British Airways pilots are planning a strike on Monday and Tuesday, walking out for 48 hours in a pay dispute. The British Airline Pilots’ Association says a further strike day in the long-running dispute is planned for September 27. Most of British Airway’s 850 scheduled flights per day will be cancelled, with passengers being offered […]
Former President of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe has died. He reportedly died in a hospital in Singapore this morning. He served as prime minister of Zimbabwe from 1980 to 1987 and then as president from 1987 to 2017. Emmerson Mnangagwa, the Zimbabwean president, confirmed the news on his Twitter account.
Universal Music Publishing Group has signed Alicia Keys to an exclusive administration deal, covering the Grammy-winning singer-songwriter and producer’s iconic catalog of both existing and future works. That includes hits like “No One,” “Fallin,” “My Boo,” “Empire State of Mind” and “Like You’ll Never See Me Again,” stretching back to Keys’ 2001 debut album Songs […]
Lagos State Governor Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Wednesday launched ‘LSETF W-INITIATIVE’ to provide funding for women entrepreneurs in the State. The LSETF W-INITIATIVE, is a special intervention fund contributed between the Lagos State Employment Trust Fund and Access bank Plc, to provide access to affordable finance for female-owned businesses in Lagos State. The scheme, which […]
Google has agreed to pay $170 million to settle charges that it illegally collected and shared data from children on its YouTube video service, a deal critics said was too soft on the internet giant. The settlement with the Federal Trade Commission and the New York state Attorney General is the largest amount in a […]
Nigeria has recalled its Ambassador to South Africa, Kabiru Bala, and also pulled out of the World Economic Summit holding in Cape Town today. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Nigeria also demanded full compensation for the loss of life and property of Nigerians affected by the xenophobic attack. There has been a […]
South Africa owned telecommunications giant, MTN has announced the closure of all its shops in Nigeria. This may not be unconnected with the threat by some Nigerians to reciprocate the Xenophobic attacks on Nigerians in South Africa. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that there had been series of attacks on Nigerians and their […]
The Football Association of Zambia has reportedly cancelled the international friendly match between its national team and South Africa on Saturday. FAZ President Andrew Kamanga confirmed that the international friendly was cancelled over xenophobic attacks in South Africa. “The game is off, and we communicated that to South Africa Football Association and they understood. We […]
President Muhammadu Buhari says he has sent a special envoy to South African President Cyril Ramaphosa following reported attacks on Nigerian citizens and property in Johannesburg. Buhari also summoned the South African High Commissioner to seek assurances of the safety of Nigerians, his special adviser, Femi Adesina, said on Tuesday. South Africa has been hit […]
