Alphabet shares rise 6% after court ruling favours Google
Alphabet Inc. shares rose nearly 6 per cent in premarket trading Wednesday after a court ruling that investors saw as largely favourable…
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UK invests $7.5m in Nigerian agri-tech firm Babban Gona
The United Kingdom’s development finance institution, British International Investment, has committed $7.5 million to Babban Gona, a Nigerian agri-tech platform. Unveiling the…
FG to partner big tech for hyperscale data centers – NITDA
The Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency, Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, has said that the Federal Government plans to partner with…
FG orders urgent repairs on Shagamu-Benin Bridge
The Federal Ministry of Works has launched an urgent intervention on the damaged Benin-bound deck of the Shagamu-Benin carriageway, assuring motorists of…
FG, Polaris Capital partner on skills, job placement for artisans
The Federal Government has partnered with Polaris Capital Limited to train, certify, and place 100,000 construction artisans across Nigeria. Formalized through a…
Private sector remains Nigeria’s largest employer, says NECA DG
The Director-General of the Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association, Adewale Oyerinde, said the private sector remains Nigeria’s largest employer, creating jobs within companies…
FG raises N3.3bn from August savings bonds – DMO
The Debt Management Office has confirmed that the Federal Government raised a total of N3.3 billion from the allotment of the August…
Paramount, Activision ink deal for ‘Call of Duty’ movie
Paramount has struck a deal with Microsoft-owned Activision to develop, produce, and distribute a live-action film adaptation of Call of Duty, one…
Nigeria, Colombia in talks on direct flights to boost ties
Colombian Vice-President Francia Márquez says discussions have been held with Nigerian aviation stakeholders on the launch of direct flights between both countries…
India’s chip market surges, targets $110bn by 2030
India will begin commercial semiconductor production by the end of 2025, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Tuesday, touting his nation as a…
Swiss giant Nestlé fires CEO amid office romance
Swiss food conglomerate Nestlé on Monday announced the immediate dismissal of CEO Laurent Freixe due to an “undisclosed romantic relationship with a…
Gencos resist NERC threat of grid disconnection
Nigeria’s power generation companies have pushed back against a new regulatory order that threatens to disconnect non-compliant plants from the national grid.…