NPA abandons billion naira cargoes in Ikorodu
Leke Baiyewu, Abuja The Senate has decried the abandonment of overtime cargoes worth billions of naira at the Ikorodu Lighter Terminal by the Nigeria Ports Read more
Month: November 2016
Jimoh Ibrahim can never become Ondo governor – Fayose
Peter Dada, Akure Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Ayodele Fayose has declared that the factional governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Mr. Jimoh Ibrahim, will Read more
Nigeria’s own “Inconvenient Truth” brings home climate threats
By Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani ABUJA, Nov 1 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – When Jackie Farris first watched the climate change documentary “An Inconvenient Truth” on a Read more
Niger Delta leaders ask Buhari to withdraw army from oil producing communities
ABUJA Nov 1 (Reuters) – The Nigerian army needs to withdraw from oil producing communities in the restive Niger Delta to help curb militancy in Read more
Standard Chartered looks to Africa, Brunei for Islamic growth
* Expansion into Nigeria, Botswana, Zambia and Brunei * Could enter at least one of the markets as early as 2017 * Linked to Africa’s Read more
Oando says attacks in Niger Delta hits JV output, revenue
CAPE TOWN Nov 1 (Reuters) – Nigeria’s largest indigenous oil and gas firm, Oando Plc said pipeline attacks in the Niger Delta over the past Read more
Holy icons, dazed dog saved from rubble in quake-hit Italy
ROME (Reuters) – Firefighters pulled a dog alive from the rubble of Italy’s strongest earthquake in decades and salvaged religious statues and paintings from churches Read more
Uganda says refinery talks terminated, in talks with new potential lead investors
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – Talks to build an oil refinery in Uganda with a consortium led by Korea’s SK Engineering have collapsed but the East Read more
Ethiopia names technocrats, new ministers in reform government
By Aaron Maasho ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn swore in a group of technocrats and new finance and foreign ministers on Read more
IMF sees Zambia’s 2016 economic growth steady at 3 percent
LUSAKA (Reuters) – Zambia’s economy should grow by 3 percent this year, largely unchanged from last year as electricity shortages and subdued private sector investment Read more
Russia says resumption of Syria peace talks delayed indefinitely
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Tuesday a Western failure to rein in violent Islamists in Syria had indefinitely delayed the Read more
Clinton campaign attacks FBI director, agitates for release of email details
By Roberta Rampton WHITE PLAINS, New York (Reuters) – Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign ratcheted up the pressure on FBI Director James Comey on Tuesday, saying Read more
Iraqi troops battle Islamic State inside Mosul
By Stephen Kalin and Dominic Evans EAST OF MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) – Iraqi forces battled Islamic State fighters on the eastern edge of Mosul on Read more
Cremer rises to the top to rally Zimbabwe
HARARE, Oct 31 (Reuters) – Captain Graeme Cremer scored his maiden test century on Monday to help Zimbabwe avoid the follow-on as they scored 373 Read more
Arsenal must put November struggles to bed, says Wenger
(Reuters) – November has not been the kindest month for Arsenal in recent seasons and while their schedule over the next four weeks offers plenty Read more
Leicester seek to continue European stroll in Copenhagen
By Martyn Herman LONDON (Reuters) – Leicester City have turned their debut season in the Champions League into a cakewalk and victory over FC Copenhagen Read more
De Boer fired by Inter Milan after 14 matches
MILAN (Reuters) – Inter Milan fired Dutchman Frank de Boer as coach on Tuesday after less than three months in charge during which the former Read more
Buhari meets Niger Delta leaders, militants in Abuja
By Felix Onuah ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday met leaders from the Niger Delta and representatives of militant groups who have Read more
Nigerian Senate rejects Buhari’s plan to borrow $30 billion abroad
By Camillus Eboh ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigeria’s Senate dealt an unexpected blow to President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday by rejecting his plan to borrow $30 Read more
Mandela Foundation rebukes Zuma, joins calls for leadership change
By James Macharia JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – The foundation set up to guard the legacy of the late Nelson Mandela on Tuesday blamed South Africa’s President Read more
Abuja power firm disconnects APC secretariat over N1.2m debt
John Alechenu, Abuja The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company has disconnected electricity supply to the National Headquarters of the All Progressives Congress over its inability to Read more
CBN warns against patronage of ‘wonder banks’
Ifeanyi Onuba, Abuja The Central Bank of Nigeria on Monday warned Nigerians against patronising what it called ‘wonder banks’, stating that their activities were not Read more
Amosun sacks NLC chair, 14 others, suspends 18 teachers
Samuel Awoyinfa, Abeokuta The Ogun State Governor, Ibikunle Amosun, has approved the dismissal of the state Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Akeem Ambali, the Read more
If Fashola were Igbo, he would have left Tinubu – Kalu
Ramon Oladimeji A former Governor of Abia State, Orji Kalu, has said Igbo people are better traders than politicians. Kalu said the lack of understanding Read more
Catholic Bishop visits Abati, Fani-Kayode, Obanikoro in EFCC detention
The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Mathew Kukah, on Monday visited the headquarters of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, in Abuja. According to Read more
Don’t demolish Lagos slums yet, lawmakers tell Ambode
The Lagos State House of Assembly on Monday appealed to Governor Akinwunmi Ambode to reconsider the planned demolition of shanties and slums in riverine areas Read more
Nigeria Supreme Court judges accused of corruption officially step down
The spokesperson of Nigeria’s Supreme Court, Ahuraka Isah, on Monday confirmed reports that two Supreme Court judges accused of corruption have stopped sitting. The two Read more
South Korean prosecutors arrest woman at centre of political crisis
By Ju-min Park SEOUL (Reuters) – The woman at the centre of a scandal that has plunged the South Korean presidency into crisis was held Read more
Hundreds Attack Hindu Homes, Temples in Bangladesh
NEW DELHI — Hundreds of Muslims in eastern Bangladesh angry about a social media post launched a wave of attacks against Hindu temples and homes Read more
Help Us! Women in Indian Mill Pen Letter Describing Sexual Abuse at Work
DINDIGUL, INDIA — A letter from six women at a spinning mill in southern India, describing the sexual harassment they face at work and asking for Read more