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Nigeria
Ex-NNPC GMD rebuffs EFCC over $9.7m donors’ list
•Commission relocates Yakubu to Abuja from Kano •No law says he should submit list of givers, says counsel Detained former Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Andrew Yakubu is refusing to tell the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) those he claimed gave him the $9.7million ...
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Nigeria
NDLEA arrests 57-year-old woman with cocaine
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) yesterday arrested 57-year-old Mrs. Morayo Odeyemi with substances suspected to be cocaine. A statement in Lagos by the agency’s spokesman, Mitchell Ofoyeju, said the woman was apprehended at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos. It said that the suspect was Saudi Arabia-bound and ...
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Senegal
Dakar abrite un atelier régional de partage du business modèle du PUDC à partir de lundi
Dakar, 11 mars (APS) – Le business modèle du Programme d'urgence de développement communautaire (PUDC) fera l'objet d'un atelier régional de partage, lundi, à partir de 9h, à Dakar, à l'Hôtel King Fahd. Dakar, 11 mars (APS) – Le business modèle du Programme d'urgence de développement communautaire (PUDC) fera l'objet ...
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Turchia
Turkey says does not want Dutch envoy to return to post for a while
The Turkish Foreign Ministry said late March 11 that they have conveyed to the Netherlands their will for the Dutch envoy to Ankara to not return to his post for a while upon a row that emerged over the Dutch government’s decision to cancel Turkish foreign minister’s flight permit.
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Nigeria
Balogun @ 83: Indelible Imprints On The Sands Of Time
rare insight on a rare industrialist, consummate banker, manager of men and materials, in short, the quintessential man of many parts as he turns 83 Across the business and social circles in Nigeria, his contributions stand tall and his name resonates with respect. Not only has he traversed virtually all ...
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Nigeria
‘Tech entrepreneurs can attract foreign investment to Nigeria’
In this interview with Technology Times, Anatogu discusses formative steps that have shaped iDEA Hub and her resolve to ensure its founding vision is kept alive. iDEA Hub’s programmes support and nurture technology startups… Idea Incubation Programmes seeks to support and nurture technology startups and when we say technology startups, ...
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Giappone
Measuring the economics behind a shift to streaming
An article in the Feb. 17 issue of the Asahi Shimbun describes a restaurant in Osaka where diners can watch J. League soccer games. The restaurant has three TV monitors hooked up to Sky PerfecTV, one of Japan’s satellite broadcast services. At the end of January, however, the J. League ...
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USA Kenya
Search for NASA flagbearer: Why you can't rule out Mudavadi
The National Super Alliance principals keep assuring Kenyans of two things: One, that their flagbearer will be chosen through a fair process involving consensus. Two, that they will not split up when that standard bearer is chosen. To this we can add the chances are unless condition one is met ...
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Kenya
Business News: State appoints PwC to clean up Refinery's books before acquisition
The transfer of Kenya Petroleum Refineries to Kenya Pipeline is facing delays, the Government has admitted.
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Kenya
Business: State appoints PwC to clean up Refinery's books before acquisition
The transfer of Kenya Petroleum Refineries to Kenya Pipeline is facing delays, the Government has admitted.