The Minister of Power, Alhaji Saleh Mammam, has promised that the Ministry of Power will improve electricity supply to Nigerians. Mamman speaking with newsmen during the Eld-el-Kabir celebration in Jalingo said that communities that were underserved would enjoy adequate service soonest. He also assured those communities who had not been connected to the […]
It’s been a strange year for the aviation industry, with many airlines grounding aircraft for significant chunks of 2020. But as air travel returns in some regions, AirlineRatings.com has released its annual round-up of the world’s best carriers, ready to help fliers decide which airline to choose for their return to the skies. […]
Banking giant JP Morgan Chase gave its chief executive a “special award”, potentially worth millions of dollars. The company said the award was to persuade Jamie Dimon to lead it for a “significant number of years” more. The 1.5 million stock appreciation rights, which are like options, will allow him to take a […]
President Joe Biden on Monday took a swipe at political opponents, including former President Donald Trump, by touting the reinvigorated U.S. economy, which has been recovering rapidly during his first six months in office. But some economists worry that the administration’s aggressive efforts to spur economic growth could lead to a punishing recession […]
Sara Gamal has a track record of achieving big things, and now the Egyptian civil engineer and basketball player-turned-referee is about to make Olympic history. She will be the first hijab-wearing Muslim woman to referee basketball at the Games. Not only that, but the form of basketball she’s refereeing is itself making a […]
Billionaire Jeff Bezos will blast into space on Tuesday, in the first crewed flight of his rocket ship, New Shepard. He will be accompanied by Mark Bezos, his brother, Wally Funk, an 82-year-old pioneer of the space race, and an 18-year-old student. They will travel in a capsule with the biggest windows flown […]
The Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) has temporarily lifted the indefinite suspension placed on a Nollywwod actress, Ms Queeneth Hilbert, over alleged professional misconduct. Hilbert was suspended by AGN on June 3, following preliminary investigations into several complaints received from the Film and Video Producers and Marketers Association of Nigeria (FVPMAN) over her […]
Police in the Malaysian state of Sarawak recently found themselves saddled with 1,069 Bitcoin mining machines – and found an innovative way to dispose of them. The cryptocurrency mining rigs, worth an estimated $1.25m (£920,000), had been seized in raids between February and April this year. According to police, the machines were being […]
As the annual Hajj reached its peak, some 60,000 masked and socially distant Muslims gathered Monday at Saudi Arabia’s Mount Arafat to pray and call for a quick end to the COVID-19 pandemic. For the second year, the pilgrimage was limited to Saudi citizens and residents age 18-65 who have been fully vaccinated […]