Apple Inc is buying the power-management technology at the heart of its iPhones in a 600 million dollar. The purchased deal is with Dialog Semiconductor that also secures the German-listed company’s role as a supplier to the U.S. tech giant. The agreement to acquire patents and people from the Anglo-GermanContinue Reading
Mr Muhammad Babandede, the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), has directed an investigation into the alleged extortion of travellers by some officers and men of the NIS. The directive was conveyed via a statement issued by the Service Public Relations Officer, Mr Sunday James, on Thursday in Abuja. TheContinue Reading
The Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF) has organised a send off ceremony to honour Mrs Georgina Ehuria who was recently posted to the Ministry of Mines and Steel Development in Abuja. Ehuria was the former Permanent Secretary, Cabinet Affairs Office, OSGF who was recentlyContinue Reading
The Organised Labour has insisted that the Tripartite Committee on the new National Minimum Wage has concluded its assignment for onward submission to President Muhammadu Buhari. Mr Joe Ajaero, President, United Labour Congress (ULC), said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Abuja.Continue Reading
The Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM) on Wednesday organised a programme to acquaint stakeholders in the health sector with new developments in healthcare management. Dr Oyabanjo Kale, Consultant Pathologist, said such healthcare tips/lecture were necessary to equip the professional managers for efficient service delivery. He said this while making aContinue Reading
The Senate Committee on Appropriation has approved President Muhammadu Buhari’s request for the virement of N242 billion under the 2018 Appropriation Act to conduct the 2019 general elections. Chairman of the committee, Sen. Danjuma Goje, who stated this at the committees meeting on Wednesday, said the decision would be laidContinue Reading
The Managing Director, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Mr Bayo Onanuga, has expressed the agency’s commitment to support the implementation of the Basic Registry and Information System in Nigeria (BRISIN). Onanuga made the pledge when the Head of BRISIN implementation in Nigeria, Dr Anthony Uwa led a delegation to visitContinue Reading
Legislative aides at the National Assembly on Tuesday welcomed lawmakers back from their annual recess with a protest over alleged non-payment of salaries, Duty Tour Allowances (DTA) and other entitlements. The protesters, numbering over 50, besieged the chambers’ lobby, carrying placards with different inscriptions and rendered solidarity songs. The leaderContinue Reading
Turkish police on Tuesday detained 90 people over suspected links to outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) rebels, the Interior Ministry said in a statement. The main pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) decried the arrests as a politically motivated crackdown. “The operation across eight provinces was continuing,’’ the statement said. TheContinue Reading
