BG Group Mulls US$4bn sale of Tanzania LNG Stake
Deutsche Bank reckons the Tanzanian stake could fetch in the order of US$4bn (or 50p per share) for BG – on the basis that partner...
Author : Jide Adesina
U.N. Helicopter Shot Down In South Sudan, 3 killed.
U.N. peacekeeping helicopter in South Sudan was shot down on Tuesday and three of its crew were killed, Russian airline UTair, which owns the aircraft....
WHO Shuts Sierra Leone Lab After Worker Infected with Ebola
The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday it had shut a laboratory in Sierra Leone after a health worker there was infected with Ebola,...
Tourism Becomes Uganda’s Main Export
WRITTEN BY ALON MWESIGWA Uganda has a new top export earner. Tourism has for the first time become Uganda’s biggest export earner after it fetched...
US Confirms UAE Bombed Libya From Egypt Bases
TRIPOLI/ARBIL: UAE warplanes secretly bombed Islamist militia targets in Libya, apparently catching Washington off guard, as turmoil in the North African country deepened with the...
Africa National Congress welcomes economic growth
The South African economy is Resilient And Has Managed To Withstand Extreme Pressure, The ANC Said On Tuesday In Reaction To The Latest GDP Figures....
Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan Agree On Impact Studies On Nile Dam
In a state of cautious optimism, the Egyptian authorities dealing with the Nile waters file have begun to prepare for the return of technical negotiations...
Boko Haram Seizes Villages, Towns
Boko Haram on Tuesday attempted to blow up a bridge on the Nigerian border with Cameroon after overrunning a town and sending residents and soldiers...
Video Game Used To Recruit Kids to Jihadism
British muslims are being recruited to fight for Islamic State by playing video game Call of Duty, a heartbroken father has claimed. Ahmed Muthana, 57,...
Germany-Based Nigerian, Ahmed Ibrahim Mistaken For Terrorist
The Nigeria Immigration Service, has released a Germany-based Nigerian, Ahmed Ibrahim, who was detained at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos State, for being a...
OYO STATE ACCORD ADOPTS SENATOR RASHEED ADEWOLU LADOJA FOR OYO GOVERNORSHIP
The Accord party of Oyo State held a mass rally today at Mapo hall, Ibadan, with party members and new members adopting the National Leader,...
Picking Mining Stocks In A Bear Market
n the first part of this three-part series, I discussed the importance of cycles such as four-year presidential elections and the life of a gold...
Gold Rises As Dollar Pauses But US Data Eyed
Gold jumped 1% on Tuesday after a pause in dollar and equity market rallies prompted a break above $1,280 an ounce that triggered chart-based buying,...
Glo Xchange, Beginning Of Deeper Collaboration Between Banks, Telcos – CBN
The Governor of Nigeria’s apex bank, the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, has described Nigeria’s first Mobile Money Super Agent Network, Glo Xchange,...
Cape Flats Crime Thriller Set To Debut At The kykNET Silwerskerm Festival
Cape Town – The crime thriller Nommer 37debuts at the kykNet Silwerskerm Festival on Friday 29 August. Irishaad Ally, best known for his role in Four...
Have A Banking Tablet, Says FNB
Cape Town – First National Bank announced on Tuesday that it would offer customers a digital banking platform at a lower cost. FNB said that...
Egypt minibus crash kills 19 and wounds 15
Two minibuses crashed into an irrigation canal in southern Egypt Tuesday, killing 19 and injuring 15, according to sources at the AFP. A security official said the...
Mozambique Ceasefire A Beginning, Not The End'
Mozambique rebel movement Renamo’s agreement to a ceasefire is seen as aimed at keeping its political aspirations alive ahead of national and presidential elections on...
Mozambique Ceasefire A Beginning, Not The End’
Mozambique rebel movement Renamo’s agreement to a ceasefire is seen as aimed at keeping its political aspirations alive ahead of national and presidential elections on...
Defection Of 486 Soldiers: Nigeria disagrees With Cameroon •Nigerian Troops, Boko Haram In Fierce Battle For Gamboru Ngala •Gwoza: Police Rescue 7, 28 Still Missing
NIGERIAN military authorities have disagreed with the Cameroon authorities over the report that Nigerian soldiers fled into Cameroon, following fierce fighting with Boko Haram...