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As emerging frontiers, especially digital ledger system also called blockchain become a more globally recognised solution, experts have called for frameworks that will enable Nigeria’s oil and gas sector to benefit from the innovation. With a new $2.5million funding … via The Guardian...

Olisa Following the announcement in November 2017 of the appointment of Kenneth Olisa (OBE) as Interswitch’s new chairman, the businessman and philanthropist has been recognized, amongst other notable individuals, in Queen Elizabeth (II)’s New Year Honours. Olisa is a British businessman with a...

By Victor Ahiuma-Young As part of its goal to see a generational shift in agriculture on the continent, the African Development Bank has taken its ‘Farming is Cool’ initiative to school children in Nigeria. The Bank has also launched a Junior Art Contest in Nigeria to promote the potential of...

By Prince Osuagwu The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, Tuesday gathered stakeholders in Lagos, to discuss possible ways of ensuring appropriate pricing for broadband services in the country. Umaru Garba Danbatta, New NCC boss The commission said appropriate pricing will enhance robust...

Niger Tornadoes will be hoping for maximum six points from two matches when they host FC Ifeanyi Ubah in mathday 2 of the new Premier league season on Wednesday. Both teams last met during the 2017 Aiteo Cup semi-final where the ikon Allah boys defeated the Anambra based … via The Nation...

Pep Guardiola is keen for Manchester City to sign Brazil midfielder Fred (Picture: Getty) Manchester City are working on a deal to sign Fred, with Pep Guardiola determined to beat Manchester United and Arsenal to a January move for the Brazil midfielder. Fred has emerged as a key player for...

Zinedine Zidane and Florentino Perez want to bring 18-year-old Reiss Nelson to the Bernabeu. That’s according to Spanish outlet Don Balon who claim the youngster is held in high regard at Real. However, the La Liga champions are likely to face a battle from Paris St-Germain who also rate Nelson...

Sanchez looks likely to leave Arsenal this month with Manchester United emerging as new frontrunners in the race for the 29-year-old. Jose Mourinho’s side are confident of striking a deal that will see Sanchez move to Old Trafford and become the best-paid player in Premier League history. Real...

The entire world is stunned by the dramatic changes in the values of cryptocurrencies. In 2017, we have seen many cryptocurrencies touching all time high values. Bitcoin tops the list with Ethereum and Ripple as the followers. The overall market cap of all the … via Latest Ripple XRP Coin...

The African Development Bank, AfDB, on Tuesday restated its commitment to Nigeria’s development and partnership, just as it identified specific programmes it plans to focus its attention on in 2018. The Bank’s Country Director, Faal Ebrima, stated this in Abuja during a media briefing to...

The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), in 2017, despite being a bullish year which translated to the Bourse emerging the 3rd best performing stock globally, recorded no Initial Public Offer (IPO). via TODAY.NG – http://ift.tt/2FIdSZT Get more: Nigeria Business News

Having learnt from what befell him in 2017, Olajide Omotayo refused to play to the gallery at the ITTF World Tour in Hungary as the former national junior champion took his Canadian counterpart to the cleaner in the first group match of the men’s singles. In 2017, Omotayo … via The Nation...

Arsene Wenger called Mike Dean a “disgrace” and accused the referee of dishonesty after barging into the official’s dressing room for a furious rant following Arsenal’s controversial clash with West Bromwich Albion. Arsenal manager Wenger was frustrated by Dean’s decision to give West Brom a...

By AFP More by this Author Stan Wawrinka was upbeat after winning a tough first match at the Australian Open on Tuesday since knee surgery last year, saying there was still pain but it was getting better. The three-time Grand Slam winner had a mid-match wobble before eliminating … via Daily...

By BRIAN YONGA More by this Author Telkom women’s hockey team will launch their Africa Cup for Club Champions title defence against Nigeria’s Yobe Desert when the competition gets underway on Saturday in Accra, Ghana. According to the draws released on Tuesday by the Africa Hockey Federation...

Earlier this month, I wrote that crypto companies are going to become investors in 2018. I didn’t quite imagine that happening as quickly as mid-January, but here we are. Ripple, the fintech startup behind the controversial XRP token, has its first investment after it backed U.S.-based storage...

By Musa Abdullahi Krishi A House of Representatives panel yesterday summoned members of the board of the defunct Etisalat Nigeria over the mismanagement of about N500 billion obtained from commercial banks. The committee said during a hearing with some stakeholders in the telecommunications...

Twitter is under fire this week after media organization Project Veritas published undercover footage of engineers from the company saying that employees – “at least, three or four hundred people” read users’ posts and supposedly private Direct Messages. The company denied the claim, telling...

Significant policy decisions taken last year including N701billion payment assurance to Generation Companies (GenCos), declaration of eligible customer, enactment of the Power Sector Recovery Programme (PSRP) and increased transmission investments helped Nigeria achieve a peak on-grid capacity...

Stories by Chinwendu Obienyi Equities trading on the floor of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), yesterday, reversed its previous loss of 0.33 per cent as the All Share Index (ASI) was up by 0.51 per cent, on the back of gains recorded by FCMB and Skye Bank , to … via The Sun News –...