a report which said Secretary of State Rex Tillerson was on the verge of resigning in July…
View More Trump ‘fumes’ after ‘moron’ report on TillersonEngland, Germany qualifies for 2018 World Cup
England and defending champions, Germany have qualified for the 2018 World Cup in Russia. The Three Lions left it late once more, with the third…
View More England, Germany qualifies for 2018 World CupMachine learning-based threat detection coming to your smartphone
Part of a growing trend, MobileIron announced today that it is adding machine learning-based threat-detection software to its enterprise mobility management (EMM) client, which it…
View More Machine learning-based threat detection coming to your smartphoneSexual violence as weapon of war in CAR
Human Rights Watch (HRW) says armed groups in the Central African Republic (CAR) have used rape and sexual slavery as a weapon of war in the conflict…
View More Sexual violence as weapon of war in CARINEC releases timetable for Ekiti, Osun elections
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed July 14, 2018 and Sept. 22, 2018 for governorship elections in Ekiti and Osun States respectively. INEC…
View More INEC releases timetable for Ekiti, Osun electionsN26bn contribution to Agric SMEs soon
The Bankers Committee says commercial banks will start the disbursement of the N26 billion equity contribution to Small and Medium Enterprise (SMEs) in agriculture by…
View More N26bn contribution to Agric SMEs soonUS claims against Pakistan ‘hollow allegations’-Pakistan FM
Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif has dismissed as “hollow allegations” claims by a number of US officials about his country’s collusion with terrorist groups…
View More US claims against Pakistan ‘hollow allegations’-Pakistan FMGov. Umahi explodes over illegal allowance
Gov. David Umahi of Ebonyi has accused civil servants in the state of illegal collection of leave allowances from 2011 to 2015. He also said…
View More Gov. Umahi explodes over illegal allowanceCatalonia breaks from Spain 9 October
Catalonia has set Independence day from Spain for next Monday 9 October after holding a referendum, Madrid declared illegal. Catalan President Carles Puigdemont said he…
View More Catalonia breaks from Spain 9 OctoberWe doubts possibility of new minimum wage- NLC
The Vice-President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Mr Solomon Adelegan, announced on Wednesday that the Federal Government was foot-dragging on negotiating a new minimum…
View More We doubts possibility of new minimum wage- NLCSamsung Odyssey virtual reality headset released for Windows
Samsung has unveiled a virtual reality rig designed for use with Windows PCs. HMD Odyssey joins previously announced VR headsets and hand controllers from Dell,…
View More Samsung Odyssey virtual reality headset released for WindowsZimbabwe reporter arrested over ‘Grace Mugabe underwear’ story
A Zimbabwean journalist has been detained over a story alleging that used underwear had been distributed to ruling Zanu-PF supporters on First Lady Grace Mugabe’s…
View More Zimbabwe reporter arrested over ‘Grace Mugabe underwear’ storyDG of IART jailed for fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, secured the conviction and sentencing of Prof. Benjamin Adefemi Ogunbodede, a former Director-General, Institute of Agriculture…
View More DG of IART jailed for fraudStones keen to repay Guardiola faith
Manchester City centre-back John Stones says he is determined to repay manager Pep Guardiola for the faith he showed in him during his difficult first…
View More Stones keen to repay Guardiola faithTambuwal’s illegal pardon
By Wale Fatade Two months ago, this column wrote on how the Sokoto State governor, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, spent N700 million to buy a residential…
View More Tambuwal’s illegal pardonHewlett Packard Enterprise opens app store for factories
Hewlett Packard Enterprise wants to make it almost as easy for production managers to deploy new software to the factory floor as to their mobile…
View More Hewlett Packard Enterprise opens app store for factories‘2017 budget to be rolled over into 2018’
The Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, has revealed Federal Government’s plan to roll over at least 60 per cent of 2017 capital2018 projects to…
View More ‘2017 budget to be rolled over into 2018’Aba designers storm New York, as made-in-Aba campaign opens in America
By Enyinnaya Appolos In furtherance of Governor Okezie Ikpeazu led administration’s agenda to promote Made-in-Aba brands at the global stage, some major Aba designers will…
View More Aba designers storm New York, as made-in-Aba campaign opens in AmericaNLNG floors NIMASA over levies
A Federal High Court in Lagos on Tuesday held that Nigeria Liquified Natural Gas Ltd (NLNG) was right in refusing to pay levies demanded by…
View More NLNG floors NIMASA over leviesMicrosoft defends sluggish ramp up of extensions
Microsoft last week reminded everyone of at least one reason why Windows 10 users have not gravitated to the company’s Edge, pointing out that developers…
View More Microsoft defends sluggish ramp up of extensionsRussia, US agree to create 1st lunar space station
As part of a long-term venture to send humans to Mars, the US and Russia have agreed to team up to build a crewed spaceport…
View More Russia, US agree to create 1st lunar space stationwe created 120,000 jobs in 10 months -PFI
The Presidential Fertiliser Initiative (PFI) has created One hundred and twenty thousand (120,000) jobs under the Buhari-led administration within 10 months. Mr Thomas Etuh, a…
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