Jamaican multiple Olympic Champion Usain Bolt scored two goals on his debut as a professional player for Australian A-League team Central Coast Mariners. He scored the two goals in the second half for the club in a friendly. According to BBC Sports, the Jamaican eight-time Olympic sprint champion scored the Mariners’ third and fourth goals […]
A militia group fighting against the Islamist militant group Boko Haram in northeast Nigeria has released 833 children from its own ranks, some as young as 11, the U.N. children’s agency UNICEF said on Friday. UNICEF spokesman Christophe Boulierac said the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) was formed in 2013 by vigilante groups in Borno […]
Dana Air on Thursday said it had lost over N100 million to the ongoing dispute between aviation unions and Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited (BASL). The airliner said that the dispute had led to the shutting down of the Murtala Muhammed Airport 2 where it was operating from. Dana Air’s Communication Manager, Mr Kingsley Ezenwa, said […]
… As DG Charges IOCs to Play Their Part in Industry Growth By Foster Obi The Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside, has said the Agency will no longer encourage the application of any form of waivers under the Cabotage Act, particularly from the oil firms operations as […]
National Association of Nigerian Traders (NANTS) President, Ken Ukuoha (L) and the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora, Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa Nigeria has expressed concern over the continued closure of Nigerians shops in Ghana two weeks after President Koffi Nana-Akudo gave the order to reopen them. The Senior Special Assistant […]
At 1048 GMT, the front month ICE December Brent crude futures were down $1.82 from Wednesday’s settle at $81.27/b, while the NYMEX November light sweet crude contract fell by $1.38 at $71.79/b. Brent lost $1.91 on Wednesday while WTI slid $1.79. A key driver was the spike in crude inventory reported by the American Petroleum […]
OPEC Secretary-General, Mohammad Barkindo, said on Thursday that there are many non-fundamental factors influencing the oil market that are beyond oil producers’ control. Barkindo, speaking at the Oil and Money conference in London, also said he wanted to ensure there is no shortage of crude in the market. Oil prices have rallied this year on […]
Royal Dutch Shell expects a landmark corruption trial over a Nigerian oil deal to last many months, warning staff of continued critical media coverage in the $1.3 billion case, according to an internal memo seen by Reuters. Shell’s Legal Director Donny Ching encouraged employees to study an internal web page that the Anglo-Dutch company set […]
OPEC cut its forecast of global demand growth for oil next year for a third straight month on Thursday, citing headwinds facing the broader economy, and key consuming countries in particular, from trade disputes and volatile emerging markets. In its monthly report, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries said world oil demand would increase […]
By Foster Obi A new mobile app that will help the prevention of customers and employees against electrical hazard, i-Safe has been unveiled by Nigeria’s foremost electricity distribution company, Ikeja Electric Plc. The application, developed here in Nigeria by Ikeja Electric, is designed to guarantee customer and employee safety with real-time report on identified safety […]