Plagued by a recurrent unemployment nightmare, graduates of Nigerian universities and other tertiary institutions now see Information and Communications Technology, (ICT) as an escape route from the bizarre situation....
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Akunyili Showcases Nigeria In France
Nigeria was at the weekend the toast of international community as over 900 Women Entrepreneurs and professionals gathered at an International Conference in Deauville, France to share from Nigeria 's strategies and...
Firefighters Put Out Ughelli Pipeline Fire
The pipeline fire, which began in the early hours of Friday, at a vandalised condensate pipeline in the outskirts of Otor-Udu, Ughelli South Local Council, Delta State, was finally put out yesterday by a contingent of...
Nigeria’s politics mired in corruption, violence – Human Rights Watch
A United States-based nongovernmental organisation, Human Rights Watch, has said that politics in Nigeria is mired in corruption and violence. It therefore called on the international community to deny visa to all...
Yar’Adua backs Ibori’s probe by Met Police
President Umaru Yar’Adua on Tuesday directed the Attorney-General of the Federation, Mr. Michael Aondoakaa, to cooperate with the Metropolitan Police of London in their ongoing investigations into the allegation...
Celtel, Nokia Siemens Sign $130m Turnkey Contract
In a move geared towards expanding Celtel’s transmission capacity in the country, Celtel Nigeria has signed a turnkey contract worth $130 million with Nokia Siemens network. According to the terms of the...
AG, EFCC Team Up Against Kalu in Court
The festering institutional stand-off between the Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over the modality for the prosecution of former Governor of...
Oyinlola’s Tuition Fees
Education is a developmental tool. It constitutes a definite plus when the individual is educated. In a collective sense, education also serves as an engine of growth. The immediate fore-going may well explain why the...
Govt may prosecute suspected spies in privacy
Indications emerged yesterday that the Federal Government might try four suspected spies, including two Germans for espionage in camera at the Federal High Court in Abuja. The hint was dropped by the Director of Public...
Nigeria official’s $35m refrozen
The London High Court has ordered the refreezing of former Nigerian governor James Ibori's $35m (£17m) assets that police think are the proceeds of crime. The assets, believed to include a Bombardier private...
Court stops insurance recapitalisation
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday granted an order of interim injunction restraining the Federal Government from re-capitalising and consolidating the insurance sector. Justice Anwuli Chikere granted the order,...
Okonjo-Iweala emerges World Bank MD
The World Bank has named a former Nigeria’s Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, as its Managing Director. Okonjo-Iweala will join two other managing directors, two executive vice-presidents, and the...