SOKOTO – The Minister of State for Health, Dr Khalliru Alhassan, on Saturday said the Federal Government had procured vehicles for effective patrol of the nation’s borders to prevent further spread of Ebola virus. Alhassan […]
In line with its key objective of becoming Nigeria’s number one mobile Internet Company, leading communications services provider, Airtel Nigeria, has introduced affordable Internet bundles that will empower telecoms consumers to connect with friends, family […]
The Acting Governor of Adamawa state, Ahmadu Finitiri has been disqualified by the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP), from contesting the state’s gubernatorial election slated for Saturday, October 11, 2014. Former Senate President, Ibrahim Mantu […]
A former president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo on Saturday chided Liberian officials who connived with the late Liberian-American, Patrick Sawyer, who brought the deadly Ebola Virus Disease to Nigeria. He said this singular misadventure has started […]
LONDON (Reuters) – Swedish driver Bjorn Waldegaard, who became rallying’s first world champion in 1979, has died of cancer at the age of 70, the official (wrc.com website) reported on Friday. Waldegaard won 16 world […]
Controversial singer, Maheeda, is known mostly for posting raunchy pictures of herself and erotic messages on her social media pages. Few days ago, a picture of famous rapper, Ruggedman, and Maheeda surfaced online and it […]
A new study provides strong evidence that the experimental drug given to two American aid workers stricken with Ebola in Africa really works and could make a difference in the current outbreak — if more […]
Banks in the country have lost approximately N159bn to electronic frauds and cybercrime between 2000 and 2013, according to a report by the Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlements Systems. The Office of the National Security Adviser disclosed […]
The prime minister of the southern African kingdom of Lesotho has fled to South Africa, alleging a coup by the army and saying his life is in danger. Speaking to the BBC, Thomas Thabane said […]
LAGOS – At least 39 foreign nationals were ,yesterday, arrested by Police and Immigration officers in two hotels on Lagos Island. It was gathered that they were arrested following a tip-off by some residents of […]
Smile Nigeria has introduced several new innovations in its offerings, all intended to improve the customer’s experience. The first innovation was a few weeks ago where they introduced the ability for a customer to dynamically […]
MILAN – The chief executive of Fiat-Chrysler, Sergio Marchionne, said on Saturday October 13 was the first possible date for the group to launch its initial public offering on Wall Street. “October 13 is the […]
Ijaw youths in Rivers State yesterday urged other ethnic stocks in the state to support a Riverine governor in 2015. The youths spoke in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, during the inauguration of the […]
ABUJA – Chris Giwa, Chairman of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), has said there was no cause for alarm over a letter to the association from world football governing body FIFA on Friday. The NFF […]
AT&T (T.N) is suing Cox Communications for infringing eight patents dealing with network quality after the regional cable provider ignored its complaints about the issue and made “billions” off of the technology, according to a […]
GUSAU – The Emir of Anka in Zamfara, Alhaji Attahiru Muhammed, on Friday in Gusau advised on the way forward for gender equality and social inclusion. The Emir gave the advice at a forum organised […]
SAN FRANCISCO – Chipmaker Intel Corp (INTC.O) has hired Amir Faintuch, a senior executive at rival Qualcomm Inc (QCOM.O), to step up efforts in mobile and Internet-connected gadgets. Hiring a senior executive from a major […]
WASHINGTON – With plans for a T-Mobile US Inc merger in tatters, Sprint Corp is expanding a roaming program with rural cellphone companies that could provide a much-needed way for the debt-laden wireless carrier to […]
SAN FRANCISCO – Google Inc is developing airborne drones capable of flying on their own and delivering anything from candy to medicine, the Internet company said on Thursday. The effort, which Google calls Project Wing, […]
Oracle Corp (ORCL.N) failed to revive a $1.3 billion jury verdict in its long-running copyright dispute with German software company SAP SE as a U.S. appeals court said Oracle must choose to accept a lower […]
HELSINKI – Finland’s Rovio, the maker of the Angry Birds mobile game, said it has hired Pekka Rantala from beverage maker Hartwall to take over as its new chief executive by the beginning of next […]
Apple Inc is working with Dutch chipmaker NXP Semiconductors NV to add secure near-field communications (NFC) technology into the next iPhone, which would enable smartphone users to pay by touch, the Financial Times reported, citing […]
SAN FRANCISCO – Women venture capitalists underperform their male counterparts by some 15 percent, according to a new Harvard University study, but the performance differences have narrowed over time and in firms that employ more […]
BEIJING – China’s Tencent Holdings Ltd has suspended more than 300 accounts on its WeChat mobile messaging app and banned around 40 others as government restrictions on spreading political news online take effect, state media […]
TOKYO – Japan’s SoftBank Corp and its U.S. mobile carrier Sprint Corp will offer a Sony smartphone for the first time, sources with knowledge of the matter said, as the two technology titans confront daunting […]
BioCryst Pharmaceuticals Inc said it expects to initiate a study within weeks to test its antiviral in primates for use against Ebola infections The biotechnology company’s stock was up about 5.4 percent in premarket trading […]
CONAKRY – Riots broke out in Guinea’s second-largest city Nzerekore over rumours that health workers had infected people with the deadly Ebola virus, a Red Cross official and residents said on Friday. A crowd of […]
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co Ltd and Eli Lilly & Co lost a bid to overturn a combined $9 billion punitive damage award by a U.S. jury for hiding cancer risks associated with their Actos diabetes drug, […]
CHICAGO – The White House has ordered federally funded labs working with infectious agents to conduct an immediate inventory of the pathogens in their labs and review their safety and security protocols, according to a […]
SAN FRANCISCO – For a growing U.S. aging population, tracking heart health via a smartphone can mean the difference between life and death. This week, two Silicon Valley startups received a green-light from the U.S. […]
LAGOS – The Association of Professional Bodies of Nigeria (APBN) on Friday urged the Federal Government to provide social housing, to check the huge housing deficit in the country. APBN President, Mr Bala Ka’oje, gave […]
LAGOS – Researches at Harvard University in the United States on Friday linked the outbreak of the Ebola virus disease in Sierra Leone to the funeral of one of its traditional healers. The traditional healer […]
IBADAN – The people of Ona-Ara Local Government Area (LGA) of Oyo State on Friday had a lot to smile about after two and a half years of power outage. The formal commencement of electricity […]
ABUJA – A book entitled “President Goodluck Jonathan: His speeches and Heroic Deeds’’, written by Mr Tanu Ejenavwo, would be launched on Thursday, Sept. 4 at Transcorp Hilton, Abuja. Ejenavwo, a renowned publisher, made this […]
KATSINA – The Katsina State Government has constructed 361 clinics in the last seven years as part of efforts to bring healthcare closer to the people at the grassroots, Gov. Ibrahim Shema said. He said […]
By Obike Ukoh Ebonyi and Edo Houses of Assembly have been in the news for some time now. The centre could not hold in the two legislatures; resulting in factionalisation and election of two speakers. […]
BADAGRY – Mr Ajibade Peters, the Director-General, Administrative Staff College of Nigeria (ASCON), on Friday charged public servants in country to generate new ideas to promote development. Peters gave the charge at the closing ceremony […]
ABUJA – The police in Dutse, Abuja, have detained a woman for allegedly forcing a 14-year old girl to sit on a hot stove as punishment for habitual bed wetting. The incident, which occurred on […]
By Chijioke Okoronkwo One of the resolutions at the just concluded National Conference that continues to attract reactions is the rejection of a proposal to increase the national minimum wage. The Confab committee on Public […]
Former minister of aviation, Chief Femi Fani-kayode has described as despicable, allegation by Australian negotiator, Stephen Davies that former Army Chief, Azubuike Ihejirika was one of the sponsors of the terrorist Boko Haram sect. The […]
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