Google sells Motorola to Lenovo for $2.91 billion

Google is selling Motorola Mobility to Lenovo for $2.91 billion, a deal that pundits believe will give the Chinese-owned Lenovo the key to establishing its presence in the US market. The trade acquisition includes cash and stock. Part of the

Transcorp Partners with General Electric to Improve Power Generation in Nigeria

Transcorp Ughelli Power Ltd (TUPL), the power subsidiary of Transnational Corporation of Nigeria, and General Electric (GE) have signed an agreement to expand the capacity of TUPL’s Ughelli power plant by 1000MW over the next 3 to 5 years. Both

Jaywon Honours Goldie in New Music Video ‘Remembered’

Ahead of the one year remembrance of late Kennis Music star, Goldie, who died 14 February 2013, popular singer, Jaywon has shot a music video to commemorate the anniversary. 31-year-old late Goldie died of a heart disease. According to reports

African Union Renames Main Conference Hall after Nelson Mandela

Late South African President, Nelson Mandel has been immortalized by the heads of states at the 22nd ordinary session of the African Union in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. In honour of his influence on humanity in his lifetime, the major conference

FG to Phase Out Biodegradable Water Satchets, Other Plastics

Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Environment has developed an action plan that will lead to a ban on light weight non-biodegradable plastics in the country, an official source in the ministry has revealed. The source made this disclosure to News Agency

ECOWAS Approves N8 billion for Lagos-Abidjan Highway

The heads of states of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Thursday approved $50 million (N8 billion) as contributory fund towards the feasibility studies and design of the six lanes of Lagos-Abidjan highway project. According to the

Keshi Still the Best Coach in Africa- Ghanaian Coach

Despite Nigeria’s lacklustre performance that saw it edged out from the race to the finals at the African Nations Championship, Coach Maxwell Konadu of Ghana considers the helmsman of the Super Eagles the best in Africa. The Super Eagles of

WITIN Advocates Girls’ ICT Education with Technovation Challenge

The need for improvement in the number of women with ICT education in Nigeria has been highlighted at the 2014 Iridescent Technovation Challenge held last weekend. Women in Technology in Nigeria (WITIN) announced its partnership with the Ministry of Communications

O.C. Ukeje, Lupita Nyong’o, Chris Attoh, Others Get Screen Nation Film and Television Awards Nomination

Some of Nigeria’s talented actors including O.C Ukeje, Alex Ekubo, Anthony Monjaro, Femi Jacobs, Adepero Oduye, Linda Ejiofor, Damilola Adegbite and ’12 Years A Slave’ movie star, Lupita Nyong’o have all been nominated in different categories at the Screen Nation

Prepared for Take-off: Dana Air Announces Readiness for Rectification

Dana Air is ready to go through another round of rectification by the aviation regulatory agencies in Nigeria, a statement by the airline has announced. Dana Air stated that it has addressed the issues raised by the Nigerian Civil Aviation

Jazz is Nigeria’s Biggest Export – Diana Bada

Diana Bada, a jazz artiste, referred to jazz as a tool which had fostered bilateral relations among indigenous and foreign practitioners in music, arts and culture, adding that it is Nigeria’s greatest music export to the world. Bada stated this

ONE Teams up with D’banj and African Partners to Launch ‘Do Agric’ at AU Summit

A new campaign by ONE, an international nonprofit organisation, has been launched with the aim of lifting more than 85 million Africans out of poverty through targeted investment in agriculture and “enhanced CAADP” policies The ONE Campaign, today, launched the

Nigeria’s Manufacturing Sector Grows 7.7 Percent – World Bank

Nigeria’s manufacturing sector grew from 6.5 percent to 7.7 percent in the 2012/2013 year, according to a report by the National Bureau of Statistics. Likewise, the retail and sales sector achieved a 2 percent growth from 22 percent to 24

Euronews to Launch Africanews, First Pan-African Multilingual News Channel

France-based news channel, Euronews, has berthed in Africa with the launch of Africanews, which will serve the African hub with news bordering around the continent. Euronews aims to bring to Africa its unique know-how as a multi-lingual and multi-cultural

Heirs Holdings Invests in Planet Labs Revolutionary Satellite Technology

Heirs Holdings, the pan-African investment company, has announced its investment in Planet Labs, a United States startup involved in satellite manufacturing technology. Planet Labs, based in San Francisco, California, is on the verge of transforming the way imaging of the

Etisalat Hits 17 Million Mobile Subscriptions; Introduces Three New Products

Telecoms Company, Etisalat, has announced a new milestone in subscriber base, stating that the company’s total subscription to its services now stands at 17 million. As such, the company which recently signed actress Genevieve Nnaji as one of its ambassadors,

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