Consumers rate Huawei Mate 30 above iPhone 11 in innovation, quality
Sales of Apple's new iPhone 11 in China began on Friday,
but were met with a much cooler reception...
Again, UN indicts Nigeria govt in herders/farmers violence, and its all denials by govt.
Once again, a report of the UN at the end of a 12-day
visit to Nigeria, Special Rapporteur Agnes...
No crowds of buyers as Apple’s iPhone 11 hits stores in China
Apple's latest iPhone 11
range hit stores in China on Friday, with short queues of die-hard fans
contrasting with the...
Trade war weary Trump lifts tariffs ban on 400 Chinese goods
US President Donald Trump
said his administration was "making a lot of progress" with China on
Friday, as deputy-level trade...
West jittery over rising Chinese global media influence
Beijing is expanding its
ability to influence societies around the world through its exercise of soft
power. This is best...
Zambia deports Chinese man over ‘abusive remarks’
Zambian immigration
authorities on Saturday announced they have deported a Chinese national for
allegedly using abusive language towards Zambians and...
Niger, China launch oil pipeline project crossing Benin
Niger and China are to build a 2,000-kilometre
(1,250-mile) pipeline to carry crude oil from southeast Niger to the...
Tecno’s 48.7% Africa market share propels company to float new IPO double the worth...
Transsion is the largest mobile phone brand in Africa,
and it wants a valuation with a multiple twice that...
Story of man that stole 1,000 times over 27 years
For 27 years, a small community in the woods of Maine was
burglarized more than 1,000 times before finding...
SON, MAN sign MoU to promote economic dev’t
The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has signed a
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria
(MAN)...
FG to establish 37 MSMEs clusters across Nigeria
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says the Federal Government has
commenced the process of establishing clusters for small businesses in...
Petroleum minister unveils govt’s plans in sector
Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, has
unveiled the federal government’s plan to deliver Final Investment Decisions...
NEPZA creates 7 new Free Trade Zones to power FDI
The Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA) said the
country stand to gain a lot from the seven new...
XENOPHIBIA; Research finds South Africans aren’t remorseful, more indicate willingness to attack
More than one in ten South
African adults living in the country reported in a 2018 social survey that...
Nigerians aren’t targeted more than other Africans in South Africa’s xenophobic attacks, says report
The latest xenophobic attacks in South
Africa have ignited the long-standing tensions between the country and Nigeria.
These are captured...
Philippines arrests 277 Chinese accused of investment scam
Philippine immigration
agents have arrested 277 Chinese in a raid against an online investment scam
syndicate that defrauded hundreds of...
NIMASA says Nigeria’s maritime reforms to boost FDI
The Director-General of
the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside,
says policies of the federal government...
Nigeria’s export-import value in 2019 Q1 is N8.6tr
Nigeria’s total foreign trade (value of exports and imports) hit
N8.60 trillion in the second quarter (Q2) of 2019,...
Nigeria govt approves $5.3bn Ibadan-Kano rail project
The Nigerian government has given approval for the construction of
the $5.3bn Ibadan to Kano standard gauge rail line...
NSE launches X-Mobile to boost investors’ participation
The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) is set to launch X-Mobile, a
dynamic and user-friendly mobile app, to enhance investors’...
Nigeria to gain $10bn FDI from NLNG’s Train-7 project
Up to $10 billion worth of foreign direct investment (FDI) is
expected to flow into Nigeria in the next...
Huawei chief offers to share 5G know-how for a fee
Huawei's chief executive
has proposed selling its current 5G know-how to a Western firm as a way to
address security...
Daimler Benz building electric trucks for greener online shopping
Online shopping makes life
easier for consumers but it can harm the environment, especially if you opt for express...
Ramaphosa to skip next UNGA to be home and tackle South Africa crime, economy
South African President
Cyril Ramaphosa will skip the United Nations General Assembly this month and
instead focus on dealing with...
Nigeria has world’s highest number of missing persons, says Red Cross
A decade of conflict in
northeastern Nigeria has left almost 22,000 people missing, the most in any
country worldwide where...
I kidnapped over 50, killed over 10; Bello, serial kidnapper, murderer confesses to police
An alleged kidnap kingpin, Bello Abdul, 40, alias Yellow,
has confessed to murdering over ten persons and abducting more...
Nnemdi Ozoemena, Nigerian teen wins 2019 Commonwealth essay competition
Nnemdi Ozoemena, a 17-year-old Nigerian student, has won
the second place in the 2019 Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition.The Cable
reports...
Zambian female banker had sex with 200 men to give them job
Zambians have been shell-shocked by news from the Zambia
National Commercial Bank (ZANACO) that one of its female employees...
Nigerian lady, Uzoma Asagwara becomes legislator in Canada
Uzoma Asagwara has been elected into Canada's legislature in
the Manitoba province.
The Nigerian-Canadian said that...
Air Peace owner, Onyema, spent over N280m to evacuate Nigerians from South Africa
Mr. Allen Onyeama the CEO of Air Peace, disclosed
this while addressing the media shortly after 187 Nigerians...
Chinese cities jostle for location of Huawei ecosystem computing centres
Local Chinese cities are
scrambling to be homes to Huawei's Kunpeng industrial ecosystem, a phenomenon
that shows Chinese local governments'...
Man kills wife, son, self as daughter escaped
A Los Angeles city
attorney shot and killed his wife and teenage son at their home in California,
before turning...
2 killed as tribal militias attack Taraba village despite peace meeting
Sylvanus
Viashima, Jalingo
Barely a week after the peace meeting in Abuja
between the Jukun and the...
Agency vows nothing will stop Nigeria from being certified polio free
The
Executive Director, National Primary Healthcare Development Agency, Faisal
Shuaib, has expressed optimism that Nigeria will not suffer a setback...
Good news as scientists see end to malaria by 2050
If we
play our cards right, we can eradicate one of the world’s deadliest diseases
within a generation, scientists say.
DHL reports rapid growth of its Africa eShop business
Since
its initial introduction in April of this year, the DHL
Africa eShop app has seen its user base grow...
Microsoft boosts Elon Musk’s artificial human brain project with USD1b
Microsoft has invested $1 billion in the Elon Musk-founded artificial intelligence
venture that plans to mimic the human brain using...
FG to deliver 4 FIDs, tackle crude oil theft
The Federal Government has revealed plans to deliver Final Investment Decisions (FIDs) on at least four key projects within the nation’s oil...
Armed bandits sack community, rustle cattle, kidnap persons in Niger State
Armed bandits numbering over 50 have attacked Kukoki Community in Shiroro Local Government Area (LGA) of Niger State, sacking the entire villagers...
Niger Republic bans rice export to Nigeria
As if to reinforce Nigeria's recent action to temporarily close its borders to neighboring Countries to checkmate banned commodities, the Republic of...
Nigerian PTDF scholars turn beggars in UK over non-payment of allowances
Nigerian students under the aegis of Ph.D Students in the United Kingdom (UK) Universities have cried out to the federal government...
Nigerian manufacturers to get $500m Afreximbank facility
Manufacturers in Nigeria is set for a new deal as the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), has made commitment to allocate 500 million dollars...
NDLEA arrests 3,834 drug suspects, 39 tonnes of illicit drugs this year
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested 3,834 suspected drug criminals and seized 39 tonnes of...
NNPC, Navy collaborate to stem crude oil theft
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and the Nigerian Navy have pledged to deepen collaboration to tackle the...
BREAKING: Nigeria recalls Ambassador to South Africa
Nigeria has recalled its
Ambassador to South Africa, Kabiru Bala, and also pulled out of the World
Economic Summit holding...
TICAD outcome; Toyota to invest in Nigeria’s energy, healthcare
Toyota
Group has made known its intention to invest in several sectors in Nigeria
apart from automobiles. The President/Chief Executive...
Elumelu tasks Japan to invest 5% of its pledged $30b Africa fund on entrepreneurs
In an impassioned keynote speech, delivered before global leaders, at the 7th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) in Yokohama, Japan,...
AfDB, Japan pledge joint $3.5b private sector growth fund
Japan and the African Development Bank on Friday announced a joint target of $3.5 billion under the Enhanced Private Sector Assistance...
NNPC GMD urges support from PENGASSAN, NUPENG
The Group Managing Director of the NNPC, Mallam Mele Kyari, has called on the oil and gas industry unions, the...
Virgil van Dijk, Liverpool defender, wins UEFA men’s Player of the Year award
Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk has been named UEFA
Men's Player of the Year for 2018/19.
