Tag: potential
Yahoo exploring sale of $1 billion-$3 billion in ‘non-core assets’: CFO
Yahoo Inc (YHOO.O) is exploring the sale of $1 billion to $3 billion of patents, property and other "non-core assets," its chief financial officer...
Crude price edges towards $38 per barrel ahead of U.S. data
London - Crude oil futures edged up on Friday as traders and analysts eyed U.S. jobs data which could give further momentum to rising...
FIDA urges state governments to adopt VAPP Act
Abuja - The International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA) on Friday in Abuja has urged state governments to adopt the Violence Against Persons’ Prohibition...
Investors forum urges Rivers Govt to create investment friendly environment
Port Harcourt - Mr Ibifuro Bobmanuel, the President, Rivers State Investors’ and Entrepreneurs Forum, on Tuesday urged the state government to evolve programmes that...
Former triple jumper says talents identified at Rivers Go Round/SWAN championships
Port Harcourt - Joshua Kio, a former triple and long jump national champion, says potential talents have been identified at the ongoing maiden Go...
Experts implore Nigerians to tap into tourism potential
Abuja - Tourism experts have appealed to Nigerians to tap into the huge tourism potential and tourist attractions in the country to develop rural tourism. The...
NESREA urges Oyo State to establish waste recycling plants
Ibadan - Mr Adeleke Ajani, Zonal Director, National Environmental Standard And Regulatory Enforcement Agency (NESREA), has urged Oyo State Government and private...
Rwanda High Commissioner advises Nigerians on support for Super Eagles at...
Abuja - Stanislas Kamanzi, Rwanda’s High Commissioner to Nigeria, on Tuesday urged Nigerians to elevate their support for the Super Eagles at the...
Rebellious tendencies exist because many youths are idle – lawyer
Lagos - Agitations for political and religious autonomy by any group would abate with massive government investment in Nigerian youths, a legal practitioner, Mr...
Parents urge Commission to monitor rights abuse in primary schools
Abuja - Some parents in the Federal Capital Territory have called on the National Human Rights Commission to extend its monitoring of human rights...
NFF congressmen to depart Nigeria Dec. 3 for London leadership training
Abuja- The first batch of Chairmen of Football Associations of States in Nigeria will leave Nigeria on Dec. 3 for a 4-day leadership training...
With right policies, tourism can drive huge investment opportunities to Nigeria...
Lagos - Some stakeholders in the hospitality and tourism industry on Thursday said that the industry could be a veritable platform to drive huge...
Musician calls on government to fund entertainment
Lagos - A budding musician, Fortune Ebel, on Friday called on government to fund the entertainment sector adequately to boost the nation’s Gross Domestic...
I will strive to be the best minister in Buhari’s cabinet-Onu
Abuja - Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, the newly sworn-in Minister of Science and Technology, said on Wednesday in Abuja that he would strive to...
Nigeria not losing revenue under auto policy, says official
Abuja - An official of the National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC), Mr Luqman Mamudu, says the country is not losing revenue under...
Power from human waste could light millions of homes – UN...
London - Biogas from human waste has the potential to generate electricity for millions of homes while improving health and protecting the environment, a...
FG tasks building, construction industry stakeholders
Abuja - The Federal Government on Monday urged stakeholders in the building and construction industry to collaborate in tackling challenges facing the sector.
Mr George...
Embrace culture for economic development, LASG advises Nigerians
Lagos -The Lagos State Government on Tuesday advised Nigerians to embrace culture as a way of boosting the economic development of the country.
Mrs Saida...
China Bigger Worry for South Africa Than Greece, Barclays Says
Stock market volatility in China may present bigger risks to the South African economy than Greece’s possible exit from the eurozone, according to Barclays...
India lands jet fighter on highway as part of trials
NEW DELHI - India Air Force (IAF) on Thursday landed a jet fighter on a highway close to New Delhi, the first of the...