By Oladapo Udom Lagos, July 23, 2018 (NAN) Dr. Boniface Igbeneghu, an Associate Professor of French Language, University of Lagos (UNILAG), has said that beautifying cultural sites will attract more tourists to such sites and improve foreign exchange earnings for the country. Igbeneghu told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)Continue Reading
By Kemi Ajayi As the maiden Africa Freestyle Football Championships draws near, the organisers say they are dolling out prizes worth over 50,000 dollars. Valentine Ozigbo, the Chairman of Feet ‘N’ Tricks International, the organisers of the event, told a news conference on Monday that the event would hold from Sept. 13 toContinue Reading
Facebook said on Monday it would double its presence in London, acquiring nearly 600,000 square feet (56,000 square meters) of office space across two buildings in King’s Cross – enough for more than 6,000 workstations. Facebook shares drop on report of widened probe on data scandal The social network didContinue Reading
Pakistan’s former prime minister Nawaz Sharif has developed health complications in jail and should be shifted to a hospital, a team of doctors has advised after examining him. Sharif and his daughter Maryam Nawaz have been detained at a high-security prison in the city of Rawalpindi since July 13 followingContinue Reading
Expressing concerns over the growing number of mob violence incidents in the country, the Indian Ministry of Home Affairs on Monday said the government has constituted a four-member committee, headed by Union Home Secretary, to suggest laws against lynching and mob violence. The committee, chaired by home secretary Rajiv Gauba, willContinue Reading
U.S. President, Donald Trump, has again blamed former President, Barack Obama, for “not doing something” about alleged Russia’s meddling in the 2016 presidential election, while he was still president. Trump, in a tweet, also described the alleged election meddling as a hoax, saying it was the reason Obama did notContinue Reading
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has challenged the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) to drop its antics of seeking a new coalition and the desperate shopping for members ahead the 2019 elections. It said that instead of doing all that, the PDP should face the Nigerian electorate on its own merit.Continue Reading
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Friday launched the sale of foreign exchange in Chinese Yuan (CNY) signalling the consummation of the Nigeria-China Currency Swap Agreement. The CBN acting Director, Corporate Communications, Mr Isaac Okorafor, said that the sale would be done through a combination of Spot and Short TenoredContinue Reading
The Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, community, led by the students on Saturday trekked 16km to appreciate Federal Government’s effort in infrastructure development in the institution. Addressing newsman at the end of the walk, the Vice- Chancellor, Prof. Abdullahi Zuru, represented by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic), Prof. Atiku Yahaya, commended theContinue Reading
