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- 3 Dec 2014
Jersey, Channels Island to Return £315m Abacha Loot to Nigeria
The State of Jersey, the biggest territory in the Channels Island, famous for its transparent banking services, is set to return £315 million Sani Abacha loot to Nigeria. Micheal Birt, the Ballif of…
- 11 Aug 2008
Prof. Arzac, Others Join Starcomms Board
In the wake of its listing as a public quoted company on the floor of the Nigerian Stock Exchange, two eminent Professors and Economists have joined the Board of Directors of Starcomms Plc as the…
- 8 Feb 2022
FG Drags UK’s NCA to Court over £150m Abacha Loot
Nigerian government is locked in a court battle with Britain’s National Crime Agency (NCA) over control of €180 million (£150 million) that was stashed abroad by late Gen. Sani Abacha, Nigeria’s…
- 15 Jan 2023
Sterling Bank Scores with Renewed Bendel Insurance Deal
Sterling Bank Plc, Nigeria’s financial institution has renewed its kit sponsorship deal with Bendel Insurance Football Club of Benin for the new Nigerian Premier Football League season. This kit…
- 20 Jul 2026
Samsung Cuts Hundreds of U.S. Jobs as Consumer Electronics Business Moves to Texas
Samsung Electronics has laid off hundreds of employees in its United States consumer electronics business as part of a headquarters relocation from New Jersey to Texas, amid mounting pressure on its…
- 14 Jun 2013
Lastma, Lagos MDAs Undergo IT Traffic System Course
The Lagos state Government has concluded a one-week training course for over 500 officers of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (Lastma), aimed at equipping them with necessary IT knowledge…
- 10 Aug 2019
New Season of African Voices Debuts with Artificial Limb Donors
The story of Crystal Chigbu, Nigerian prosthetics donor, and Gbolahan Sasona a Limb restorer, hit the new CNN African Voices Change Makers programme which debuted yesterday. For Crystal Chigbu,…
- Telecom27 Aug 2026
Meta to Pay Up to $16.68Bn to Settle 29-State Lawsuit Over Child Safety Claims
Meta Platforms has agreed to pay up to $16.68 billion to settle allegations by 29 U.S. states that it designed Facebook and Instagram to be addictive to children, misled the public about the safety of its platforms and unlawfully collected personal data from minors.
- 20 Nov 2017
Poor Engineering Contributory To Poor QoS- Adeyeye
Aderemi Adeyeye is the president/chairman, Enext Wireless, Inc. Aderemi worked for Alcatel-Lucent for 20 years in various areas, starting with training service provider engineers in wireless network…
- 8 May 2022
Lekoil Expresses Commitment to the Interest of its Shareholders
Lekoil Limited (“LEKOIL”) has requested its shareholders to disregard the recent statement issued by Lekoil Nigeria and contact it if they have any queries about its operations. In a statement titled…
- 13 Jan 2026
US invests $115m in counter-drone tech for World Cup security
Drone The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will invest $115 million in counter-drone technology to safeguard the 2026 FIFA World Cup and events marking America's 250th independence…
- 20 May 2021
How LG is Championing SDGs Through Environmentally Friendly Products and Collaboration
Achievement of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030 is a Grand Challenge, especially for businesses. The SDGs provide a powerful aspiration for improving our world – laying…
- 23 Aug 2021
Fidelity Bank’s Chairman to Lead BDAN
Following the successful completion of Mrs. Osaretin Demuren’s tenure, Mr. Mustafa Chike-Obi, Chairman, Fidelity Bank Plc, has been appointed to take over as President of Bank Directors Association…
- 5 Mar 2014
US Freezes Abacha’s $458m Loot
United States said Wednesday it had ordered a freeze on $458 million in assets stolen by former Nigerian dictator Sani Abacha and his accomplices and hidden in European accounts. The Justice…
- 19 Mar 2021
Microsoft Unveils New Vaccine Tools to Address Earlier Failures
Microsoft Corp. unveiled new technology to boost government and health care organizations’ vaccine management systems, including scheduling shot appointments and monitoring results, to fix…
- 16 Jan 2024
Arms Deal: Nigeria Set to Recover £6.9m looted during Boko Haram Incursions
Nigeria will receive some of its stolen assets believed to be worth £6.9m ($8.9m), following the verdict of an American court, which ruled that the source of the funds is ambiguous and was likely…
- 15 Oct 2013
Liechtenstein Refuses to Return Abacha’s N40Bn Loot
Some N40billion allegedly stolen by General Sani Abacha, former Nigeria’s maximum ruler is trapped in Liechtenstein, a doubly landlocked alpine country in Central Europe, which has employed all…
- 2 Apr 2019
Betway Customer Wins NGN 1.5 Million Sports Bet
A 26-year-old from Nigeria’s Bayelsa State has won Betway’s NGN 1.5 million jackpot. As an internationally recognized online betting provider, Betway’s introduction to Nigeria has given many…
- 12 Oct 2019
Leaders Steal $600Bn from Nigeria Since Independence- Report
Economist magazine has said that an estimated $600bn is believed to have been stolen from Nigeria since its Independence in 1960. The story was published in its online edition of October 10.…
- 21 Mar 2024
US Sues Apple for Monopolising Smartphone Market
US Justice Department and more than a dozen states have filed an antitrust lawsuit against Apple, saying its devices and software are a monopoly that gives it vast profits at the expense of…
- 12 Jan 2015
Global Broadband Adoption Rate Hits 60%, More Reports- Akamai
Akamai Technologies Third Quarter, 2014 ‘State of the Internet’ Report shows that global broadband adoption rate has reached 60 per cent. The report also indicated that global average and average…
- 23 Jul 2018
Star Lager’s Support for Football in Nigeria Continues to Heap Huge Rewards
Star Lager Beer was the first indigenous beer to be brewed in Nigeria more than 60 years ago, and through the decades, the flagship brand of Nigerian Breweries Plc, a Heineken company has also held…
- 24 Jul 2014
MultiChoice Rewards Subscribers with Home Appliances
MultiChoice Nigeria with its unique DStv and GOtv products has shown to its loyal subscribers that it’s a brand that truly cares and promotes family values. Little wonder why over a hundred…
- 4 Jul 2024
9mobile Reposition with Appointment of Obafemi Banigbe as Chief Executive Officer
As part of preparation for a new phase of business transformation, the Board of Directors of Emerging Markets Telecommunication Services Limited (EMTS), operating as 9mobile, has announced the…
- 8 Aug 2014
US Wins Control of $480m of Abacha’s Loot
The US Justice Department said Thursday it had won legal control of nearly a half-billion dollars worth of corrupt gains hidden in bank accounts by former Nigerian dictator Sani Abacha. The…