Chinese technology giant Alibaba will sack a manager accused of rape, according to a memo seen by the BBC. In the letter sent to employees of the firm, chief executive Daniel Zhang said two other bosses who failed to act on the allegation have resigned. Alibaba is working with police after a female […]
The Lagos-Kano train service will go into operation from Friday, Aug. 13. Mr Ismail Adebiyi, Regional District Manager, Northern District of the Nigerian Railway Corporation made this known in Zaria, Kaduna State, on Sunday when he spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). The train would leave Lagos on Friday evening and […]
Participants of Army War College Nigeria (AWCN) Course 5/2021, have embarked on a Geo – Strategic tour to the Republics of Liberia and Niger, Nigerian Army has said. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, in a statement on Sunday, said the tour which began on Aug. 8 would end on Aug. […]
Tobacco giant Philip Morris has raised its bid to buy respiratory drugmaker Vectura to more than £1bn. Vectura makes inhaled medicines and devices to treat respiratory illnesses such as asthma, and counts Novartis and GSK among its customers. The Marlboro cigarette maker increased its offer to £1.65 ($2.29) per share after US private […]
Edo-born business mogul Captain Hosa Okunbo is dead. He died on Saturday night in London. The late Okunbo was 63. Although the family is yet to release an official statement about his demise, the late billionaire reportedly died following a one-year fight with pancreatic cancer. Multiple reports suggested doctors had last year told […]
Struggling to control his emotions, Lionel Messi said Sunday in his farewell to Barcelona that he wasn’t prepared to leave the club. Messi began crying even before he started speaking at his farewell ceremony at the Camp Nou Stadium. “This is very hard for me after so many years, after being here my […]
The Federal Government says it will collaborate with China Railway Investment Group Limited (CRIG) to harness the versed mineral deposits across the country. Mr Olamilekan Adegbite, the Minister of Mines and Steel Development, expressed government readiness while receiving the team of CRIG on Saturday in Abuja. Adegbite, who made this known in a […]
An international education charity announced on Sunday in Abuja that it would partner the Nigerian government to tackle prevailing problems that had prevented about 10.19 million children from going to school. Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation is cited as currently having the largest number of out-of-school children in sub-Saharan Africa. Mrs Ibironke Adeagbo, […]
An oil and gas magnate, Mr Akanimo Udofia, has said that the huge untapped potential in the Nigerian tourism industry is bigger than the benefits deliverable from the petroleum industry. Udofia’s assertion is contained in a statement issued on Saturday at the end of the Annual General Meeting of Nigerian Association of Tour Operators […]