•Thousands of jobs coming in engineering, Film City deals •Lagos floats Sovereign Wealth Funds to accelerate infrastructure delivery Lagos State Economic Summit (Ehingbeti 2022) has been concluded, but the State is already counting the gains of the two- day event. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, at the event, received the approval to build the Badagry Deep Seaport, which was…
Taiwan has reopened to tourists en masse after lifting some of the world’s longest-lasting pandemic border controls. Visitors began arriving on the island on Thursday without the need for quarantine or PCR tests for the first time in more than two and a half years.Taiwanese officials welcomed the first group of visitors arriving on a…
The OPEC+ alliance of oil-exporting countries has announced reducing oil production by 2 million barrels per day, one of its largest supply cuts since the coronavirus pandemic. The decision comes at a time when many countries are grappling with soaring energy prices-fuelled inflation.So what is behind the new decision of OPEC+ to reduce oil production,…
Ukrainian leaders are pressing the United States and other Western allies for air defence systems and longer-range weapons to keep up the momentum in their counteroffensive against Russia and fight back against Moscow’s intensified attacks. US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on Wednesday said allies were committed to sending weapons “as fast as we can…
A jury in the United States has ordered conspiracy theorist Alex Jones to pay $965m in damages to the families of victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting, over his lies that the tragedy was a hoax. The verdict on Wednesday came after three weeks of testimony in a state court in Waterbury, Connecticut,…
Iran’s judiciary chief has ordered judges to issue harsh sentences for the “main elements of riots” as protests continue over the death of Mahsa Amini, a young woman who died in custody nearly a month ago, “I have instructed our judges to avoid showing unnecessary sympathy to main elements of these riots and issue tough…
It was celebration galore in Ibadan, South West Nigeria on Friday as Mrs. OlubunmiAbegunde of Hephzibah Block Industry in Elebu road, Oyo state, emerged as the winner of the star prize of a Kia Salon Car at the regional draw of leading innovative and building solutions company, Lafarge Africa’s Win Beta Promo. At the South…
First Bank of Nigeria Limited has partnered with Junior Achievement Nigeria to implement the 22nd National Company of the Year (NCOY) competition which will be held on Thursday, 13th October 2022. The annual flagship event which was last held physically in 2019 will bring together 12 winning student companies from the Regional Company of the…
…Donates Cleaning Equipment In celebration of the 2022 World Clean-Up Day, leading building and innovative solutions Company, Lafarge Africa Plc., alongside Partners (Julius Berger Agro, Chevron Nigeria Limited, Belpapyrus Limited, Nestle Nigeria Plc, Biersdoff Nivea Nigeria Limited, A&P Foods Limited, Michellin Nigeria Limited, Valency Agro Nigeria Limited, Lagos Waste Management Agency – LAWMA) embarked on clean-up exercises at…
