CoinGeek

Adrian Grenier Joins Panel Discussion about Green Bitcoin

October 19, 2021
United Nations Environment Goodwill Ambassador and actor Adrian Grenier, who starred in Netflix’s Clickbait, HBO’s Entourage and 20th Century Fox’s The Devil Wears Prada, has joined a panel discussion about Bitcoin energy consumption and sustainability at the recently concluded CoinGeek Conference New York. Grenier is also known as a strong environmental activist who helped launch UN’s Clean Seas campaign in
Association Of Energy Correspondents of Nigeria

Stakeholders to Brainstorm at Energy Correspondents’ Conference in Lagos

October 20, 2021
By Aduragbemi Omiyale On Tuesday, November 2, 2021, stakeholders in the energy in the country will gather at the Eko Hotel and Suites, Lagos for a strategic conference organised by the Association of Energy Correspondents of Nigeria (NAEC). The group, in a statement, disclosed that the event would be hybrid (in-person and virtual) due to the COVID-19 restrictions put in
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Brent Nears $85 Per Barrel as Energy Crunch Persists

October 20, 2021
By Adedapo Adesanya Brent crude moved closer to $85 per barrel on Tuesday, October 19, boosted by the non-slowing energy supply crunch across the globe. Data obtained showed that the price stood at $84.96 per barrel yesterday after it gained 63 cents or 0.75 per cent. while the United States West Texas Intermediate (WTI) rose by 39 cents or 0.47
lanre bhadmus industries

Poor Electricity Supply Killing Nigeria’s Lube Industry—Lanre Bhadmus

October 20, 2021
By Ashemiriogwa Emmanuel One of the key players in the Nigerian lubrication and manufacturing industry, Mr Lanre Bhadmus, has lamented that the poor electricity supply in the country was threatening the existence of the sector. Mr Bhadmus, who is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Lanre Bhadmus Industries Limited, said unless urgent steps are taken to address the issue,
Food Emergency

Farmers Urge South West Governors to Declare Food Emergency

October 20, 2021
By Adedapo Adesanya The Lagos State Chapter of the All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) has urged the governors in the South-West region of the country to declare a state of emergency on household agricultural produce. The AFAN Deputy Chairman in Lagos State, Mr Asking Agbayewa, said the call became necessary following the continuous increase in prices of food commodities

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NASENI

NASENI Assures Nigerians More Locally Produced Tech Products

May 10, 2024
By Adedapo Adesanya The National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) has restated its commitment to enhance production of Nigeria’s branded products, technology transfer domestication, commercialisation and stimulation of indigenous socio-economic advancement. Its Executive Vice Chairman, Mr Khalil Halilu, said this while unveiling NASENI’s branded products at the agency’s quarterly media briefing in Abuja. The new products included car

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Osun Polls: The Real Issues at Stake

By Abdulahi Waliyu The drumbeat of electoral campaign is gradually dominating the airwave in Osun State. Political candidates daily propagate their usual promises. Voters expectedly will be overwhelmed if not now but in the next few days. We must insist on strict
August 22, 2018

Andersen Global Partners Angola’s Oliveira & Associados

By Dipo Olowookere Andersen Global continues its expansion in Africa through a Collaboration Agreement with Oliveira & Associados, a law firm based in Angola, founded by Formosa Oliveira in 2016. Andersen Global Chairman and Andersen Tax LLC CEO, Mark Vorsatz, commented, “The
August 22, 2018
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Moody’s Completes Acquisition of Omega Performance

By Dipo Olowookere The acquisition of Omega Performance, a leading provider of online credit training, by Moody’s Corporation has now been finalised. Recall that on July 8, 2018, Moody’s announced its intention to acquire Omega Performance, a business unit of TwentyEighty Inc.
August 22, 2018

Asian Stocks Close Mixed as Gold Hit One-Week High

By Investors Hub Asian stocks ended on a mixed note Wednesday after Michael Cohen, U.S. President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer, pleaded guilty to campaign finance violations and other charges and Paul Manafort, Trump’s former campaign chairman, was found guilty on five
August 22, 2018

European Equities Inch Higher in Cautious Trade

By Investors Hub European stocks inched higher in cautious trade on Wednesday as investors kept an eye on the U.S.-China trade talks, political developments in the U.S and the latest FOMC minutes from the Fed meeting earlier this month. Brexit talks also
August 22, 2018

US Stocks Open Lower Amid Trump’s Legal Woes

By Investors Hub The major U.S. index futures are pointing to a lower opening on Wednesday, with stocks likely to give back ground following the strength seen in the previous session. The downward momentum on Wall Street comes amid concerns about President
August 22, 2018

UN Chief Condemns Killing of 19 by Boko Haram in Lake Chad

By Dipo Olowookere Secretary-General of the United Nations, Mr António Guterres, has vehemently condemned the attack launched by Boko Haram on Sunday in the Lake Chad region. According to media reports, at least 19 people were killed when fighters with the terrorist
August 22, 2018
Bond market

Lagos Govt Lists N6.9b Series 2 Bonds on NSE

By Dipo Olowookere An approval has been given to the Lagos State government to list its N6.911 billion Series 2 Tranche III: 15.60 percent Fixed Rate Bond Due 2024 and Series 2 Tranche IV: 15.85 percent Fixed Rate Bond Due 2027 on
August 22, 2018

How to Partake in FG’s Rent to Own Scheme—FMBN Boss

By Dipo Olowookere Managing Director of Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN), Mr Ahmed Dangiwa, has briefly explained the process of benefiting from the Rent to Own housing scheme of the federal government of Nigeria. Addressing State House correspondents after a closed-door
August 22, 2018