India Tells PepsiCo to Help Make School Lunches Healthier
India’s government is seeking help from an unlikely partner to improve the diets of millions of its hungriest children: PepsiCo Inc. (PEP), the world’s largest […]
Day: August 26, 2014
Vector tha viper drops new single ‘Shiga’ featuring Toolz
Less than a week of the release of his song “Redefined”, Nigerian rapper Vector tha viper has dropped yet another song titled “Shiga”. The song […]
Snapchat Now A $10 Billion Dollar Company
Snapchat is close to finalizing a $20 million fundraising round led by VC firm Kleiner Perkins at a $10 billion valuation, CNBC, The Wall Street […]
After 2 Disasters, Job Losses Ahead at Malaysia Airlines
By Bruce Einhorn Ever since last month’s crash in Ukraine, its second disaster this year, Malaysia Airlines has been struggling to survive. The airline had […]
LASAA, others begin public awareness on Ebola
LAGOS State Signage and Advertisement Agency, LASAA, in partnership with Outdoor Advertising Association of Nigeria, OAAN, has concluded plans to commence free public awareness campaign […]
Ebola: WHO workers pull back from Sierra Leone’s hot zone
BY XINHUA The World Health Organization on Tuesday said it has temporarily pulled back its health workers from Sierra Leone’s Ebola hot zone, the Kailahun […]
Ebola: FG directs schools to remain closed till October 13
ABUJA – The Federal Government on Tuesday directed that all public and private primary and secondary schools should remain closed till Oct. 13. The Minister […]
Navy to attend International Sea Power symposium in U.S
ABUJA – The Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Adm. Usman Jibrin, has said that the Nigerian Navy would participate in the 21st edition of […]
VIO to sensitise motorists on good road usage
ABUJA – Mr Danjuma Garba, the newly appointed Director, FCT Vehicle Inspection Office (VIO), on Tuesday said that the directorate would partner stakeholders to sensitise […]
Apple’s flexible screen technology could be slow to market
Apple has patented new flexible display capabilities that could change the game for mobile devices, computers and even TVs, but it could take some time […]
Hamas and Israel Agree to Extended Gaza Cease-Fire
GAZA CITY — Israel and Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday reached a long-term cease-fire after seven weeks of fighting, according to officials […]
British Ebola sufferer ‘receiving experimental drug’
LONDON (AFP) – A British nurse infected with Ebola while working in Sierra Leone is being given the same experimental drug used on two US […]
Apple Said to Prepare New 12.9-Inch IPad, increase iPhone screen size
Apple Inc.’s suppliers are preparing to manufacture the company’s largest-ever iPad, with production scheduled to commence by the first quarter of next year, according to […]
Boko Haram: Fleeing Soldiers Resurface in Adamawa
Nigerian soldiers who were alleged to have escaped to the neighbouring Cameroon Republic following a battle involving the military and members of the dreaded Boko […]
Poor WAEC result: Many saw it coming
By Usha Anenga After many years of witnessing a downward trend in student performance, the West African Examination Certificate (WAEC) results have hit an all […]
Ebola Fight Gets $150m From African Development Bank
By Simeon Bennett and Baudelaire MieuThe African Development Bank will prepare an additional $150 million in funding for nations stricken by the Ebola virus as […]
Nigeria Has Contained Ebola Disease, Says Health Minister
Nigeria now has only one confirmed case of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), Minister of Health Onyebuchi Chukwu said today, as he asserted that the country […]
Boosting Internet traffic with inbound marketing
By Deola KayodeSo you have created a website. You got someone or a web design company to develop one and you got some articles on […]
MH17 flight crash: Body of Briton Glenn Thomas identified
Glenn Thomas’ family are preparing to have his body returned to BlackpoolThe body of a British victim of the MH17 air disaster has been identified, […]
Islamic medical group educates clerics, others on Ebola
The Islamic Medical Association of Nigeria (IMAN) yesterday held an interactive session with Ulamas and other Islamic clerics in the F.C.T at the national mosque […]