BARRICK Gold, which owns Mali’s biggest gold mine complex Loulo-Gounkoto, says its mines in the country have ‘thus far not been affected’ by sanctions imposed by the Economic Community of West African States. The 15-state regional bloc imposed tough economic…
INTERNATIONAL corporate expert, Angela Kyerematen-Jimoh (pictured), has been appointed by Microsoft as its Strategic Partnership Lead for Africa in its new Africa Transformation Office. Microsoft’s establishment of an Africa Transformation Office (ATO) is a reinforcement of its investment in the…
IN order to give concrete expression to the underlining principles and fundamental philosophy of the emergent digital culture in Nigeria, particularly Item No. 2 of the eight pillars of the National Digital Economy Policy and Strategy (NDEPS) 2020-2030, the Minister…
THE Transparency Nigeria Group asks the Central Bank of Nigeria to immediately dismiss Mr Ademola Ademise, the chief executive of Wema Bank PLC, a tier-3 lender quoted on the NGX. The TNG believes that Mr Ademise has grossly abused his…
MALI’S army-dominated government has called for nationwide demonstrations on Friday against stringent sanctions imposed by the West Africa bloc ECOWAS over delayed elections. The Sahel state’s interim government stated Monday night that the sanctions – which include border closures and…
TWENTY two suspected oil thieves and a vessel: MT. TIS IV handed over to the Port Harcourt Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, by the Nigeria Navy are being quizzed in connection with alleged illegal dealing…
THE trial of a former Director, Legal Services of the Ministry of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Grace Taiga, for alleged fraud in the case involving Process and Industrial Development Limited (P&ID) before Justice O.A Adeniyi of the Federal Capital Territory High…
Pius Alile sheds more light. UNEMPLOYMENT is a menace that have eaten deep into our economy thereby reducing nation building to near zero percent even though the government is striving to do something about it. The point we should take…
THE Centre for Democracy and Development has revealed that military leaders “stole” as much as $15billion (N6.1trn at N411 to a dollar) through fraudulent arms procurement deals in the last 20 years. The report affirmed that successive presidents’ failure to…
SEVERAL shops and goods worth millions of naira have been destroyed by fire at Nguru popular central market in Yobe State. The Chairman of the Nguru Local government council, Madu Kachalla who confirmed the incident to Channels Television said no…
