The Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), says it will track 550 projects in 18 states in the fourth phase of its Constituency and Executive Projects Tracking Exercise (CEPTE). The Spokesperson for ICPC, Mrs Azuka Ogugua, in a statement on Friday in Abuja, said the exercise would commence on May 9. Ogugua […]
The European Union (EU) delegation to Nigeria and the ECOWAS Ambassador, Ms Samuela Isopi, on Friday lightened up the Abuja City Gate to commemorate Europe Day’s celebration. Europe Day is a day for celebrating peace and unity among the European countries that form the EU since 1950. The celebration to mark the 72nd anniversary main […]
Italy has ordered the seizure of a $700m yacht linked to Russia’s President Vladimir Putin. The Scheherazade has been undergoing repairs at a port in Tuscany since September last year. Italy’s finance ministry said that the boat’s owner had ties to “prominent elements of the Russian government”. It is being seized under EU sanctions brought […]
Dr Akinwumi Adesina, the president, African Development Bank (AfDB), says the bank has secured 15.6 billion dollars investment for the construction of the Lagos-Abidjan highway. Adesina tweeted this on his twitter handle @akin_adesina obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Abuja. He said that the investment would strengthen regional trade and […]
Addax Petroleum Development Nigeria Ltd. says a suspected vandal died in Wednesday’s explosion at its flowstation in Izombe, Imo. The oil firm in a statement on Friday by its spokesperson, Mrs Awatt Etta said an unexploded explosive device and the corpse of the suspected vandal were found at the incident site within its Oil Mining […]
The United State (U.S.) says it is committed to preserving Nigeria’s rich cultural heritage and diversity. The Acting U.S. Consul General, Mr Brand Hudspeth said this at the Ancient Rock Art of Nigeria Exhibition Launch Programme at the National Museum on Thursday night in Lagos. He said the U.S. would ensure that the relationship between […]
Leaders in the South East have appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to release the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. They made the plea on Friday at a meeting with the President who is on a two-day visit to Ebonyi State. The Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) […]
Italian luxury brand Gucci will start accepting payments in cryptocurrencies in some of its stores in America. Customers will be able to pay using a number of cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin, Ethereum and Litecoin. The service will be rolled out later this month at some of its flagship outlets, including Rodeo Drive in Los Angeles and […]
TikTok on Wednesday announced an ad revenue-sharing program with the social media platform’s most prominent creators, moving closer to a model already used by its competitors. The short-video format app has become wildly popular in recent years with more than a billion active users globally, but has been criticized for not providing a way for […]
Energy giant Shell has reported its highest ever quarterly profits as oil and gas prices surge around the world. Shell made $9.13bn (£7.3bn) in the first three months of the year, nearly triple its $3.2bn profit it announced for the same period last year. But the firm said pulling out of Russian oil and gas […]