The Kenyan shilling rose slightly against a broadly weaker dollar on Monday, with traders forecasting that the local currency will come under pressure due to end-month corporate demand for dollars. At 08:11 GMT, leading commercial banks quoted the shilling at 80.90/81/10 compared with Friday’s close of 81.00/10. Traders said they expect particularly strong demand for dollars from the energy sector.…
Nigeria’s export earnings is expected to maintain strong growth in 2011 as a result of an increase in the oil price, higher oil export volumes and the general recovery of the oil and gas sector. Experts reveal that the recovery of the sector which accounts for about 20 per cent of its Gross Domestic Product GDP, has in turn, boosted…
24 January 2011 Manchester United's Dimitar Berbatov led a European parade of hat-trick hitmen that included Arsenal's Robin van Persie, Mario Gomez of Bayern Munich and Sevilla's Luis Fabiano. Bulgarian star Berbatov bagged his third hat-trick of the season in the 5-0 Old Trafford demolition of Birmingham to take his tally to 18 goals and keep United clear at the…
24 January 2011 Warri Wolves moved into third place in the Nigeria Premier League with a 3-1 home win over struggling Plateau United. Kaduna United added champions Enyimba to their list of top-profile casualties with an odd goal victory at home, Bukola recorded a remarkable away victory at Crown FC and Lobi Stars pipped Ocean Boys 1-0. Striker Ekigho Ehuosun…
24 January 2011 South Africas Absa Premiership has a new leader after the weekends action, with Orlando Pirates now the pacesetters at the head of the table. That the Buccaneers are now top of the log is a remarkable thing, given that they found themselves 2-0 down against Bidvest Wits on Saturday evening at the same time that long-time leaders…
The Paradigm Initiatives Nigeria (PIN) calls on budding Nigerian technopreneurs to come showcase their work, connect with resources, add value to market and inspire innovation at their technological incubation event of 2011 TENT - (Techie. Entrepreneurial. Nigerian. Talented).
The voter registration exercise going on all over the country is one that every Nigerian must participate in if they want to be able to vote for candidates of their choice during the next general elections. It has, however, been observed that to get registered at any of the centres is a herculean task as various challenges have trailed the…
Nigeria and Malawi have released three improved soybean varieties that can enhance the productivity of the crop and offer farmers better opportunities, scientists at the International Institute for Tropical Agriculture, IITA have said. The three varieties are code-named TGx1740-2F, TGx1987-10F, and TGx1987-62F. TGx1987-10F and TGx1987-62F were developed by IITA in collaboration with Nigeria’s National Cereal Research Institute (NCRI).TGx1740-2F was developed…
Minister of State for the Federal Capital Territory, Caleb Olubolade, at the weekend flayed those criticizing lapses in the operation of the Direct Data Capture machines in the ongoing voter registration exercise. Rather, Mr. Olubolade, said, Nigerians should encourage the Independent National Electoral Commission for the success of the ongoing exercise. Addressing reporters in Ipoti-Ekiti, in Ijero Local Government Area,…
Lagos, Ghana and Gambia are the camp locations for the screening of entries for the 2011 edition of African Movie Academy Award (AMAA). Location shots of Aramotu The organizers of the award revealed that Lagos and Gambia camps which opened since January 6, will handle pre-selection of entries that have been received while Ghana will host the College of Screeners,…
Andreas Seiter, a Senior Health Specialist with the World Bank, Washington, on Friday pledged the bank’s support for the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC). Mr Seiter made the pledge during a courtesy visit on the management of NAFDAC in Lagos, saying the bank is ready to assist the agency to clean up the country’s drug…
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has said that it will continue with the grounding of domestic carriers indebted to it as the week progresses. Explaining that airline operators in Nigeria are not responding positively in paying up their dues, the airports authority disclosed that it will not hesitate to shut down the operations of persistent defaulters in the…
The National Biotechnology Development Agency said it is working on a new technology that will help Nigeria protect and conserve its environment through re-vegetation and remediation. Solomon Bamidele, Director General of NABDA said on Wednesday in Abuja at a sensitisation workshop on management of non degradable wastes that the project entitled “Establishment of Centers of Excellence on Environmental Protection and…
‘Oleku' video is a leak Contemporary music imprint, Chocolate City, has announced that the music video of Ice Prince's viral single, ‘Oleku' is a leak of its yet-to-be edited version. According to Hembadoon ‘Hemba' Ande, PR manager of the label: "The video was leaked onto Youtube by a privileged individual on 20, January 2011." At the time of its release,…
By Alpha Rashid Jalloh Wedding ceremonies are characterizations of social life in Freetown, capital of Sierra Leone but one wedding that drew crowds to the streets and has remained a a topic of household discussions is the one between Hassanatu Kanu, a popular Sierra Leonean star in the Nigerian film industry and Hycinth Idibia, younger brother of Two Face Idibia,…