Xenophobic Attacks: Buhari Sends Special Envoy to South Africa

By Bliss Okperan The Deputy Governor of Edo State, Mr Philip Shaibu, has announced his interest in the governorship election slated for 2024. Mr Shaibu, who fell out with former Governor Adams Oshiomhole to pitch his tenth with Governor Godwin Obaseki, declared his interest in the number one office of the state on Monday. In a televised announcement, the former student union leader said he intends to govern the state because of his desire to transform the Heartbeat of the Nation. According to him, his past records will make it easy for him to clinch the sole ticket of the

By Adedapo Adesanya Tata International is set to expand operations in Nigeria through a strategic partnership with the Lagos Free Zone (LFZ) following the signing of a fresh arrangement. The agreement was signed in the presence of the Managing Director of Tata International Limited, Mr Anand Sen, by the Managing Director of Tata Africa Holdings Pty Ltd, Mr Len Brand. This move will help Tata International build on its existing relationship in the country since 2006 when it established operations in Nigeria. “As a brand synonymous with quality products and ethical business operations in Africa, Tata International is excited to

By Bliss Okperan The Governor of Ogun State, Mr Dapo Abiodun, has asked Nigerians to give President Bola Tinubu more time, saying he has performed well in office since taking over on May 29, 2023, noting that he inherited an almost comatose economy from former President Muhammadu Buhari. “The President Tinubu-led administration has been very bold and audacious. They’ve taken the bull by the horns. They’ve done what no government has done in the history of Nigeria,” Mr Abiodun said during an interview on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics show. Recall that a few days ago on Channels TV, the Governor

By Modupe Gbadeyanka A key suspect in the Dangote Cement price slash scam, Mr Benjamin Ezeukwe, has been arraigned in court by the police in Lagos State. A statement issued by the spokesman of the Lagos Command of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), Mr Benjamin Hundeyin, disclosed that the accused person was taken to court for prosecution after he was arrested in Rivers State. The Police Public Relations Officer, who is a Superintendent of Police (SP), disclosed that Mr Ezeukwe was picked up by police operatives on Thursday, October 19, 2023, in the Rumuolumeni area of Obio/Akpor local government area

By Modupe Gbadeyanka Many months ago, Nigeria filed a suit against JP Morgan Chase for more than $875 million. In the suit, the Nigerian government accused the lender of negligence in transferring funds from a disputed 2011 oilfield deal to a company, Malabu Oil & Gas Ltd., a firm controlled by the country’s former oil minister, Mr Dan Etete. A moment ago, JP Morgan asked a London court to dismiss the lawsuit, emphasising that it got the correct approvals from Nigerian officials before transferring the funds to the disputed receiver, According to a report by Bloomberg on Monday, a lawyer

By Adedapo Adesanya Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC) Joint Venture said it lost about 10,000 barrels of crude oil worth N202 million to theft daily in the Niger Delta. This was disclosed by Shell General Manager External Relations, Mr Igo Weli, at a media parley in Port Harcourt on Pipelines Right of Way, Encroachment and Vandalism. “SPDC JV is currently losing about 10,000 barrels per day (bpd) of oil or N202 million lost daily from its pipelines to crude oil thieves in the Niger Delta. “These are critical national assets with 55 percent government interest and they

By Aduragbemi Omiyale Urgent steps must be taken by African leaders to encourage general digital skills to tackle cyber-attacks and crimes on the continent, some experts in the industry have advised. Speaking at the April edition of the Information Security Society of Africa – Nigeria (ISSAN) event, the stakeholders warned that if efforts are not taken, the governments, citizens and businesses may suffer “catastrophic consequences.” It was stressed that at the moment, Africa is struggling to match its counterparts in the other parts of the globe due to a shortage of general digital skills caused by brain drain. At the

By Adedapo Adesanya The Chartered Insurance Institute of Nigeria (CIIN) has opened its portal for interested persons within and outside the insurance industry to apply for the October 2020 professional examination batch from today, September 18 to October 18, 2020. It stated this in a document signed by its Director-General, Mrs Abimbola Tiamiyu, adding that all persons desirous of sitting for the institute’s examination are required as pre-requisite to register as members of the institute. The CIIN posited that candidates seeking to commence the examination must have passed the SSCE or GCE examinations with credits in five subjects including English

By Adedapo Adesanya   Award-winning business publication, How We Made It in Africa, is offering exciting opportunities for journalists and editors from across Africa to join its team on a freelance basis. A statement from the organisation disclosed that assignments will include interviewing top African entrepreneurs and writing about business opportunities and trends on the continent. The company noted that remuneration will be negotiated on a case-by-case basis, and will depend on the candidate’s experience and the complexity of the assignment. However, it stressed that candidates must have solid and demonstrable experience writing about African business-related topics. According to the

By Dipo Olowookere Transactions at the nation’s secondary market for treasury bills were bullish on Thursday, October 10, 2019 as investors continue to chew the 2020 budget presented by President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday. A day after submitting his budget proposal to a joint session of the National Assembly for the 2020 fiscal year, Mr Buhari finally inaugurated his Economic Advisory Council led by Prof Doyin Salami. At the event, he said global bodies like the World Bank, International Monetary Fund (IMF) and others were churning out inaccurate figures about Nigeria, charging his economic team to make data collection as

By Dipo Olowookere The Tana High-Level Forum on Security in Africa Secretariat has today announced that the President of the Republic of Liberia, Mrs Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, will be the keynote speaker at the sixth Tana Forum to be held on 22-23 April 2017. Mrs Sirleaf is the 24th and current President of Liberia. She won the 2005 presidential election taking office on 16 January 2006, and was re-elected in 2011. She is the first elected female head of state in Africa. In June 2016, she was elected as the Chair of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS),

By Adedapo Adesanya The Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) has said that Nigeria aims to earn $5 billion from the outsourcing industry in 2024, banking on an emerging youth population exporting services. According to the Executive Director of NEPC, Mr Ezra Yakusak, the outsourcing sector has the capacity to boost human capital, drive the economy and bring about emerging technologies from other climes. He said that some of the services outsourced are financial, advertising, courier, customer support services, and logistics, among others. According to Mr Yakusak at the National Conference on International Trade-in-Service organised by the council on Wednesday, “In