Investors in the crypto currencies may be going through difficult times, as over $60billion is being wiped off the value of crypto currencies, while bitcoin fell below $8,000 again for the third time in four days. Reports gathered from, Consumer News and Business Channel (CNBC), showed that the fall is amid a broader sell-off in…

Sir: Recently, a comment from the President of United States, Mr. Donald Trump, sparked off a heated controversy. Trump had referred to some nations as ‘shithole’ countries and there was an instant outcry. Yet, if the truth must be told, some nations of the world are no more than shithole countries judging by their inability…

With no African nation making the ranking of ship owning nations, the latest report by Vessel Value has estimated the top 10 global fleets at $516 billion. Topping the list is Greece, with an owned fleet worth about $100 billion, followed closely by Japan and China, worth $89 billion and $84 billion respectively. According to…

The Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) Hadiza Bala Usman, has expressed her determination to improve the present state of infrastructure to meeting world class standards towards ensuring the swift evacuation of cargo from the seaports across the country to the hinterlands through the rail lines. According to her, NPA was fully aware of…

By his recent frank and thought-provoking press statement directed at President Muhammadu Buhari and his administration, former President Olusegun Obasanjo once again relived his self-imposed messianic role of being a voice of reason for a drifting nation. This time around, it was an exceptionally bold Obasanjo, who, in a manner devoid of his usual placations,…

The Oyo State government has sought the Bank of Industry’s (BoI) expertise to drive industrialisation and agricultural development  in the State and Nigeria at large.      The Governor, Oyo State, Senator. Abiola Ajimobi, explained that the move was coming on the heels of the Development Finance Institution’s (DFI) proven track record in providing technical and financial…

Dreamfield Farms Limited has called on government at all levels to deploy adequate storage facilities ‎at strategic points across the country to prevent food wastage.   The Chief Executive Officer,‎ Dreamfield Farms Limited, Roland Omorosemi, explained that Nigerian farmers lose more than half of their farm produce due to lack of proper storage facilities.  …

London-based Nigerian-Romanian virtuoso pianist will make her debut performance in Nigeria on March 4 and 11, 2018, at the Agrip Recital Hall, MUSON Centre. The show will be hosted by the Musical Society of Nigeria, the body responsible for training of children and adults interested in making a career in music, singing skill and the…

Growsel, a AgTech company in Nigeria has reaffirmed its commitment to increased food production and improved employment opportunities in the agriculture sector by disbursing the initial tranche of farm loans to its first set of farmers in 2018.      The crowd funded loans which would be repaid after sales of the planted crops are meant…

Diabetics are twice as likely to develop cataracts than adults who don't suffer from the killer condition, new research suggests. Women sufferers had the greatest risk of cataracts - the leading cause of blindness across the world that starts as a clouding of the lens in the eye. And the 15-year study concluded that middle-aged…

People who live near noisy roads, train tracks and airports are at greater risk of developing heart disease, research suggests. Experts believe a constant background drone raises the level of stress hormones to dangerous levels. This increases the burden on the body’s blood vessels and damages cells, which over time can lead to heart attacks…

A delegation of China’s Xinhua News Agency yesterday paid a courtesy visit to the Abuja office of The Guardian newspaper. Speaking during the visit, Mr. Wang Jida, General Manager, Xinhua News Agency, said the China news medium is interested in professional partnership with The Guardian in the area of news and information sharing. He commended…