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- 17 Oct 2013
Laos Plane Crash Kills 44 Passengers, Crew
A Lao Airlines plane carrying 44 people from the capital Vientiane to the southern town of Pakse crashed killing all on board on Wednesday, a Thai foreign ministry spokesman said. Laos officials…
- 14 Sept 2016
Tourism Revenue: Why Nigeria is 25 Times Less Successful Than Ghana
Tourism should be an easy win for emerging market (EM) and frontier market (FM) economies with weakened currencies, and cheap jet fuel; an opportunity that we think is being missed. When in the last…
- 20 May 2008
Starcomms Unwraps Affordable Mobile Internet
Starcomms, Nigeria’s leading private telecommunications operator has introduced a series of affordable mobile internet facilities to cater for a wide range of people. Mr. Maher Qubain, chief…
- 26 Feb 2014
CBN, IFC to Host 2014 International Sustainable Banking Forum in Lagos
The Central Bank of Nigeria and IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, will host the second International Sustainable Banking Forum on March 3-4, 2014, in Lagos, Nigeria. The Forum will serve as a…
- 4 May 2014
Nigeria, Others Account for half of Africa’s Economy — World Bank
Nigeria, South Africa and Egypt account for about half of the African economy says new data released by the World Bank Group last week. The report which ranked global economies on the basis of…
- 23 Apr 2015
Emerging Markets: Game-Changing Developments in Property Market
From customisable designs to pioneering smart home technology, the emerging markets are breaking new ground when it comes to property development. As the real estate sectors in Asia, Africa and Latin…
- 2 Jul 2016
WorldStage Economic Summit 2016 to Address Nigeria’s Unemployment Challenges
With a total of 22.4 million Nigerians unemployed or under‐employed out of the 76.9 million total labour force, Worldstage Economic Summit (WES) 2016 (http://worldstagegroup.com/wes/) will be…
- 8 Dec 2009
eIFL.net Gets Grant for Public Library Services in Nigeria, Others
eIFL.net has been awarded a three-year $1.4 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to spark the development of innovative public library services using technology in transitioning…
- 15 Feb 2019
EU Adds Nigeria to Dirty-Money Backlist
European Union (EU) has added Nigeria to countries on its “dirty money blacklist”. According to Reuters, the EU said the nations in this category pose a threat because of tax controls on…
- 1 Jul 2022
DHL Global Forwarding Appoints new CEO to Drive Innovation in Middle East & Africa
DHL Global Forwarding, the international provider of air, ocean and road freight services has named Clement Blanc as CEO for Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) & South Africa (SA) and Pramod Bagalwadi as…
- 21 Apr 2025
UN Says Billion-Dollar Cyberscam Industry spreading Globally
Crime syndicates have made billions scamming victims in Asia and are now expanding their operations to Africa, Europe, South America and further, according to a United Nations report on Monday. The…
- 5 Jul 2026
Weebly Websites to Shut Down for Nigeria, 66 Other Countries from September
Weebly, US-based free, beginner-friendly, drag-and-drop website builder and eCommerce service, will no longer be available for customers in 67 countries, including Nigeria, after September 2026,…
- E-Financial17 Aug 2026
SEC Orders Capital Market Operators to Cut Banking, Business Ties with Iran, DPRK
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has directed all capital market regulated entities to terminate correspondent banking relationships and restrict business dealings involving the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) and Iran.
- News21 Aug 2026
How AI, Poor Governance Aid Transnational Scams —UNODC
Nigeria has emerged as one of the new destinations for transnational cybercrime syndicates relocating from Southeast Asia following intensified crackdowns by regional governments, a new report published by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), has revealed.