The Catholic Church has cautioned politicians, especially the All Progressive Congress ( APC) against adopting a Muslim- Muslim Presidential ticket, as such action will amount to “ insensitivity” to current efforts at healing and assuaging fears of pos…
Boer, ‘All-On’ boss, wants Nigeria to export solar energy products
Nigeria needs to optimise its huge potential to manufacture and export components for solar energy systems like panels and inverters, as part of efforts to sustain an off-grid market for renewable energy. This advice was given by Wiebe Boer, renewable …
Spotify to Acquire AI Text-to-Voice Platform Sonantic
Spotify on Monday announced it would acquire voice AI firm Sonantic, which specializes in using artificial intelligence to convincingly replicate human voices from the text. Spotify noted that buying it will help the music and podcast platform expand i…
Angola overtakes Nigeria as Africa’s biggest oil producer
Nigeria has lost its status as Africa’s top oil producer to Angola as Africa’s biggest economy saw its output decline the most in May among its peers in the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). OPEC’s monthly report for May showed …
Atiku to unveil Wike as running mate
There are indications that the South East may have lost out in the battle to produce the running mate to Atiku Abubakar, the Peoples Democratic Party( PDP) Presidential candidate, as committee may have named Nyesom Wike, as his running mate. The Commit…
Air pollution shortens Nigeria’s life expectancy by 1.8 years – Report
Air pollution is shortening the average life expectancy in Nigeria by 1.8 years, relative to what it would be if the World Health Organization (WHO) guideline of 5 µg/m3 was met, a new report has said. According to Air Quality Life Index (AQLI), air po…
Cardinalstone, APT Securities, Stanbic, Meristem, 6 others lead 5-month equities deal
In five months to May 31, Cardinalstone Securities Limited, APT Securities and Funds, Stanbic IBTC Stockbrokers Limited, Meristem Stockbrokers Limited, and six (6) other stockbroking firms that traded equities valued at N1.076trillion, which represents…
DRUG WAR: UK promises £1m support to NDLEA
The United Kingdom says it will provide £1 million worth of support to enhance the operations of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA) in 2022 and additional provision over a period of three years. Nick Fowler, the director of home office i…
Nigeria losses N1.25trn to aircraft maintenance annually – MD FAAN
Rabiu Yadudu, the managing director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, (FAAN) has disclosed that in 2021, Nigeria lost $2.5 billion (about N1.25 trillion) in aircraft maintenance repair and overhaul investments in neighbouring countries. Yad…
2023: Kwankwaso decries dollar rain at party primaries
Rabui Musa Kwankwaso former governor of Kano has decried the way the two big parties the People’s Democratic party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) splashed their party primaries with hard currencies when the masses are suffering untold ha…