The Federal Government is demanding $635 million from two multinational oil companies, Agip and Total, for undeclared crude oil shipped out of the country between 2011 and 2014. Two cases have been filed at the Federal High court in Lagos by senior lawyer and Senior advocate of Nigeria, Professor Fabian …
Read More »We are working hard to address the needs of internally displaced persons in Nigeria – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari Monday assured the international community that his administration was already implementing several people-oriented programmes to meet the humanitarian needs of the over two million internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Nigeria. The President, who disclosed this at the High-Level Summit on “Addressing Large Movements of Refugees and Migrants” on the margins …
Read More »Militants blow up NPDC oil facility, issue more threats
Militant group Niger Delta Greenland Justice Mandate (NDGJM) has claimed responsibility for blowing up of the Afuesere-Ekiugbo delivery facility in Ughelli, Delta State, a facility operated by the Nigeria Petroleum Development Company (NPDC). The group in a statement by its spokesman Aldo Agbalaja said that the attack took place at …
Read More »President Buhari is Nigeria’s major problem – Fayose
Gov. Fayose Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose has described President Mohammadu Buhari as the major problem of Nigeria that Nigerians must solve, saying that; “Our President, through his actions and inactions is destroying everything that makes Nigeria a country and well-meaning Nigerians must stand-up to be counted in the …
Read More »First Bank denies violating FG directive on TSA
First Bank has denied violating the Federal Government’s directive on the Treasury Single Account in respect of a Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation dollar account. The bank in a statement on Saturday by its Corporate Affairs Manager, Babatunde Lasaki, said the Central Bank of Nigeria was aware of the account with …
Read More »Elumelu, in US, Says to Clinton & Trump: On US-Africa Policy, Somethings Don’t Need To Change”
President/CE, Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote; Halima Dangote, Executive Director, Dangote Industries Limited; Chairman, Heirs Holdings, Tony Elumelu and Mimi Alemayehou, Blackstone, celebrating with Former President Bill Clinton at his 70th birthday at the Rockerfeller Plaza, New York. Speaking at the weekend in Delaware as the Keynote Speaker at the …
Read More »Photo News: Presidency consults BUA Group boss, Abdulsamad Rabiu, others on economy
L – R: Presidency consults Key Stakeholders on Economy – Lai Mohammed, Minister of Information; Abdulsamad Rabiu, Executive Chairman/CEO, BUA Group and Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria exchanging pleasantries at the Presidential Business Forum with key industry stakeholders held at the Presidential Villa, Abuja …
Read More »Oil discovery in Lagos State excites Dangote
Dangote The recent discovery of oil in Lagos in commercial quantity has been described as a good omen for the development of the oil and gas industry which Dangote refinery will benefit from. Speaking in his office in Lagos during a visit by the leaders of the League of African …
Read More »Photo News: United Nations Education Commission launches ‘The Learning Generation’ in New York
L-R: Jack Ma, Founder & Executive Chairman of Ali baba Group; Gordon Brown, former British Prime Minister and UN Special Envoy for Global Education; Aliko Dangote, President/CE, Dangote Group and Dr. Abdu Mukthar, Group Chief Strategy Officer at United Nations Education Commission launch of ‘The Learning Generation’ presented to the …
Read More »Oracle Unveils Its Next Generation Cloud Strategy: Intelligent Applications
Oracle OpenWorld, San Francisco, Calif.—Sep 19, 2016 Building on its position as the industry’s leading Cloud Applications provider, Oracle today unveiled its strategy for next generation Software as a Service (SaaS) Cloud offerings that blend third-party data with real-time analytics and behavioral inputs to create Cloud Applications that adapt and …
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