The Nasarawa State Command of the Nigeria Police Force has rescued 30 kidnapped victims in Toto Local Government Area of the State. The police who achieved the feat in collaboration with the Miyetti Allah Vigilante group, had 20 males and 10 females as victims. The State Police Public Relations Officer, Ramhan Nansel, stated this…
As the 2023 General Elections draws closer, the Nigerian Army have issued codes of conducts for her personnels directing all personnels to study and conduct themselves within the remits of operational tasks that would be assigned during the election periods. Incoming Commandant of the Martin Luther Agwai International Leadership and Peace Keeping Centre Jaji…
Properties worth over 100 million naira have been razed by wild fire at St. Peters Minor Seminary Katari, Kaduna. Speaking with newsmen in Kateri after inspecting the worth of damage, the Rector of the School, Rev Fr Sati Edward lamented that the fire which started at noon, razed the fully equipped Science Laboratory, two…
A Chinese solar panel maker is planning to open a factory in the United States despite trade tensions between the two. JA Solar Technology Co., one of the largest players in the Chinese solar panel field, has allocated $60 million for the facility, to be built in Phoenix, with completion slated for the fourth…
Reports show that Chinese workers have taken over the building of Africa’s infrastructure projects. They are now linking with the host political regimes like never before. What will be the place of the United States and the United Kingdom in the scramble for Africa? China has rapidly become Africa’s most important infrastructure builder, and…
Google parent Alphabet on Wednesday argued that a court should toss out a government antitrust lawsuit against it, saying that agreements it made with Apple and others to make Google the default search engine do not bar smartphone makers from promoting rivals. The statements, which were revealed in a redacted version of a motion…
Insurance software provider Duck Creek Technologies said it has entered into an agreement to be bought by Vista Equity Partners in an all-cash deal of about $2.6 billion. Pending Duck Creek stockholder and regulatory approvals, the transaction is expected to close in the second calendar quarter. Once complete, Duck Creek will become a privately…
Flourish Africa 2023 N1 Billion Grant for Female Entrepreneurs | Winners receive up to N2M funding each The Flourish Africa Grant for Female Entrepreneurs is a One Billion Naira Fund created to support and promote African female-owned businesses over 5 years through training, mentoring, and funding. The Flourish Africa training curriculum has been designed…
Both in the electricity and petroleum sector, Nigeria may battle with the dismal performance that greeted the sectors last year, unless decisive decisions are taken amidst the general elections and political transition. KINGSLEY JEREMIAH writes. Subsidy payment, both in the oil, gas and electricity sectors; crude oil theft, vandalism, insecurity, contract-based market for power,…
Egypt exported some 8 million tons of liquefied natural gas last year, worth $8 to $8.5 billion, the country’s mineral resources ministry said this week, noting the price rally in liquefied natural gas that helped drive revenues higher. The North African country has solid ambitions in natural gas development, planning to become one of…
