By ABDULLAHI RABIU, Kano KANO state Deputy Governor Dr.Nasiru Yusuf Gawuna has observed that the commodities exchanges can serve as key catalyst for development of critical sectors,because it offers credible platform for trading and facilitating export of commodities. He made…
THE chairman of Innoson Group, Innocent Chukwuema, says he is waiting to take over the assets of Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB) due to “non-payment of his N32 billion”. Chukwuma, in an interview with journalists on Tuesday, said the money owed…
NIGERIA has lost its Africa’s top oil producer status to Libya as its crude oil production fell further last month amid lingering supply disruptions, according to a new report by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries. Nigeria told OPEC…
EVERY morning, Amake Yessoufou makes the rounds of the sewing workshops of Ouidah, a small coastal town in the south of Benin, and collects scraps of fabric used by tailors to make clothes. In the past, waste fabric clogged up…
ZIMBABWE has no plans of adopting cryptocurrency as a legal tender, according to Information Minister Monica Mutsvangwa. Mutsvangwa, who spoke following a cabinet meeting on Tuesday, was reacting to reports in a section of the local media that Zimbabwe was…
By ABDULLAHI YAKUBU, Kano The Kano state Government has presented offers of Permanent and Pensionable Employment to 45 Casual Staff of the History and Culture Bureau (Koroso Dancers) in an effort to make them to stand on their feets. Presenting…
KWARA State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, yesterday, said the criminal diversion of funds meant for development of basic education amounted to reckless looting of the future of Kwara child. Speaking at the official signing of a memorandum of understanding for the KwaraLEARN…
TANZANIA’S energy minister January Makamba said on Monday he had started negotiations on the country’s $30bn liquefied natural gas project with the exploration companies involved. Equinor, one of the companies that has a stake in the project, said last week…
TO support universal and affordable broadband access in Africa, IFC has partnered with Liquid Intelligent Technologies to expand data centre capacity and the rollout of fibre-optic cable on the continent. The partnership with Liquid Intelligent Technologies, Africa’s leading independent fibre…
PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari’s budget on local and foreign travels, meals and refreshments, sitting allowance, welfare package and office building was bigger than what’s allocated to 14 teaching hospitals, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, said. This is contained in…
