2019: Buhari appoints Tinubu to head APC reconciliation team
Ahead of the electioneering leading up to 2019 elections, President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu to lead the consultation, reconciliation and confidence building efforts toward improving cohesion…
Zinox Konga acquisition: Possibilities and Opportunities
RAY UMUKORO The biggest news in the ICT ecosystem these past days was the ambitious acquisition of Konga by Zinox Group. Konga, trading under the e-commerce platform Konga.com is one…
Global CFA Institute Research competition: Covenant University beats UniLag, OAU, others; to represent Nigeria in Dublin
Covenant University came first in Nigeria’s stage of the global CFA Institute Research competition in Lagos on Saturday to emerge as Nigeria’s representative at the Regional CFA competition in Dublin,…
FIRS rakes in N4.03 trn in 2017, targets higher revenue this year
The Chairman, Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Mr Tunde Fowler, said the Service collected N4.03 trillion revenue in 2017. A statement by the Head, Communications and Servicom, FIRS, Mr Wahab…
Why we were ranked the best in 2017, by First Bank
First Bank of Nigeria (FBN) has attributed its achievements including many awards in 2017 to its steady transformation for excellent service in the financial industry. The bank, in a statement…
Stop funding terrorists, stop paying ransom, Buhari tells African leaders; meets Obasanjo at AU summit
President Muhammadu Buhari has urged his fellow African leaders to collaborate to stop ransom payments and all forms of financing for terrorism networks on the continent. He spoke at the…
Iheanacho, Ndidi score as Leicester rout Peterborough in FA Cup thriller
Leicester handed a debut to their new £4.4million striker Fousseni Diabate as they come up against Peterborough in the FA Cup fourth round on Saturday lunchtime. And it ended 5-1…
Strike looms as ASUU demands reinstatement of sacked 150 lecturers in Kogi
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has called on Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi to recall the 150 lecturers sacked from Kogi State University (KSU), Anyigba. Prof. Ike Odimegwu,…
Suspected Pirates attack Marine Police, Kill Two
Unknown gunmen, suspected to be pirates, on Tuesday attacked a Marine Police base in Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa killing two policemen on guard duty. Asuquo Amba, the Bayelsa…
2019: Daura youths offer to buy nomination forms for Buhari, Masari
Daura Emirate Youth Progressive Movement (DEYPM), an NGO, on Sunday said it would purchase nominations forms for President Muhammadu Buhari and Gov. Aminu Masari of Katsina State to enable them…