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A global ranking of the best places to live as an immigrant has placed Sweden above Canada and Switzerland, with the U.S. in seventh place behind Australia, Germany and Norway. The U.S. has also dropped three places in the overall best countries in the world, coming in at seventh place...

Former Surveyor-General of the Federation, Prof. Peter Nwilo, has urged the Lagos State Government to stop construction and all sand filling works around Lagoon and waterfronts. Nwilo gave the advice in an interview with the newsmen in Lagos on Monday. He was reacting to the massive flooding in the state,...

Abu Dhabi's Etisalat has terminated its management agreement with its Nigerian arm and given the business time to phase out the brand in Nigeria, the chief executive of Etisalat International told Reuters on Monday. Nigerian regulators intervened last week to save Etisalat Nigeria from collapse after talks with its lenders...

The Nigerian Institute of Quantity Surveyors (NIQS) has said that the Federal Government of Nigerian needs N3 trillion annually to fix the infrastructural deficit across the country. The association in a communiqué signed by its president, Mercy Iyortyer, noted that the demand for construction projects is high while the capital...

A total of 20 contestants have been shortlisted for the next stage of the ongoing Goldberg Ariya Repete traditional music concert, after the quarterfinal which held at Democracy Park, Akure, Ondo State on Friday, July 7, 2017. The selected contestants who will perform at the semi-final scheduled for Friday, July...

The Lagos State government has released N684 million as accrued pensions to 218 retirees. The payment was made to retirees from the Mainstream Civil Service, Local Governments, State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Teachers Establishments and Pensions Office (TEPO) and other parastatals of government under the Contributory Pension Scheme for...

NCC explains intervention in Etisalat saga The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said that its intervention in the ongoing N54.8 billion Etisalat debt saga was meant to sustain the industry’s significant contribution to National GDP, employment creation and infrastructure roll-out. The Commission made this known while reacting to stakeholder enquiries...

Crude oil prices have risen to $48.77 per barrel, recording an excess of $3.23 over Nigeria's 2017 budget of $44.50 per barrel reference. Brent which is usually used to benchmark the price of other oil grades rose from $47 to $48.77 per barrel in the market at the weekend. Not...

The African Export Import (AFREXIM) Bank has signed a $1billion Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Dangote Group of Companies at the 24th Annual General Meeting of the bank holding in Kigali, Rwanda. AFREXIM Bank's president, Dr. Paul Oramah, said “the deal was part of the bank's bid to expand...

The N-Power assessment tests will commence on the 1st of July, 2017. This was made known on Friday afternoon via the programme twitter handle, @npower_ng. It explained that it is an online assessment and that each applicant will receive an SMS a day before his/her test. “Applicants who applied for...