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Nigeria may lose out from US aid over failure to drive coal for energy scheme

Fresh indication emerged weekend from the office of the US Treasury that Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) that Donald Trump is working on rethinking its opposition to the use of fossil fuels, especially coal. If the deal sales through, in Africa,…

Develop African maritime, come back for more slots at IMO council, Lim tells AAMA

The Secretary General of International Maritime Organisation (IMO), Mr. Kitack Lim has advised the delegation of Association of African Maritime Administration (AAMA), lead by the Chairman, Dr. Dakuku Peterside who paid his a courtesy visit to go back and work…

Lagos airport a step away to ICAO certification—NCAA

Out of about five stages of the needed certification process for the Muritala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, the Director-General, Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NVAA), Capt. Muhtar Usman, has said it has passed four remaining the last stage. Otherwise, the…

FirstBank beats First Deepwater 84-53 in finals to lift Zenith Bank’s sponsored B/Ball trophy

FirstBank Basketball Team hits 3 pointer target during Zenith Bank’s sponsored Basketball league finals in Lagos on Saturday ( July, 29, 2017) at Indoor Sports complex, National Stadium Surulere                  

Kidnapped Epe 6 freed in Ondo hit Lagos today, July 29, 2017

After 65 days in captivity, the six abducted pupils of the Lagos State Model College, Igbonla, Epe, regained their freedom on Friday, but was brought back to Lagos on Saturday afternoon amidst tight security personally by the Ondo State Governor,…

Zenith Bank partners LASPARK, Council to lift Ajose Adeogun, roundabout

Leading financial giant, Zenith Bank Plc., has yet again deepened its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in Lagos by changing the face of the mega roundabout linking Adetokunmbo Ademola and its host street, Ajose Adeogun on Lagos Island. The feat was…

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Why MTN’ll continue to dominate internet services as users hit 91.6m in June

Broadband penetration seems to have weakened in June as latest data on internet users released by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) showed a paltry increase of 33,747, moving from91,565,010 users recorded in May to 91,598,757 in June. Above all, the…

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9mobile joins ISPs, steps up calls for review of data floor, spectrum management

Even though 9Mobile is facing issues bordering default on syndicated $1.2bn loan with 13 banks in Nigeria, that did not deter it from appealing to the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to review the industry’s spectrum assignment, data floor price and…

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Google set to unveil low priced, affordable smartphone in Nigerians

Google on Thursday, revealed that it is set to launch an affordable device in the Nigerian market – Meet Ice 2. The company stated this on Thursday, at the Google for Nigeria event in Lagos. Google ‘s Chief Executive Officer,…

If MDAs owe N115bn in tax, Adeosun must start campaign in-house—Nigerians

If the recent revelation that Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of the federal and state governments owe over N115bn in tax liabilities by the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC), is anything to go by, it then means that…