Bill Gates, a foremost philanthropist who co-founded Microsoft, has returned this year as the world’s richest man. The latest Bloomberg Billionaires Index said Mr Gates, 64, now has $110 billion, deposing Amazon billionaire owner, Jeff Bezos, into second place at $109 billion. Bernard Arnault of Louis Vuitton luxury brand came third at $103 billion while Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg was fifth Read More
For several decades Nigeria has been unable to develop its solid mineral sector albeit mining. In this interview with BENJAMIN UMUTEME, the Executive Secretary Global Rights, Abiodun Baiyewu, says government needs to do more to protect host communities who bear the brunt of activities of mining companies. How would you access Nigeria’s mining sector? First of all, I think the Read More
The Nigerian Petroleum Development Company (NPDC), an Upstream Subsidiary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), has disowned a recruitment exercise being orchestrated by miscreants employing text messages, social media platforms and forged letterheads to achieve their nefarious aim, a release, Friday, in Abuja by the NNPC Acting Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, Mr. Samson Makoji, said. The Read More
Kaduna state police command on Thursday arrested two people suspected of murder and cattle rustling in Kafachan area command, while recovering three cows and a motorcycle, the state Police Public Relation Officer (PPRO), DSP Yakubu Sabo has said. Speaking in a statement released on Friday, DSP Yakubu said, “on 14/11/2019 at about 0300hrs, a case of cattle rustling and culpable Read More
A petrol tanker has exploded at the old toll gate end of the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway, around Sango, Ogun State. As a result of the incidence, two people have been confirmed dead after the fire started around 12.05am. The spokesperson for the state fire service, Muinat Adeleke-Ashimi, who confirmed the incidence said two corpses were found around 4am. Details loading…
The Senate Thursday, called on the federal ministries of agriculture and solid minerals, to prepare and furnish it with their four-year plans in form of road maps for the diversification of the nation’s economy. The road maps from both Ministries , according to the upper legislative chamber , should be unveiled by them at round table conferences with critical stakeholders in Read More
The Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu has called for the evolution of new entrepreneurs that would key into the vast opportunities in the new world of Science and Technology. Speaking on the World Science Day with the Theme: “Open Science, Leaving no One Behnid” on Tuesday in Abuja, Onu said if Nigeria should pay more attention to Read More
Inline with the federal government commitments to ensure food sufficiency and boost the country economy the Nigerian customs service Adamawa/Taraba command has taken its anti smuggling war especially foreign rice to the doorstep of traders, millers, transporters among other stakeholders within the command. Speaking in an interactive session with the concerned stakeholders in the command office in yola, yesterday the Read More
Trading activities on the floor of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) yesterday crossed N13 trillion mark, appreciating by N237 billion. Market capitalisation of listed equities yesterday appreciated by 1.84 per cent to N13.067 trillion from N12.830 billion reported on Wednesday. The NSE All Share Index also increased by 485.50 basis points to 26843.11 points from 26357.61 traded the previous day. Read More
The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Col Hameed Ali, has called on the Federal Government to reintroduce import tax on petroleum products as well as vehicles imported into the country to meet with align with global best practices. Hameed who disclosed this while appearing before the House of Representatives Committee on Customs, said that the tax was being Read More
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