Thursday, 29 November 2012

Juliet Ibrahim Debuts Short Natural Hair…Are You Feeling Her Look?

Juliet Ibrahim is now #TEAMNATURAL, it appears the Ghanaian actress has ditched the blonde wigs and 30 inch weaves for a more natural look.

Wednesday, 28 November 2012

Nigeria: Dangote, Bill Gates to Kick Out Polio in Kano in Three Years




Kano — Dangote, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation,

have expressed optimism towards polio eradication in the next three years from Kano State.

Tuesday, 27 November 2012

Nigeria: ICT - FG to Float U.S.$15 Million Venture Capital

n a bid to create sustainable synergy that would deepen both the capital market and the ICT sector of the economy the federal government has concluded arrangement to float about $15 million Venture Capital from the nation's capital market.

Tuesday, 20 November 2012

Nigeria: FG Targets U.S.$16 Billion Foreign Investment in 2013

The Federal Government has said that it is targeting $16 billion revenue from Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) into Nigeria in 2013, to further create jobs and wealth for the nation's teeming population.

Tuesday, 13 November 2012

Nigeria: Dangote Wins Best Local Company Award At Lagos Fair


Dangote Group has been named the best indigenous participating company at the just concluded 2012 Lagos International Trade Fair and Exhibition.

Tuesday, 6 November 2012

Nigeria: Dangote Cement Records N208.3 Billion Sales

Cement manufacturing giant, Dangote Cement Plc maintained its upward profitability swing into the third quarter ended September 30 with a pre-tax profit of N105.8 billion. The figure represents an increase of 13.5 per cent over and above figures recorded in the corresponding period for last year.

Thursday, 1 November 2012

Nigeria: Relief As Bank COT Is Slashed By 40 Percent


After years of groaning by banks' customers over arbitrary charges on cost of transactions (COT), the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has concluded plans to peg the transaction cost at N3 for every N1,000 transacted.

Thursday, 25 October 2012

Dangote, Elumelu Nominated for Forbes Africa Person Award




Elumelu and Dangote
Lagos — Chairman of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, and former Managing Director, United Bank for Africa Plc, Mr. Tony Elumelu, have been selected along with three other individuals for the 2012 edition of the Forbes Africa Person of the year award.

Nigeria: Ribadu Report Uncovers Billion Dollars Oil Theft


Nigeria lost tens of billions of dollars in oil and gas revenues over the last decade from cut-price deals struck between multinational oil companies and government officials, a confidential report seen by Reuters says.

Wednesday, 24 October 2012

Nicki Minaj snubs Mario Balotelli

Mario Balotteli Sadjj


Nickiinaj refused to meet footballer Mario Balotelli after her gig in Manchester this week because she was too tired.

Tuesday, 23 October 2012

Nigeria: Boko Haram Chief's Arrest - SSS to Quiz Senator Today


Senator Ahmed Zanna is scheduled to appear before operatives of the State Security Service today to answer questions over allegations that a top Boko Haram commander was found at his home in Maiduguri on Thursday.

Monday, 22 October 2012

Yvonne Okoro Opens Multi-Million Dollar Business



Award-winning actress Yvonne Okoro has decided to become an entrepreneur and has established a multi-purpose company that offers services in commercial advertising, public relations and media consultancy, event management and real estates, NEWS-ONE has gathered.