Forbes Magazine has released the 2020 version of its annual richest African billionaires ranking. The list has four Nigerians, including Alhaji Aliko Dangote, who occupied the top spot. Aliko Dangote: According to the latest ranking, Dangote’s net worth is now ...

The Committee on Citizen Data Management and Harmonisation has assured Nigerians that it would work toward speedy harmonization of the citizens’ numerous identification data held by different government’s Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs). The Committee, which was set ...

Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Emmanuel Ehanire, on Wednesday in Kano confirmed that two suspected cases of Coronavirus have so far tested negative after diagnosis in the country. Ehanire, disclosed this while declaring the two days, Kano State ...

In a bid to support innovative ideas around privacy, safety, and security in Sub-saharan Africa, Google has launched a $1 million pan-African fund. The fund was launched at the 16th annual Safer Internet Day in Abuja on Tuesday. ...

Nigeria and Ethiopia have signed a visa waiver agreement for diplomatic and official passport holders, and a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Cooperation in the field of Defence. Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media ...

The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Malam Mele Kyari, said that by June, the oil industry would have a clear fiscal landscape for operators to be able to plan. Kyari made this known ...

Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has said that a functional rail system will reduce road carnages and the attendant loss of lives and property caused by heavy vehicles. The governor stated this when members of the Senate ...

The Federal Government said that the forthcoming third UK-Nigeria Economic Development Forum (EDF) would foster economic ties and enhance the volume of trade and investment opportunities between both countries. Amb. Marian Katagum, Minister of State, Industry, Trade, and ...

Each week, there seems to be a new revelation that hugs the spotlight on social media. Just days after the Sandra Gokada motorcyclist interview went viral leading to her gift of a car and the weekend’s revelation of ...

Sanofi, a global biopharmaceutical company dedicated to improving the lives of people worldwide, is calling on technology entrepreneurs and startups in Nigeria to participate in its 2020 AfricaTech Challenge. AfricaTech is a lab dedicated by Sanofi at VivaTech ...

The price of gold consolidates following the semi-annual testimony with Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, and the precious metal may face a larger pullback as the bullish momentum from the start of the year abates. The price of gold tracks the ...

Samsung is unveiling three new smartphones at today’s Unpacked event, the Galaxy S20, S20+ and S20 Ultra, which will be launched from 13 March 2020. While the company may be skipping the teens by jumping from the S10 to the ...

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), Warri Zonal Office has sealed 10 gas plants and 40 gas retail shops over various offences in Delta. The Manager, Gas Division, Warri, Engr. Victor Ohwodiasa, led a surveillance team of the ...

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), the United States and General Electric Nigeria (GE) have signed an agreement that will unlock $1.1 million as a grant to partly fund the NNPC-Abuja Independent Power Project (IPP). The plant, when ...

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, has urged the United States Government to review its visa ban on Nigerians. The Speaker stated this yesterday when he hosted the US Ambassador to Nigeria, Mary Beth ...

Authorities of the Nigerian Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) are looking to rake in at least ₦3billion revenue from outdoor advertising by the first half of 2020. According to the Director, FCT Department of Outdoor Advertisement and Signage ...

Nigeria has inaugurated a Project Delivery Committee to provide strategic planning and management of the forty-year-old Hydroelectric Mambilla Power project. The Committee will support the earlier Constituted Inter-Ministerial Steering Committee by Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari to enhance the ...

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has restricted foreign exchange for milk importation to six companies in Nigeria to boost local production. This was disclosed in a circular issued on Tuesday by the apex bank and made available to Nairamterics.  ...

The Director-General of Bureau for Public Procurement (BPP), Mamman Ahmadu, has decried the level of insufficient funds for the development of the country. Ahmadu lamented that this has resulted in the decline of the price of crude oil, ...

Facebook is partnering with nine non-profit organizations and government agencies throughout sub-Saharan Africa to raise awareness about Internet safety and security for Safer Internet Day, celebrated today, 11 February with the theme “Together for a better Internet”. The ...