LONDON – Brent moved higher to hover just under $109 per barrel on Friday, but was set to post a second straight weekly fall on easing Ukraine...
MAHE — The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) yesterday approved a three year SDR 11.445 million (about US$ 17.6 million, or 105 percent...
By Joseph BAMIDELE ABUJA – The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, has expressed its determination to initiate and sustain policies that are environment- friendly through the...
SAN FRANCISCO – Twitter Inc said Wednesday it will acquire mobile advertising startup Namo Media, a technology firm specializing in “native advertising” for mobile devices. Terms...
LONDON — Following the persistent attacks of the dreaded Boko Haram group in Nigeria the United Kingdom has concluded plans to host a ministerial meeting of...
LAGOS – Standard Chartered Bank plc in its 2014 African Report has stated that a new “confident African middle-class is emerging, and trade is expanding rapidly,...
DETROIT -General Motors Co suffered from “incompetence and neglect” in dealing with a long-running ignition-switch defect in vehicles linked to at least 13 deaths, CEO Mary...
BEIJING – In a speedy deal hatched over a few drinks, China’s biggest e-commerce company Alibaba is buying half of the country’s most successful soccer club...
LAGOS – Determined to support the cashless initiative of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to a successful end, Skye Bank has introduced a new banking...
NEW YORK – Microblogging platform Twitter Inc has been in talks with Berlin-based audio sharing website SoundCloud in its efforts to add a music service to...