Nigeria’s 2015 presidential elections could descend into chaos if alleged irregularities and bungling in a key local vote are repeated nationally, politicians and activists are warning. Nearly two weeks after voters went to the polls to elect a new…
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A sharp contraction in lending to businesses in the eurozone coupled with slowing money supply growth suggests the region’s fight against deflation may not be over, analysts said Thursday. Regular monthly data compiled by the European Central Bank showed…
In its bid to open up the hinterlands for investment, tourism and other socio-economic activities, Bayelsa State Governor, Hon. Seriake…
NAIROBI, Kenya, November 28, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA) and the…
Job Title: Production Manager Location: Ogun State, Nigeria Employer: Sandex Group Ltd Job Responsibilities: • Accomplishes manufacturing staff results by…
Job Title: Customer Service Manager, Facilitator and Marketer Wanted Urgently Location: Nigeria Recruiter: Frontline Ventures Inc Can you work with…
Germany’s unemployment rate was steady in November, but the country’s much lauded “jobs miracle” could be running out of steam, analysts said Thursday. While Germany’s jobless rate — the proportion of people out of work compared with the working population…
If you’re a parent looking to buy one lucky child a new game console this Christmas, you’re likely being told to look at one of two choices – Microsoft’s new Xbox One, or Sony’s new PlayStation 4, both of which launched across the world just…
The UN atomic watchdog said Thursday that Iran has invited it to visit the heavy water production plant at its Arak site on December 8, for the first time since August 2011. “I can inform the board that we have received an invitation from Iran to visit…
Voice recognition and voice control aren’t new — not even close — but not many devices actively listen for voice commands. In most cases, the user has to press a button to get a smartphone, laptop or tablet to start listening. Notable exceptions…
Rumors swirled last week that Apple was going to be buying Israeli company PrimeSense, which provided the crucial 3D-sensing tech used for the original Xbox 360 Kinect. Then on Sunday, Apple confirmed the purchase, though its reasoning for the acquisition…
A post on UK design site Dezeen (via CNET) reports that a UK-based company called Fripp Design has developed a method for speeding up the process of making artificial eyes—through the use of 3D printers. Fripp has teamed up with Manchester Metropolitan…
TUNIS, Tunisia, November 28, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The African Development Bank’s (AfDB) (http://www.afdb.org) work in clean energy financing…
In Nigeria’s northern city if Kano, enforcers of Sharia law patrol the streets looking for evidence of un-Islamic behaviour — homosexuality, western haircuts, revealing clothing or even ‘romancing’. Duration: 02:47
Gunmen in central Nigeria’s Plateau state killed 37 people in a pre-dawn raid Tuesday, the military said, in the latest unrest to hit the area gripped by a decade-long sectarian conflict. Duration: 00:57
Nigeria is to revert to paper banknotes, the country’s central bank has announced, in a policy switch bucking a growing trend around the world for tougher polymer-based currency. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) signed a deal in 2006 with Australia…
A senior Nigerian football official has been banned for 10 years for corruption, the country’s football federation announced late Monday. A Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) emergency committee handed Leye Adepoju the sanction excluding him from all…
Gunmen in central Nigeria’s Plateau state killed 37 people in a pre-dawn raid Tuesday, the military said, the latest unrest to hit the area gripped by a decade-long sectarian conflict. “At about 2:00 am (0100 GMT) unknown gunmen carried out an attack…
MTN Nigeria’s CEO – Michael Ikpoki MTN Nigeria’s CEO – Michael Ikpoki Its been the busiest of year for Telecommunications giant MTN Nigeria with respect to lawsuits. However, we can’t help but savor the Mobile Number Portability moments and…
Six men in green uniform stand in the back of a pick-up truck in northern Nigeria’s biggest city, on the look-out for prostitutes, their clients, transvestites, drunks and drug addicts. Their patrols in Kano also scout for men and women deemed to be…