NUC approves ARCON’s request to upgrade architecture study
Maureen Ihua-Maduenyi The National Universities Commission has approved the request by the Architects Registration Council of Nigeria to upgrade the study of architecture from departmental to faculty....
View ArticleAbayomi, Quadri win Zenith Bank Tennis Masters
Unseeded Philip Abayomi on Saturday won the inaugural Zenith Bank “Next Generation” Junior Tennis Masters after beating Godgift Timibra 9-5 at the National Stadium in Lagos. Abayomi, who was...
View ArticleI hope I haven’t seen the last of Wenger – Mourinho
Jose Mourinho hopes to cross swords with Arsene Wenger again after his Manchester United side condemned the Frenchman to a galling defeat on his last visit to Old Trafford as Arsenal boss,...
View ArticleDevelop skills in entrepreneurship, NSE urges members
Maureen Ihua-Maduenyi The Nigerian Society of Engineers has emphasised the need for practising and prospective engineers to develop requisite entrepreneurship skills. The Chairman, NSE, Lagos Branch,...
View ArticleJoshua fight will definitely happen – Wilder
Deontay Wilder says he does not believe his unification fight with Anthony Joshua is in any doubt, despite his $50m offer not being accepted by his prospective opponent’s team. This week, Wilder...
View ArticleCAF bans Nigerian referee over match-fixing scandal
Idris Adesina Nigerian referee Joseph Ogabor has been placed on a one-year ban by CAF for allegedly attempting to manipulate the first leg of the CAF Confederation Cup match between Plateau United...
View Article‘Intonation, body language’ll control tech interaction’
Body language, facial expression and intonation will enhance voice and touch to control consumer interaction with tech devices, Ericsson ConsumerLab trend report has predicted. The report, which points...
View ArticleNASFAT empowers physically- challenged persons
Nasrul-Lahi-L-Fathi Society on Sunday empowered several women and the physically-challenged in Lagos with items and tools. The News Agency of Nigeria reported that the programme, organised by NASFAT,...
View ArticleBusicon offers N1m prize for app challenge
Nike Popoola Busicon Nigeria Limited, an enterprise content management solution service provider, said it would reward the winner of its maiden Busicon App Challenge with N1m. The Director, Tech...
View ArticleSES increases Nigeria’s reach to 11 million TV homes
Nike Popoola SES said it increased its technical reach in Nigeria to over 11 million TV homes in 2017 from three million in 2015. According to a statement obtained on Sunday, this was revealed by...
View ArticleSterling Bank boosts instant loans with Specta
Sterling Bank Plc has announced the launch of Specta, an instant lending platform that offers consumer loans of up to N5m in five minutes. The product was unveiled in Lagos on Thursday, the lender said...
View Article$11bn fines fail to deter global corruption –EY report
Oyetunji Abioye The scale of bribery and corruption has shown no improvement globally since 2012, despite the unprecedented level of enforcement activity and introduction of new corporate criminal...
View ArticleEfficient tax system vital to economic growth, says FIRS
Oyetunji Abioye The Coordinating Director, Domestic Taxes Group/Special Adviser to the Executive Chairman, Federal Inland Revenue Service, Mr. Abiodun Aina, says efficient tax system is vital to the...
View ArticleGive state tax agencies autonomy, Fowler tells govs
Akinpelu Dada The Chairman, Joint Tax Board and Federal Inland Revenue Service, Mr. Tunde Fowler, has called on state governors to empower state internal revenue services by making them autonomous....
View ArticleFG’ll extend oil, gas parks beyond N’Delta –Kachikwu
Simon Utebor and ’Femi Asu The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, has said the Federal Government will establish oil and gas parks in other parts of the country where crude...
View ArticleIllegal refineries endangering lives in P’Harcourt –PENGASSAN
’Femi Asu The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria has called on the federal and Rivers State governments to urgently put an end to illegal refineries, which are causing soot...
View ArticleFG inaugurates panel on conformity assessment compliance in MDAs
Ifeanyi Onuba, Abuja The Federal Government has inaugurated a project steering committee to drive the implementation of Nigeria’s Accreditation and Conformity Assessment Platform. The Permanent...
View ArticleAMCON MD calls for stiffer regulation of aviation
Akinpelu Dada The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria, Ahmed Kuru, has called on agencies that are saddled with the responsibility of regulating the...
View ArticleFG borrows N5.5tn from pension savings, delays minimum payment
The failure of the Federal Government to fund the Pension Protection Fund after borrowing N5.5tn from the Contributory Pension Scheme is delaying the commencement of the minimum pension payment to...
View ArticleImplications of Dino Melaye’s failed recall
Eze Onyekpere censoj@gmail.com; 08127235995 The failed recall of Senator Dino Melaye on Saturday provides an opportunity for lessons to be drawn from the implementation of the recall constitutional...
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