Amazon has offered to cover the cost of college tuition of all 750,000 of its frontline workers in the US. It comes as the online shopping giant struggles to attract and retain staff amid an industry wide labour shortage. The firm said it would invest $1.2bn in the scheme, with workers able to access the […]
By Nathan Nwakamma The change in defence counsel to John Idumange, who raised an alarm over alleged diversion of N3 billion Agriculture loan by government officials was on Friday stalled in a Yenagoa High Court. When the case was called, a new counsel, Ms Ebiye Enegi who announced her appearance for Idumange prayed the court […]
British teenage tennis star Emma Raducanu is on track to become the UK’s highest-paid sportswoman this year, experts say, after her stunning run to the US Open final. The 18-year-old will earn $1.2m (£864,810) for reaching the final, which is four times the $303,000 she has earned during her entire career so far. But marketing […]
Major US game maker Epic Games has asked Apple to restore its flagship game “Fortnite” on the South Korean app store after Seoul passed a law curbing the monopolistic power of platform operators, it said Friday. Apple and Epic are at the forefront of a global contest between delivery platforms and content creators on how […]
The Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC ), Brig.-Gen. Shu’aibu Ibrahim, says it plans to partner with the Actors’ Guild of Nigeria (AGN ) on talent hunt and movie production. The plan was disclosed by Ibrahim on Wednesday when he played host to the President of the Guild, Mr Emeka Rollas, in […]
EasyJet has rejected a takeover approach and announced plans to raise £1.2bn from shareholders to help its recovery from the pandemic. The airline said the unsolicited bid undervalued the company and the unnamed suitor was now no longer interested. EasyJet’s boss said the share sale would enable the firm “to accelerate our post‐Covid‐19 […]
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami says the fifth-generation (5G) network is not harmful, allaying fears in many quarters that its deployment could pose a risk to public health. Pantami spoke after the weekly Federal Executive Council meeting in Abuja on Wednesday where he also said the National Policy on […]
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has urged the National Agency for Food and Drug Adminstration and Control (NAFDAC) to intensify campaign against fake and counterfeit drugs in the country. Oba Ogunwusi made the remarks when the management of the agency paid him a courtesy call at his palace on Wednesday, in […]
A mission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will on Thursday visit Guinea which has been gripped by a military coup, according to a communique issued late Wednesday. The communique was issued after a virtual meeting of the organisation, convened by ECOWAS Chairman Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, to discuss the political developments […]
Ifeanyi Ubah, the Coach of FCT Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) Under-15, has expressed confidence in Super Eagles performance and urged them to beat Central Africa Republic (CAR) in their next match. Ubah told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday that the Super Eagles defeating Cape Verde 2-1 was a great […]