Courtesy of ICPC, Benue Poly Awards Certificate to Student 7 Years after Graduation
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has facilitated the release of the Statement of Result to a former student of the Benue State Polytechnic, Mrs. Monica…
Customs targets N1.1trn revenue in 2017, to focus on capacity building
The Comptroller-General of Customs, Col. Hameed Ibrahim Ali (Rtd), has charged all Customs Area Controllers (CAC) to ensure strict compliance with extant laws to enable the Service achieve its 2017…
Caterpillar widens foothold in African market, opens new parts distribution facility in South Africa
Caterpillar Inc (NYSE: CAT) (www.Caterpillar.com) has announced plans to consolidate its parts distribution centers in Isando, South Africa into a new parts distribution facility near Johannesburg at about 20 kilometers…
EFCC investigates strange auctioneer, warns the public
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has begun a discreet investigation to track persons behind Pinnacle Trading & Investment company which has been parading itself as auctioneer of the…
How girls fleeing Boko Haram end up in Italy sex market, by Philip Obaji Jr.
It’s minutes past 4:00 p.m. local time, and Sarah, as we’ll call her, has just returned to her tent in an Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp at the outskirts Maiduguri,…
Samsung excites Africa with ultrasonic Soundbar, delivers great sound with little clutter
In keeping with its focus on delivering only the highest quality user-driven home audio-visual technology, in products that are both sleek and simplistic in design, Samsung (www.Samsung.com) has announced the…
Xenophobia: Nigeria, South Africa may go up in flames, Zuma worried
South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma has condemned acts of violence perpetrated by citizens against non-nationals, his office said on Friday, but his warning did not dissuade South Africans who protested …
MMM is back but not with the cash, to introduce reforms
Ponzi scheme, Mavrodi Mondial Money box (MMM) is at it again, announcing it will freeze some Mavros of its participants. It said it has also introduced new measures to ‘serve…
Katsina State to spend N12bn on irrigation, water supply
The Katsina State Government has earmarked N12.3 billion for the completion and rehabilitation of some dam projects to boost water supply and irrigation in the state. Alhaji Abdullahi Imam, the…
Cameroon repatriates 517 Nigerian victims of Boko Haram
Cameroon has forcibly repatriated more than 500 Nigerians who had fled into the country due to the Boko Haram insurgency, according to the U.N. Refugee Agency (UNHCR). A total of…