Geoff Iyatse From the first day of the week, there were indications that the Nigerian digital space was in for an exciting week. And by Thursday morning, it was obvious this year’s Black Friday was going to be more of a social media event than a discount sale deal. Twitter, Facebook and Instragram were awash
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Thursday, 26 November 2015
We won’t condone power system collapse —Fashola
Okechukwu Nnodim, Abuja Henceforth, the Federal Government will not tolerate the poor supply of electricity, unnecessary system collapse and incessant electrocution of Nigerians caused by the usage of substandard materials, the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has said. Fashola informed operators in the Nigerian electricity supply industry on Thursday that one of
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The making of an entrepreneur
IFE ADEDAPO examines the stages of becoming an established business owner The trend in the job market is gradually moving from seeking white or blue-collar jobs to creating jobs through enterprise development. The formal sector is unable to meet the employment demands of the growing young population; as a result, millions of young Africans create
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Senate confirms Kuru, Danbatta as AMCON, NCC bosses
Sunday Aborisade and Ozioma Ubabukoh The Senate on Thursday confirmed the nomination of Ahmed Kuru and Umaru Danbatta for appointment as the Managing Director of the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria as well as the Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission, respectively. Others confirmed by the Senate as AMCON executive directors are Kola
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Qualities of good customer management system
Oluwafemi Oyefeso It will be a delight for a customer to interact with an organisation that keeps to its promises and makes its customers happy while doing business. No one will want to do business with an organisation that does not respect its feelings, if they had a choice. Customer experience is a way an
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Rising piracy off Somalia coast worries UN
A senior UN envoy for Somalia on Thursday condemned the hijacking of a Pakistani fishing vessel off the coast of Somalia. Nicholas Kay, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia, expressed concern about piracy in the region that was recently on the rise after being curbed in the past three years. “With the recent
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Erdogan rejects Putin’s demand for apology
NAN Turkey’s President Recep Erdogan said on Thursday it does not owe Russia an apology for Tuesday’s downing of a Russian fighter jet. “I think if there is a side that has to apologise, then we are not it; the ones who violated our airspace are the ones who need to apologise’’, Erdogan said. He
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Israel responsible for Palestinian youth reaction – Abbas
Xinhua The Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Thursday that Israel assumes the responsibility of the Palestinian youth reactions, in reference to the current wave of violence that has been flaring between Palestinians and Israel since October. During a press conference he held with the Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipra in the West Bank city
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MH17 victims to get memorial at Schiphol airport
AFP A forest is to be planted in a park close to Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport to commemorate the victims of downed flight MH17, Dutch media reported Thursday. The national monument will comprise 298 trees, one for each of the victims of the ill-fated flight, the MH17 Disaster Foundation told the ANP news agency. “Relatives voted
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Court permits Dasuki to stay away from court
Ade Adesomoju, Abuja A Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday granted permission to the immediate past National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, who has since November 4, 2015 remained under house arrest, permission to be absent from court pending when the interlocutory applications filed by his lawyers and the Federal Government would be heard and
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Pope celebrates first Holy Mass in Africa
NAN Pope Francis on Thursday called for respect for women and family values when he led thousands of Christians in celebrating his first Holy Mass in Kenya. The Pope spread the gospel, calling for deep respect for the elderly and love for children during his homily, which also focused on the need to preserve family
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Belgium lowers security threat level in Brussels
Al Jazeera Belgium has lowered the security threat level the capital Brussels after almost a week on maximum alert following the attacks by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant group in Paris. The decision on Thursday by the national crisis centre to downgrade the risk assessment to Level 3 – serious, a possible
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Kogi East APC leaders adopt Audu’s son
Success Nwogu, Ilorin Leaders of the All Progressives Congress from Kogi East Senatorial District have adopted the late Abubakar Audu’s son, Mohammed, as the district’s sole candidate for fresh governorship primaries in the state. Audu had died on Sunday, a day after Saturday’s governorship election, which was declared inconclusive by the Returning Officer of the election, Prof.
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Pakistan Taliban commander allegedly killed by drones
Al Jazeera A senior commander of Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan has been killed in US drone strikes in Afghanistan’s Khost province, Pakistani intelligence officials told Al Jazeera. Khalid Mehsud, alias Khan Said Sajna, was killed with 12 fighters on Wednesday when four US drones carried out strikes in the Damma area of Afghanistan, close to Pakistan’s North
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Russia deploys S-400 missiles at Syria base
AFP Russia has deployed its advanced S-400 air defence system in Syria, the Russian defence ministry said Thursday, with the weapons to be used to cover the area around its airbase in coastal Latakia. “According to the decision of the supreme commander-in-chief, an air defence complex S-400 has been delivered to the Russian Hmeimim airbase
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Germany offers France recon jets, frigate for IS fight
AFP Germany can offer France Tornado reconnaissance jets, a naval frigate, aerial refuelling and satellite images to back the fight against the Islamic State jihadist group, the defence minister said Thursday. “France was struck to the bone by the horrific attacks by the IS but we know that this inhumane rage can hit us or
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Cour jails two cable thieves 12 years
Nosa Akenzua, Asaba A Federal High Court in Benin, Edo State, on Wednesday sentenced two persons, Lucky Obesewe, 32, and David John, 41, to six years imprisonment each for tampering with electrical installations of the Benin Electricity Distribution Company located around Lucky Way, Ikpoba Hill, Benin City. The cable vandals who were sentenced to six years imprisonment each without
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Senate confirms Kuru, Danbatta for AMCON, NCC top jobs
Sunday Aborisade, Abuja The Senate on Thursday confirmed the nomination of Ahmed Lawan Kuru and Umaru Garba Danbatta for appointment as the Managing Director of the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria as well as the Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission respectively. Others confirmed by the Senate as the AMCON executive directors were
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ICPC to deploy youths for bailout monitoring
Fidelis Soriwei, Abuja The Independent Corrupt Practices and other related Offences Commission is to deploy youths to monitor the disbursement of bailout from the Federal Government to the states. It was stated in a communique issued at the end of a seminar organised by the ICPC for youth groups especially students of tertiary institutions in
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Senate gives Petroleum Minister, two weeks to end scarcity
Sunday Aborisade, Abuja The Senate on Thursday, asked the Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mr. Ibe Kachikwu to end the scarcity within the next two weeks. The Upper Chamber also directed the Permanent Secretary, of the ministry, Mrs. Jamila Soara, and heads of other agencies in the sector to henceforth ensure steady supply of the products
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