FINANCIAL house Ecobank Nigeria has listed its $300 senior unsecured bond on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) as part of an ambitious move to increase liquidity and attract more international shareholders.
Floated in 1985 by bankers and the governments of the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) member states,...
EMIRATES Airlines has suspended all flights from Nigeria to Dubai for two weeks until February 28 as the ongoing disputes between the carrier and the federal government looks like it is escalating.
Earlier this week, Nigerian government officials suspended all Emirates Airlines’ outbound flights for 72 hours following a...
NIGERIA'S federal government has threatened to suspend flight operations from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the Netherlands as part of plans to curtail the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.
Although Nigeria has so far been spared the worst of the global pandemic, the second phase of the pandemic is considered...
FORMER Super Eagles striker Odion Ighalo is planning to end his one year sojourn with English Premier League side Manchester United today and join Saudi Arabian Pro League table-toppers Al-Shabab.
Ighalo, 31, joined Manchester United a year ago from Chinese Super League side Shanghai Shenhua, initially on a six month loan....
WORLD heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua is poised to earn $100m from his next fight against Briton Tyson Fury when the two lock horns in what has been described as the biggest fight in British boxing history.
Last month at the SSE Arena at Wembley Stadium, Joshua knocked out Bulgarian challenger Kubrat Pulev in the...
Ayo Akinfe
Items we use in huge quantities but shamelessly do not manufacture:
(1) Generator sets
(2) Armaments to equip our security services
(3) Okada motorcycles
(4) The 12m automobiles we drive
(5) The bicycles our villagers ride
(6) All the megaphones and loudspeakers we use in our churches and mosques
(7) All the...
PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari's wife Aisha has debunked claims that she fled to Dubai amid concerns for her security in Aso Rock pointing out that she only travelled to the United Arab Emirates to get medical treatment.
Last week, it was reported that Hadjia Aisha Buhari abandoned the Aso Rock presidential villa and fled to...
PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari's wife Aisha has reportedly abandoned the Aso Rock presidential villa and fled to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates amid security concerns after claiming that she does not feel safe in Abuja.
Over the last few tears, Hadjia Aisha Buhari has been very vocal about the activities of the cabal close to...
NIGERIA'S Chief Justice Tanko Muhammad has been flown to Dubai for emergency treatment after suddenly contracting coronavirus in what appears to indicate that he may be suffering from other ailments.
Justice Mohammed, 66, who was appointed into office in July last year, is considered a key to President Muhammadu Buhari's...
Ayo Akinfe
(1) Collecting handouts from politicians to vote for them knowing fully well that they will reclaim the money once in office
(2) Accepting stomach infrastructure rather than demand policies from politicians
(3) Helping to rig elections and intimidate voters
(4) Backing a criminal member of the elite simply because...