The Eko Electricity Distribution Company Plc (EKEDCP) says it has launched “Operation Name and Shame’’ in its continued fight against energy theft within its area of operations. Chief Executive Officer of the company, Mr Oladele Amoda, said in a statement in Lagos, on Saturday that the company would publish names and addresses of customers who […]
Dubai, with peerless monuments such as the world’s 7-star hotel and tallest building, is taking its record breaking obsession to solar power. The small state, that is a part of the United Arab Emirates will implement the world’s largest Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) project valued at 14.2 billion dirham (3.87 billion U.S. dollars), the daily […]
The United States Diplomatic Mission has called for an end to violence amid growing tension in the country. United States Mission to Nigeria said in a tweet on Friday that it is joining well-meaning Nigerians to sue for peace, calling for an end to violence in the country. The #OutOfManyOne is a Strength in Unity […]
The Bayelsa Government said on Thursday in Yenagoa that it created over 7,000 direct and indirect jobs through the release of N1.88 billion loan to Small and Medium-scale to entrepreneurs and cooperatives. Gov. Seriake Dickson stated this at the 2017 African SME EXPO with the theme `Promoting SMEs for sustainable development and economic growth’. Dickson, […]
Demand for oil is to increase by two million barrels per day (bpd) by the end of 2017, Secretary General of Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Mr. Mohammed Barkindo has said Barkindo stated this while delivering an address at the Oxford Energy Seminar, Oxford University, London . “Another optimistic indicator going forward is global […]
Three female former employees of Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google filed a lawsuit on Thursday accusing the tech company of discriminating against women in pay and promotions. The proposed class action lawsuit, filed in California state court in San Francisco, comes as Google faces an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor into sex bias in […]
Nigerian Employers’ Consultative Association, NECA, on Thursday listed Some measures to be adopted by the government to sustain the economic recovery and growth of the country. NECA said this was important after analysing the economy in the wake of recent reports by the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, that the country has exited recession. NECA President, […]
Two aviation unions and affiliates of the United Labour Congress (ULC) – the National Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers (NAAPE) and the Association of Nigerian Aviation Professionals (ANAP) – have vowed to shut down the nation’s airspace on Monday if their demands are not met. They notified the Federal Government, through the Nigerian Civil […]
JUNIOR Achievement Nigeria, JAN, is partnering Lagos State Ministry of Education on its Ready Set Work programme, designed to impact about 12,000 students from tertiary institutions in Lagos State, Ms. Ade Sofola, Director of Programmes, has said. In addition, Mr. Adegbola Abiodun, Senior Programmes Manager, who has been serving as volunteer facilitator at the Lagos […]
Nigeria’s aviation industry got a boost yesterday as the country’s oldest airline, Aero Contractors, received its certification from the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) to handle comprehensive maintenance checks on Boeing B737 aircraft series at the airline’s terminal with effect from September 12, 2017. The hangar is positioned to handle B737-300, B737-400 and B737-500 used […]