30 New Winners Emerge in the Lagos Home Ownership Mortgage Scheme

Thirty new home owners emerged at the first draw of the Lagos Home Ownership Mortgage Scheme (HOMS). The draw which took place at the Blue Roof, Lagos Television ground, was conducted for 200 successful applicants who vied for homes located

Skype For Outlook Now Available Worldwide; Adds HD Video Calling Support

Skype for Outlook, an integration of Skype’s messaging features into Microsoft’s webmail platform, is made available worldwide, Skype announced yesterday. Users must first download a web browser plugin which is available for IE, Chrome, Firefox and Safari browsers. After that,

Lupita Nyong’o’s Speech at the Oscars Redefines Beauty

Winner of the Best Supporting Actress at the Oscars, Lupita Nyong’o delivered a resounding speech on beauty. The 12 Years a Slave actress’ speech on beauty celebrates our “night-shaded” skin. She redefines beauty in this speech taking notes from her

Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) Set To Slash Transaction Costs By Over USD 6 millions

The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) has commenced the reduction of the cost of its Trade Alert service by about 1.24 billion naira from March 2014 via the scrapping of the current charge of 0.06% of every trade on the bourse

Market Looks to US Jobs Data for Indications of Economic Recovery

The market opened Monday under a cloud of risk aversion with the ongoing Ukraine and Russia tensions and uncertainty depressing the market. Investors shifted their focus to safe haven assets, such as gold and the Japanese yen; the latter also

Lagos LAGBUS Fare Remains Fixed Despite Fuel Scarcity

The Lagos State public transportation system, LAGBUS, other wise known as Red Bus, has stated that despite the current scarcity of premium motor spirit (PMS) in the state, its fare remains fixed. Interacting with followers on micro blogging site, Twitter,

WhatsApp to Add Voice Calls to its Service

Zuckerburg’s recent acquisition, WhatsApp, is to add voice calls to its service offering during the second quarter of this year. This was revealed by the company CEO, Jan Koum at the ongoing Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, Spain. Koum

VC Perez, Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, Search for ‘Next Gospel Voice’

Ace music producer, VC Perez in collaboration with Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) and Spirit and Life Bible Church are in search for the ‘Next Gospel Voice’ in the capital city of Abuja. The music reality competition aims at finding

Mikel Obi and Genevieve Nnaji Star in Inspirational Short Movie – ‘The Journey’

Chelsea football star, Mikel Obi, has made his Nollywood debut. He stars alongside Nollywood queen, Genevieve Nnaji, in an inspirational short movie titled ‘The Journey’. Shot in South Africa, The Journey is sponsored by Amstel Malta with focus on the

Emirates Celebrates 10 Years of Connecting Nigeria to the World

Emirates, a global connector of people and places, celebrates a decade of successful operations in Nigeria. In its ten years of operation in Nigeria, Emirates has carried more than 2.6 million customers on the route, becoming the airline of choice

United Nations Launches 2014 Online Courses on Finance, Trade, and Intellectual Property

The 2014 edition of the online training courses in financial management, international trade and intellectual property has been launched. The United Nations Institute for Training and Research, UNITAR, organiser of the online training courses, made the announcement today. UNITAR said

100 Nigerians Honoured By President Goodluck Jonathan with Centenary Awards

The Federal Government, last night, honoured 100 distinguished Nigerians with the Centenary Awards. Some recipients are being awarded posthumously. However, as expected, the families of Gani Fawehinmi, Moshood Abiola and Fela Anikulapo-Kuti have all rejected the awards on behalf of

Don Jazzy Signs New Artiste, Korede Bello

Ace music producer and Mavin Records CEO, Don Jazzy, has signed little known afro R&B singer, Korede Bello, to his Mavin Records label. Don Jazzy announced this on Twitter via his handle, @Donjazzy, after he signed Di’ja and Reekado Banks

Frank Edwards, Rock Gospel Star, Releases New Single ‘Away’

Rock-Gospel singer and RockTown Records president, Frank Edwards has released a new single, titled ‘Away’. The new single is coming following the release of the video to his ‘Okaka’ song. According to sources, Frank is currently working on the remix

Lenovo Smartphone Portfolio Launched in Nigeria

Lenovo has launched its smartphone portfolio in Nigeria. Consumers in the country will be the first in the African content to get their hands on seven models, including the flagship Vibe X smartphone. The portfolio offers a range of design

Yetunde Babaeko Holds Breast Cancer Awareness Photo Exhibition in Lagos

Photographer, Yetunde Babaeko, holds a first of its kind breast cancer awareness photo exhibition geared to inspire the Nigerian public to join in the fight against cancer. The photo exhibition titled “Battle Scar” will hold on the 8th of March

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