Twitter tightens security after recent hacking spate
UNITED STATES: Micro-blogging site Twitter says it is bringing in an optional two-step login for users to beef up security following recent high-profile breaches. The company said it would introduce...
View ArticleTransport minister pledges support for WILAT Nigeria
The Minister of Transport, Senator Idris Umar yesterday expressed his ministry support to Women in Logistics and Transport in their quest to encourage professionalism and career progression. WILAT, a...
View ArticleUK’s FTSE suffers biggest single drop
Britain’s FTSE 100 share index suffered its biggest one-day drop in a year on Thursday, knocked off historic peaks by weak economic data and signs the United States Federal Reserve could soon taper its...
View ArticleCaverton Group’s profit rises to N1.035bn
Caverton Offshore Support Group has recorded a profit after tax of N1.035bn for the 2012 financial year. A statement by the company on Thursday explained that its profit after tax and exceptional item...
View ArticleOklahoma tornado: Insurance bill could top $2bn
UNITED STATES: The damage from the Oklahoma tornado could reach $2bn (£1.3bn), the Oklahoma Insurance Department warns, although many renters may have no insurance cover. Oklahoma Insurance...
View ArticleGoogle in $1bn talks to buy Waze
Google is reportedly mulling a counter-bid for the Israeli mapping company, Waze in a move that could see it in a price fight with Facebook. Waze, a crowd-sourced mapping service has been previously...
View ArticleNASS rejects river basins privatisation plan
The National Assembly has opposed plans to privatise the River Basin Development Authorities of Nigeria. Chairman, Senate Committee on Water Resources, Senator Lokpobiri Heineken,who spoke on behalf of...
View ArticleFlooding: BATN donates N3.91bn to LG
British American Tobacco Nigeria Foundation has presented a draft of N3.91bn to Oluyole Local Government Area of Oyo State for the dredging of four rivers in the council. The Executive Director, BATN...
View ArticleWhy macroeconomic prudence isn’t prudent (3)
Having the worst depression that brought the entire economic edifice to collapse with the accompanying social havoc including over 22.0 per cent of Americans losing both their jobs and life-savings,...
View ArticleNo domestic airline may survive beyond 2025 — Olowo
Former Managing Director of the defunct Belview Airline and now Chief Executive Officer, Sabre Network Inc, West Africa, Mr. Gabriel Olowo, tells OYETUNJI ABIOYE that almost all existing domestic...
View ArticleNigeria needs more insurance teachers — CIIN DG
Director-General, Chartered Insurance Institute of Nigeria, Mr. Adegboyega Adepegba, in this interview with NIKE POPOOLA, speaks on the insurance college and the importance of the sector to the...
View ArticleNSE sustains upbeat through a “see-saw” week
Global Markets: The US and European Markets were generally mixed this week, as US house prices reached a 3+ year high fuelled low mortgage rates and improved job growth. The Asian market fell slightly,...
View ArticleFG to make N474bn from deep-water projects
The developmment of deepwater assets in the Nigerian oil and gas can contribute $3bn (N474bn) to the country’s economy. It can also generate about 200,000 jobs annually. The Commercial Manager, Shell...
View ArticleAn enterprenuer should be ready for surprises –Abraham
At 24, Ameera Abraham has established her firm, the Nail Bar. She speaks with Kemi Lawal about her life as a young entrepreneur Why did you go into business immediately after your university...
View ArticleDataCash, MoPowered enhance mobile shopping
DataCash, a MasterCard Company, on Friday announced a partnership with mobile commerce specialists MoPowered, cellular-news.com reported on Friday. The collaboration with MoPowered will enable...
View ArticleDeveloping your personal impact series: (1)
Our lifestyle, relationships with others and the impact we make within our environment is determined by our personality and the aura we exude. In these series, I will look at how you can grow your...
View ArticleAmerican Vanadium to sell Gildemeister’s storage battery arm
NEW YORK: American Vanadium Corporation announced this week a deal with Gildemeister AG to market and sell the German company’s vanadium energy storage battery and create a new power storage market in...
View ArticleGovt urged to adopt taxation as viable tool
The Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria has reiterated that there is the need for all tiers of government to adopt taxation as a viable tool for national development. The President and Chairman...
View ArticleAccused IRS official on forced leave
Lois Lerner, an Internal Revenue Service official at the centre of the scandal over the agency’s extra scrutiny of conservative groups, was put on administrative leave on Thursday after she refused to...
View ArticleSlum upgrade: Experts call for more stakeholders participation
Urban renewal has been on the front burner of the Lagos State Government but human settlement experts say the various efforts have not been very successful due to limited participation by slum...
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