Most of Nigeria has the perfect climate for growing coconuts and yet it imports 70% of the popular fruit, which is widely used as a snack, a drink and to make everything from oil to cosmetics. With demand for coconuts increasing both domestically and around the world, plans are now afoot to make Nigeria self-sufficient […]
A third prosecution witness in the ongoing trial of Azeez Fashola popularly known as Naira Marley has told Justice Nicholas Oweibo of the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos how electronic tools used for accessing compromised credit card information was found on the laptop of the defendant. The witness, Dein Whyte, who is the Chief […]
Netflix has teamed up with Microsoft to offer a cheaper subscription plan to customers that will show adverts. The streaming giant says the service will be an “addition” to its existing plans, which do not include adverts. The company has not yet revealed how much it plans to charge subscribers for the new service. Netflix […]
Nigeria made a bright start to its campaign at the 2022 African Track Cycling Championship in Abuja by bagging three medals on the opening day of competition on Thursday in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Championship, which kicked-off on July 14 at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, in Abuja, is […]
The Lagos State House of Assembly has directed the Clerk, Mr Olalekan Onafeko to transmit the resolution of the assembly on the Fifth Alteration Bill 2022 (1999 Constitution Amendment) to the National Assembly. The Chairman, House of Assembly Committee on Information, Mr Setonji David made this known to the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos […]
Goge Africa, a tourism and cultural media brand, says it is exploring African countries with the aim to proffer solutions to problems of intra-Africa travels, trade and investment. Its Managing Director, Nneka Isaac-Moses, in a statement on Friday in Lagos, said that top management team of the organisation recently visited Tanzania and Burundi in East […]
Justice Osatohanmwen Obaseki-Osaghae of the National Industrial Court is set to deliver judgement on a suit about the welfare of judges in Abuja. A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Sebastian Hon, had approached the industrial court to seek a salary increase for Nigeria Judges. Efforts by the National Assembly and the National Judicial Council to have […]
Billionaire Bill Gates has pledged again to give his wealth away, adding that he will eventually “drop off” the world’s rich list. It came as the Microsoft co-founder announced he would make a $20bn (£17bn) donation to his philanthropic fund. The world’s fourth richest man said he had an “obligation” to return his resources to […]
Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) says it is procuring and upgrading distribution infrastructure to boost power supply to customers under its Ajah and Ibeju Business Districts. The electricity Distribution Company (DisCo) said the execution of the projects which included substations, feeders and transformers was being financed by a Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) loan. Dr […]
The World Health Organization is warning that Africa is facing a growing risk of outbreaks of diseases that spread from animals to people. It says these zoonotic outbreaks have increased by more than 60% over the last decade with a large spike recorded since 2019. Most of the cases have involved the Ebola virus, other […]