MultiChoice Steps Up Campaign
The Festive season may be over but MultiChoice Nigeria is still in the spirit of giving with the DStv and GOtv Step Up offer which gives loyal customers more reasons to stay connected in the new year. Cash-strapped and still eager for the best entertainment in town? Well, you are in luck. There has never […]
Taal Volcano Eruption Poses Deadly Dilemma
Maria Evangeline Tenorio Sarmiento struggles to wade through ankle-deep mud and debris to reach her house that’s been inundated with thick sludge. Inside, the 52-year-old mother of two finds the roof over her kitchen has collapsed under the weight of ashfall. The once-blue walls are now smeared in a thick layer of gray ash. Her son […]
SWIT Seeks Policies to Protect Women Entrepreneurs
The Society of Women in Taxation (SWIT), Lagos State Chapter, has charged the federal government to formulate policies to ensure maximum security and protection for growth-oriented women entrepreneurs in the country. Chairperson of SWIT, Lagos State Chapter, Dr Titilayo Fowokan, emphasized this during the society’s new year get-together ceremony in Lagos. According to Fowokan, addressing the […]
Staff Express Excitement at Bank’s Restructuring
Members of staff of United Bank for Africa,UBA, have expressed delight at the bank’s latest restructuring exercise which saw over 5000 workforce elevated to the next grade. The workers have also pledged their continued and stronger commitment that will improve the bank’s performance to both customers and the national economy at large. The new promotion […]
How Big Brands Fared In 2019
The year 2019, like 2018, came with diverse technological inventions that did not stop at phones, laptops, automobiles, applications, accessories and appliances both globally and locally. Beyond these technology innovations were exciting products from FMCG, financial institutions and health care, amongst others. While some of these products flooded the market to the delight of users, […]
Spain’s Ibiza Crack Down On Alcohol-Fuelled Holidays
Spain’s Balearic Islands have passed a law banning pub crawls and happy hours in three popular tourist destinations in a bid to crack down on alcohol-fuelled holidays. Restrictions apply to the tourist hotspots of Playa de Palma and Magaluf in Majorca and Sant Antoni in Ibiza. The regional government said it was the first law […]
Nepal Avalanche: Four South Korean Trekkers Among Missing
At least six people have gone missing after an avalanche hit a trekking route on a Himalayan mountain in north-west Nepal, officials say. The avalanche struck near a base camp in the Annapurna region after heavy snowfall on Friday. Four South Koreans – all volunteer teachers – and at least two Nepali guides are among […]
Ford F-150 Earns All Good Ratings As Best Pickup Truck
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has released test results showing that among all light-duty crew cab pickups measured in small overlap front crash testing for both driver and passenger, the 2019 Ford F-150 is the only truck to earn its top-tier good rating in all categories. Among 11 pickups, F-150 is also on top […]
New Chinese Virus ‘Will Have Infected Hundreds’
The number of people already infected by the mystery virus emerging in China is far greater than official figures suggest, scientists have told the BBC. There have been nearly 50 confirmed cases of the new coronavirus, but UK experts estimate a figure nearer 1,700. Two people are known to have died from the respiratory illness, […]
Huge Number Of Human Rights Defenders Killed In Colombia
Human rights activists and community leaders in Colombia are being killed at an alarming rate, the United Nations human rights agency warned Tuesday as it urged the government to “make a strenuous effort” to prevent attacks on those who are defending fundamental rights. “We are deeply troubled by the staggering number of human rights defenders […]
TCN: We Cannot Guarantee Stability Of National Power Grid
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has said that it could not guarantee the stability of Nigeria’s electricity grid at the moment because it did not have the spinning reserves to prevent its total collapse whenever there were typical system disturbances. The national grid on Thursday collapsed and reportedly left most parts of the country […]
Rwanda Accuses A Pastor’s Daughter Of Treason, Spying
His family say Jackie Umuhoza’s father faces accusations of working with a rebel group to overthrow the president of Rwanda. (CNN)Jackie Umuhoza was coming out of a beauty salon in Kigali, the capital of Rwanda, in late November when she was grabbed by five men and bundled into a van, her family says. Frantic friends […]