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June 20, 2018 No Responses

Naira Converges At N360 To Dollar

The Naira on Tuesday converged at N360 to the dollar across the major foreign exchange market, the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports. At the parallel market, the naira traded at N360 to a dollar, stronger than the N360.6 exchanged before...

June 20, 2018 No Responses

Liberia, China Classification Society Seal Innovation MoU

The Liberian Registry and the China Classification Society (CCS) have agreed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) as the latest step in its strategy to collaborate effectively with its long-term key industry stakeholders. Under the terms of the MoU, the Liberia...

June 19, 2018 No Responses

FRC Faults KPMG, Subjects Audit To Closer Supervision

The auditing work of one of the world’s “Big Four” accounting firms has been sharply criticised by the industry’s watchdog. KPMG audits had shown an “unacceptable deterioration” and will be subject to closer supervision, the...

June 19, 2018 No Responses

Nigeria To Shut Land Border Over Rice Smuggling

The Nigerian Government will shut down the borders with a neighbouiring country through which rice is smuggled on a large scale, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, has said. Ogbeh spoke in Abuja at a...

June 19, 2018 No Responses

Belgium Stops Panama

In the end, the gap was too great and reality got in the way. The Panama manager, Hernán Dario “Bolillo” Gómez, had warned there would be four possible outcomes in every game when they reached the World Cup for the...

June 18, 2018 No Responses

Makarfi Joins 2019 Presidential Race

Former National Caretaker Committee Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Ahmed Makarfi, has joined the 2019 Presidential race under the platform of the PDP. Addressing reporters on Sunday, Makarfi said: “I have been consulting acro...

June 18, 2018 No Responses

2018 Airport Business Summit To Address Aviation Development Challenges

The forthcoming Airport Business Summit and Expo for Africa (ABSE) scheduled for Abuja is to address challenges in the continent’s aviation sector, according to the organisers. The summit, which would be held between July 4 to 6, 2018, with the...

June 18, 2018 No Responses

Mexico Defeats Germany 1-0

Has there been a more wild, bizarrely open start to a defence of a World Cup title than this? Germany ended a 1-0 defeat by Mexico in Moscow with six attacking players on the pitch and only three defenders and...

June 17, 2018 No Responses

Three Carriers Unveil Express Service

Shipping companies Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM), Evergreen and APL have teamed up on launching a new China-Australia service. The weekly service covers the ports of Ningbo, Shanghai, Yantian, Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. It is scheduled to start on August ...

June 17, 2018 No Responses

‘There Is Still Hope For Super Eagles’

A former chairman, Nigeria Football Association (NFA), Alhaji Aminu Maigari said the Super Eagles did not play too badly in their 0-2 loss against Croatia on Saturday. Maigari passed the verdict in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria...

June 16, 2018 No Responses

FRSC Returns 65,000 Euros To Benin Bound Accident Victims On Iyare Motors

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Ogun command, said it had returned over 65,000 Euros recovered from an accident scene to the victims. Mr Clement Oladele, the Sector Commander, disclosed this in a statement by the command’s Public Education...

June 16, 2018 No Responses

IITA Principal Scientist Wins 2018 Cassava Prize

A Principal Scientist and Cassava Breeder with the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Dr Alfred Dixon; and Dr Hernan Ceballos of the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) have won the 2018 Golden Cassava Prize. The prestigio...

June 16, 2018 No Responses

Again, Super Eagles Assure Nigerians

Super Eagles’ head coach Gernot Rohr and captain Mikel Obi say the team is capable of delivering on its promise on Saturday against Vatreni of Croatia. The Nigerian side will face Croatia at the Kaliningrad Stadium in their opening Group...

June 16, 2018 No Responses

Photo News

President Muhammadu Buhari and his wife, Aisha receives some women on Sallah Homage at the Residence, Presidential Villa Abuja. PHOTO; SUNDAY AGHAEZE. JUNE 15 2018