World’s Largest Plane Makes First Flight
The world’s largest aircraft took off over the Mojave Desert in California on Saturday, the first flight for the carbon-composite plane built by Stratolaunch Systems Corp, started by late Microsoft…
No IOC is Planning To Exit Nigeria – Kachikwu
Dr Ibe Kachikwu, the Minister of State for Petroleum Resource says that no International Oil Company (ICO) is planning to exit Nigeria contrary to reports in some section of the…
FG Begins Cleaning of Lagos Highway Drains To Avert Flooding
To avert flooding on highways, the Federal Controller of Works in Lagos, Mr Adedamola Kuti, on Sunday said that the Ministry of Power, Works and Housing had begun cleaning of…
Facebook, Instagram, Whatsapp Down in Many Parts of The World
Many Users around the world can no longer access WhatsApp, Facebook and Instagram, the second time that the popular social media platforms would suffer an outage in one month. In…
Boko Haram : President Buhari Raises Hope About Leah, Others Release
President Muhammadu Buhari has rekindled hope for the release of the remaining schoolgirls of Government Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State kidnapped five years ago and and Leah Sharibu who was…
UDU Gets First Female First Class Student in Physics
Usmanu Danfodiyo University, UDU, Sokoto has named Katsina state born Zainab Abdullahi as its first female student to bag first class in physics. The university which held its 35th to…
Battered, Weary Boko Haram Fighters Opting For Mass Surrender – Presidency
The Nigerian government expects a mass surrender soon of Boko Haram insurgents as hopes for peace in Nigeria’s north east were raised Saturday by Nigeria’s presidency on prospects that battered…
Automakers: African Nations Keen to Secure Strategic Positions in The Industry, Battle Second-hand Car Dealers, Smugglers
At the edge of Nairobi’s Ngong Forest, thousands of used cars glitter in the hot sun on a dusty field, waiting for buyers. Imported from Japan or the Middle East,…
Technological advancement Will Foster Africa’s Economic Growth, Reduce Poverty — World Bank
The digital transformation of Africa will foster economic growth and reduce poverty the World Bank Vice-President for Africa, Mr Hafez Ghanem, has said. Ghanem expressed the view on Saturday at…
Petroleum Subsidy: NLC Cautions FG Against Implementing IMF’s Recommendation of Removal
The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has cautioned the Federal Government against implementing the recommendation of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on the removal of subsidy on petroleum products in the…