Suleiman Abu Ghaith, a son-in-law of Osama Bin Laden, has been sentenced to life imprison after being found guilty of terrorism by an American court. Abu Ghaith 48-year-old was convicted by a Manhattan federal jury. He was indicted for conspiring to kill Americans and to provide material support for terrorists. U.S. District Judge, Lewis Kaplan…
Ecobank Expands Card Facility to 28 African Countries
Ecobank Transnational has extended the usage of its MasterCard prepaid, debit and credit cards to customers in 28 African countries. The offer gives MasterCard holders access to more than 2,500 ATMs and allows them to pay for goods and services in over 20,000 shops, hotels, restaurants and other outlets across Africa. “Expanding MasterCard’s acceptance in…
Pirates Free American Journalist
American journalist, Michael Moore, held captive for more than two years by Somali pirates, has been freed. Marlis Saunders, Moore’s mother, said “We are just elated. It took a lot of work for us to get to this point. And to hear he is free, just joyful, I can’t describe it.” Ahmed Muse, the governor…
UN Climate Summit: China, US Pledge Action
China has pledged for the first time to take firm action on climate change, telling a UN summit that its emissions, the world’s highest, would soon peak. Zhang Gaoli, Vice-Premier also said China would make its economy much more carbon efficient by 2020. Also, Barack Obama, US President said climate change was moving faster than…
TradeViz Launched
BudgIT, an infotech company, has launched TradeViz, an advisory and data portal that is set to help importers, exporters and prospective investors simplify their trade for Nigeria. With support from the Department for International Development, DFID, TradeViz is also expected to give expert advice on import, export and also how to register a business. According…
Building Collapse: Ekweremadu Advocates Seizure of Builder’s Licence
Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu has advocated seizure of professional licence for any building contrator involved in house collapse in Nigeria. He made the call during plenary Tuesday, September 23 on the floor of the Senate. Ekweremadu who blamed building collapse across the country on lack of professionalism and poor supervision of building construction, said…
‘Insurgency Will Soon Be Over’
Newly appointed Commissioner of Police in Borno State, Clement Adoba, has disclosed his plan to bring an end to the Boko Haram insurgency in the country. Addressing newsmen in Maiduguri as some suspected criminals arrested by the command were being paraded, Adoda said the police had never looked back in maintaining peace and security in…
FAAN Refutes Allegation
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, has refuted claims of outbreak of an epidemic at the Hajj/Cargo terminal of the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Ikeja. FAAN stated that the alleged outbreak of epidemic as a result of deplorable condition of facilities by some media houses on September 22 was untrue and capable of causing fear…
FG Pledges Support for SON
Minister of State for Trade and investment, Samuel Orton has assured that the federal government is prepared to work with the Standards Organisation of Nigeria, SON, the Building Collapse Prevention Guild, BCPG and other bodies to put an end to incessant building collapse in Nigeria. The minister said this today while speaking as the chief…
Synagogue Building Collapse: NEMA, South Africa Disagree Over Casualty Figure
The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA has said it is not aware of the source of the latest casualty figures claim by the South African government. Speaking with the magazine this Tuesday, Ibrahim Farinloye, Lagos state spokesman for NEMA said the agency is not privy to such information credited to Jeff Radebe, South African minister…
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