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Fuel scarcity looms as marketers blame FG for drop in downstream operations
By Ediri EjohOIL marketers, yesterday, blamed the Federal Government’s policies for the dwindling importation of petroleum products as well as low operations in...
Tesla Starts Production of Solar Cells in Buffalo
Detroit (AP) — Tesla Inc. is starting production of the cells for its solar roof tiles at its factory in Buffalo, New York....
BoI, Oxfam partner to empower 4,000 farmers
THE Bank of Industry (BoI) has signed a partnership agreement with Oxfam to disburse N200 million to empower about 4,000 farmers in Nasarawa,...
Death of Spain’s Zombie Lenders Send Bank Jobs to Decade Low
Pedestrians and shoppers cross a road on a shopping street in Barcelona. Spanish banks are cutting back. Between 2007 and 2016 they reduced...
How One Man Revolutionized the Modern Sushi Industry
Kisaku Suzuki, creator of the world’s first sushi robot, once ran a company that made candy-wrapping machines. And he was angry. Why had...
Botswana’s Ailing Copper Town Gets Lease of Life From Texas
Brite Star Aviation of Texas has signed an agreement with several Botswanan government agencies to build a 1.4 billion pula ($139 million) manufacturing...
Taylor Swift Sets YouTube Record, But It Will Be Short-Lived
Taylor Swift set a record for most YouTube streams in a 24-hour period, generating 43.2 million views of her video “Look What You...
Full U.S. Tanks May Ease Risk of Fuel Shortages From Harvey
As devastating as the flooding has been for oil refiners in the U.S. Gulf Coast, surplus fuel inventories may help the industry withstand...
How Lush is Winning at Both Online and Brick-and-Mortar Beauty Retail
Lush, purveyor of rustic handmade soaps in an array of intoxicating fragrances and brightly colored bath bombs, is doing pretty damn well in...
FG to save N3trn from localisation of raw materials, others — Onu
By Nkiruka Nnorom THE Minister of Science and Technology, Mr. Ogbonnaya Onu, has said that the country will save as much as N3...
CBN Injects $250m into Forex Market
… promises more salesABUJA – The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Monrday, intervened in the Inter-Bank Foreign Exchange Market to the tune of...
Singapores Home Sales Recovery Is Down to the Locals
After years of declines, Singapore’s home sales are on a roll, even as purchases by foreign buyers have remained muted. Stringent stamp duties levied...
London’s Notting Hill Carnival Honors Tower Fire Victims
Revelers wear T-shirts and hold flags honouring the memory of the victims of the Grenfell Tower fire during the second day of the...
May Attacks Unacceptable Excess in UK Corporate Crackdown
Theresa May attacked highly paid U.K. executives as the “unacceptable face of capitalism” in an article she wrote for the Mail on Sunday...
Million-Dollar Bets Roll in Late for Mayweather Ahead of McGregor Fight
Floyd Mayweather Jr., left, and Conor McGregor face off during a weigh-in Friday, Aug. 25, 2017, in Las Vegas. Las Vegas (AP) —...
These 25 ‘hot’ jobs pay at least $100K
Some jobs are more stressful and demanding than others. But, for all the trouble, many of those positions have compensation that is a...
