(BBC) At least 35 people have lost their lives in an attack on a nightclub in Turkey, Istanbul’s governor has said. Among the dead at the Istanbul club is one police officer, Vasip Sahin stated, adding that it was a…
VW acquires mobile-payment provider
(Auto News) Volkswagen AG has bought North American parking-payment operator PayByPhone in the latest move by Europe’s biggest carmaker to expand from manufacturing into mobility services. The purchase of Vancouver-based PayByPhone, which processed more than $250 million in transactions this…
Lagos issues N47billion bond
Lagos State has issued N47 billion Series 1 Bond maturing in December, 2023 under its N500 billion Third Debt Issuance Programme. Speaking during the signing ceremony held at the Lagos House, Ikeja,on Friday, the State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode explained that…
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(L-R) shows Bola Adeeko, Head, Corporate Services Division, The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE); Haruna Jalo-Waziri, Executive Director, Capital Markets Division, NSE; Professor Wole Soyinka and Ms. Tinuade Awe, General Counsel/ Head of Regulation, NSE at the Closing Gong Ceremony to…
Mali sends back migrants deported by France
(BBC) Mali has sent back two people who were deported from France on the same planes they arrived on, questioning whether they were even Malian citizens. The pair were flown to Bamako using European travel permits or “laissez-passer”, not passports…
‘Ambassador killed by wife’s lover’
(AP) Police in Brazil believe that Greece’s ambassador to the country was killed by his wife’s lover under her orders in a house in the Rio area and have detained three suspects, authorities said Friday. Ambassador Kyriakos Amiridis went missing…
‘FG to revamp, make key festivals attractive’
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said the Federal Government is working with the private sector to make major festivals in the country attractive to domestic and foreign tourists. He made the pledge in Offa, Kwara State, at…
‘No plastic rice in Nigeria’
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has explained that laboratory result of the suspected fake rice showed that the product was not plastic but rice contaminated with micro organisms. The Acting Director General, NAFDAC, Yetunde…
Syria, rebel groups begin ceasefire
A nationwide ceasefire between Syrian government forces and rebel groups has come into effect. The truce, brokered by Russia and Turkey, which will act as guarantors, began at midnight(22:00 GMT). The deal includes many rebel groups but not jihadists such…
Russia vows response to diplomat expulsion from US
Russia has promised to respond to the expulsion of 35 of its diplomats from Washington, amid a bitter dispute over alleged Russian interference in the recent US presidential election. A spokesman for President Vladimir Putin said the Kremlin’s reaction would…
Wike presents N470billion budget for 2017
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike on Wednesday presented a N470 billion budget to the State House of Assembly for 2017. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the fiscal policy is christened “Golden Jubilee Budget for accelerated development.” NAN recalls…
Architect emerges winner of Ships & Ports essay competition
An architect, Sarafadeen Mayowa Bello has emerged best overall winner of the 2016 Ships & Ports Annual National Essay Competition. Bello emerged ahead of six other winners who got the ACG Charles Edike Prize for Outstanding Essays and Princess Vicky…
UK funds drone-based blood deliveries
(BBC) By Leo Kelion Technology desk editor The UK government is to fund a trial of drone-based deliveries of blood and other medical supplies in Tanzania. The goal is to radically reduce the amount of time it takes to send…
FG identifies 50,000 ghost workers
The Federal Government has saved N200 billion by eliminating 50,000 ghost workers from its payroll, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu has said. According to the Government, between February and this month, N13…