30 results
- 18 Jan 2020
FG to Partner Dundee University on Nano Technology
The Federal government through the Federal Ministry of Science and Technology is to partner the University of Dundee, Scotland to develop a technical committee that will focus on the study of…
- 1 Jun 2009
Solar Power Supply Can Work in Nigeria - Odunowo
AbdulRahman Abiola-Odunowo, is the managing director/CEO of Private Networks Nigeria Limited (PNN). The graduate of chemistry from the University of Dundee, Scotland, got involved in…
- 6 Jun 2021
SERAP Urges Commonwealth to Sanction Nigeria over Twitter Ban
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent an urgent appeal to Hon. Patricia Scotland, secretary-general of the Commonwealth, urging her to apply the Commonwealth Charter to…
- 4 May 2016
Remita, TSA Platform Bags Awards
Remita, the e-payments and e-collections solution platform developed by SystemSpecs Limited, has won an international award. The platform is used by federal government agencies for the treasury…
- 11 Nov 2014
New Rules to Ban Bailout for 'Too Big to Fail' Banks
New global rules to prevent banks that are "too big to fail" from being bailed out by taxpayers have been proposed, according to BBC. The rules, created by the Financial Stability Board (FSB), a…
- 26 Feb 2014
NoViolet Bulawayo Wins £15,000 Etisalat Prize for Literature
The search for Africa’s most prolific debut fiction writer, the Etisalat Prize for Literature, climaxed last weekend in Lagos, with NoViolet Bulawayo carting home the coveted prize of £15,000. At a…
- 23 Dec 2013
Etisalat Announces Longlist for Prize for Literature
Nigeria’s most innovative and fastest growing telecommunications services company, Etisalat, has announced the long list for the inaugural edition of the Etisalat Prize for Literature. The Prize…
- 6 Jan 2014
Ministers, Bank Chiefs Jostle for Sanusi’s Job @ CBN
Mr. Olusegun Aganga, minister of Industry, Trade and Investment and Dr. Yerima Ngama, minister of State for Finance have reportedly joined the high-wired corporate cum political chess game to succeed…
- 27 May 2014
NOIPolls Appoints Ihua, New COO
NOIPolls Limited wishes has officially announced the appointment of Dr. Bell Ihua, as the company’s new chief operating officer. Ihua joined NOIPolls as its director of Research in 2012 and before…
- 24 Jul 2014
New Partners Join ITU’s Be He@lthy, Be Mobile initiative
International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has announced that global healthcare company GSK and Public Health England (PHE) will join Be He@lthy, Be Mobile, an initiative which it leads…
- 12 Dec 2014
Nigerians Celebrities Accomplish Landmark on Twitter
Dapo Oyebanji, award winning and multi talented singer, popularly known as “Koko Master”, or D’Banj @iamdbanj recently joined the league of Twitteratis with Highest numbers of followers in Nigeria.…
- 17 Apr 2015
Emirates Signs Historic $9.2Bn Order with Rolls-Royce for A380 Engines
Emirates, a global enabler of business and trade, on Friday announced an historic $9.2 billion (€8.7 billion) deal with Rolls-Royce for Trent 900 engines and a long-term TotalCare package. The…
- 4 Jun 2015
EatBy App Launches Today @ World Environment Day
A major new money saving and environmentally beneficial smart kitchen app is due to be launched today at this year’s World Environment Day. The hotly anticipated EatBy App has been tipped to become…
- 22 Jul 2015
Elumelu Foundation, Durham University Business Hold First Ever Conference on “Africapitalism”
The Tony Elumelu Foundation’s Africapitalism Institute and Durham University Business School, one of the oldest universities in the United Kingdom, co-hosted a day-long academic symposium on the…
- 11 Oct 2015
British Council Hosts 3rd UK Postgraduate Exhibition 2015 in Nigeria
The British Council has announced its 3rd annual Education UK Postgraduate Exhibition 2015 taking place in Nigeria. The exhibition designed for prospective students interested in an international…
- 2 Nov 2015
Visa Eyes Visa Europe Deal Worth Up to 21.2bn Euros
Visa Inc said on Monday it would buy former subsidiary Visa Europe Ltd in a deal worth up to 21.2 billion euros ($23.34 billion), putting the company in a stronger position to compete with MasterCard…
- 16 Nov 2015
Education Exhibition Exposes Postgraduates to Research Prospects in UK
The British Council hosted its third annual Education UK Postgraduate Exhibition in Lagos and Abuja, held in Abuja recently, provided opportunity for Prospective students to interact with the…
- 14 Mar 2016
Etisalat Prize for Literature Finalists Meet with Literary Enthusiasts
The three shortlisted finalists for the 2015 edition of the Etisalat Prize for Literature, Democratic Republic of Congo’s Fiston Mwanza Mujila and South Africa’s duo of Penny Busetto and Rehana…
- 31 Mar 2016
Etisalat Literature Prize will Stimulate Reading Culture- Adebule
Dr. (Mrs) Idiat Adebule, deputy governor of Lagos State, has identified the Etisalat Prize for Literature as a leading driver of literary development in the continent. The Deputy Governor made the…
- 6 Jul 2016
Pound Drops to Lowest Levels in Over 30 Years
While the Pound/Dollar is currently trying to move back towards 1.30, the pair has experienced a really rough previous 24 hours and dropped sharply overnight to its lowest levels in over 30…
- 16 Nov 2016
9 Authors Make Etisalat Prize for Literature 2016 Longlist
Helon Habila, chair of the judging panel of the 2016 Etisalat Prize for Literature, has announced the 2016 longlist of nine books. The longlist is made up of entries from first-time authors whose…
- 4 Jan 2017
Nine Authors Nominated for 2016 Etisalat Literature Prize
Nine authors, mostly first-time writers whose books were published in the past 24 months have been nominated for the 2016 Etisalat Prize for Literature. Helon Habila, chair of the judging panel of…
- 25 Mar 2017
Airtel Nigeria Elevates Ibrahim, Dosunmu to Regional Operations Directors
Airtel Nigeria, has announced the promotion of Muhammad Bashir Ibrahim and Oladapo Dosunmu as Regional Operations Directors for North Region and South Region, respectively. In their new roles,…
- 31 May 2017
NDIC Academy Leads Africa in Deposit Insurance
The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC), is set to lead the African Sub-Region, to enhance capacity building and bridge skills gaps in the banking industry and the Deposit Insurance Scheme…
- 25 Sept 2017
Stakeholders Endorse SNEPCo’s Global Nigeria Forum
Public and private sector players in the Nigerian oil and gas industry have described the annual Global Nigeria Forum (GNF) as a model worthy of emulation by the country’s local content regulator.…
- 12 Dec 2017
9mobile Prize for Literature Judges Shortlist Books
The judging panel of the 2018 edition of the 9mobile Prize for Literature has unveiled a longlist of nine books from a strong array of authors from across the continent who entered for the prize…
- 8 Feb 2018
Illegal Firm Carries out Ground Handling Operations at Lagos Airport
An unregistered ground handling company, Menzies Aviation yesterday carried out ground handling operations at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos without regulatory approval.…
- 2 Jun 2018
Visa Users Experiencing Transactions Disruption
Payment systems giant Visa said it was experiencing problems processing transactions in Europe on Friday and was trying to fix the issue. The blockage has left some customers stuck at the tills in…
- 3 May 2019
How PSBs Can Become Nigeria Challenger Banks - Experts
The possibilities of the planned Payment Service Banks (PSBs) revolutionizing the financial services in Nigeria as they usher in a new era of change in delivering innovative payment solutions to…
- 17 Jun 2019
Pantami leads NITDA delegation to 2019 DigitalSENSE Forum on Internet Governance
Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, Director-General (DG) National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) would on Thursday this week in Lagos give a keynote to the 2019 Nigeria DigitalSENSE…