We have done well in security and anticorruption, says Buhari at launch of ERGP
President Buhari’s Address and launch of Nigeria’s Economic Recovery & Growth Plan (ERGP, 2017 – 2020) PROTOCOLS I am very pleased to launch our “Economic Recovery and Growth Plan” (ERGP:…
Court frees Justice Ademola, others, says EFCC failed to prove case
Justice Jude Okeke of the FCT High Court, Maitama, on Tuesday dismissed the 18-count corruption charges preferred against Justice Adeniyi Ademola, his wife, Olabowale and Mr Joe Agi (SAN). They…
‘Why e-commerce remains largely traditional in Nigeria’
Despite the growing appeal of e-commerce, available data shows that the shopping behaviour of majority of Nigerians is still largely traditional – with many preferring to see, touch or experience…
Another Nigerian teenager admitted by eight US Ivy League schools
Ifeoma White-Thorpe, a New Jersey high school student, born by Nigerian parents, has done a clean sweep of her college applications, racking up acceptances from all eight Ivy League schools…
Poor budget documentation may rob Transportation Ministry of more funds as Chenese EXIM Bank cuts funding for rail project
Four committees namely, Committees on Aviation; Land Transport; Maritime Safety and Administration; Ports, Harbours and Waterways, of the House of Representatives on Tuesday threatened to block fresh funding for the…
Why Buhari is launching the Economic Recovery and Growth Plan – Presidency
The formal launch Wednesday of the Economic Recovery and Growth Plan (ERGP) 2017-2020 by President Muhammadu Buhari will herald a new push for economic recovery and the building of a…
Politicians panic as UK set to name Nigerian property owners in Britain
The British Government will release information about Nigerians who own property in that country next year. Prof. Bolaji Owosanoye, Executive Secretary, Presidential Advisory Committee against Corruption, told News Agency of…
Go, Zuma, go! South Africa trade union tells President
The storms are gathering thick and fast for President Jacob Zuma. This time he has lost the support of his biggest political ally, Congress of South African Trade Unions, COSATU,…
Low revenue: Ralph Lauren to cut jobs, shut flagship store on Fifth Avenue, New York
Ralph Lauren Corp (RL.N) said on Tuesday it would cut jobs and shut its flagship Polo store on Fifth Avenue in New York City, among other office and store locations,…
ISIS-inspired teenager who sought to kill Pope pleads guilty
A New Jersey teen, Santos Colon, has pleaded guilty to a plot allegedly inspired by the Islamic State group to kill Pope Francis during his 2015 visit to the US….
