NEW STRETCHY CEMENT IMMUNE TO EARTHQAUKES

NEW STRETCHY CEMENT IMMUNE TO EARTHQAUKES

Scientist invent new concrete material that can withstand earthquakes. At the University of British Columbia, researchers have developed a form of concrete that is able to stretch without breaking. This property of the concrete makes it able to withstand the forces produced by earth movements. Concrete are usually strong under compression and weak under tension, but this new concrete material had its molecular structure altered which in turn gave it the malleability and ductility properties of…

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President Preaches Patriotism Amid Anglophone Crisis In Cameroon

President Preaches Patriotism Amid Anglophone Crisis In Cameroon

Amid Anglophone Crisis In Cameroon, president still encourages patriotism The Cameroonian president Paul Biya is urging citizens to remain patriotic irrespective of what people may think about it. A terse statement on his official social media the 18 October 2017 on  Wednesday, “Patriotism is a virtue that some people might wrongly consider outdated. Even today, it remains a mark of responsible and nobly asserted citizenship for the nation.” Patriotism is a virtue that some people might wrongly consider…

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A RESTAURANT WITH NO WORKERS

A RESTAURANT WITH NO WORKERS

Can you imagine eating in a restaurant without physically seeing any staff ? Now that’s hilarious but Guess What! there are more than 300 restaurants  in Japan ”the land of rising sun” where you can do that. These restaurants use a noiseless and vibration free conveying belt system that can serve about 196 customers at a time. It has no more than 15 kitchen staff and there are no chefs as every thing is automated…

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MOROCCO SETS UP ECONOMIC ZONE TO BOOST COOPERATION WITH CHINA

MOROCCO SETS UP ECONOMIC ZONE TO BOOST COOPERATION WITH CHINA

Morocco seeks to build strong economic relationship with China. An economic zone has been set up in the Moroccan northern city, Fez. The economic zone is aimed at building bilateral relationship and cooperation between industries in Morocco and China. Fes-Meknes Regional Investment Center have signed a deal with China Industrial Cooperation Association, aimed at establishing an economic zone in Morocco that attracts Chinese firms to invest in fields like automobile, aviation, agriculture, health and renewable energy….

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OANDO SHARES SUSPENDED IN THE STOCK MARKET

OANDO SHARES SUSPENDED IN THE STOCK MARKET

NSE suspends Oando Shares and plans forensic audit Stockbrokers have been directed by a notice dated 18th October 2017 from the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE)  to place Oando Plc shares on full suspension for 48 hours. A full suspension is the halt of trading activities in a listed security for a period. A technical suspension is the interruption of price movement in a listed security for a period so that any dealings in the securities which…

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US$50bn NEEDED TO MAKE NIGERIA AVIATION HUB FOR WEST & CENTRAL AFRICA

US$50bn NEEDED TO MAKE NIGERIA AVIATION HUB FOR WEST & CENTRAL AFRICA

Experts project US$50 billion in the next 30 years can make Nigeria the Aviation Hub for West and Central Africa. CEO of RTC Advisory Services and expert in the aviation industry, Opeyemi Agbaje, during a presentation at the Colloquium 2017, Vision 2050 for Aviation Industry held in Lagos said, for the Nigerian Aviation Industry to grow to what is obtained in other parts of the world, and to actualize the vision of been the aviation hub…

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UBER WEST AFRICA GETS NEW GENERAL MANAGER

UBER WEST AFRICA GETS NEW GENERAL MANAGER

Lola Kassim have been appointed by the private hire company, Uber, as the new General Manager for West Africa. Lola who is a seasoned professional with over 10 years of global experience had recently worked with McKinsey and Company as a management consultant, who provided strategic business advice and helped the energy, public and financial services sectors in West and Southern Africa to achieve organisational  and operational improvements. On the appointment Lola had this to say; “I am…

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JUMIA FOOD APPOINTS NEW MANAGING DIRECTOR

JUMIA FOOD APPOINTS NEW MANAGING DIRECTOR

Jumia Food appoints new Managing Director who is keen on improving customer experience. Jumia Food Kenya, the online food shopping and delivery company with over 200 restaurants in Nairobi and Mombasa that supplies variety of cuisines including Kenyan, Chinese, Indian, Thai etc., have just appointed Shreenal Ruparelia to take over from Duncan Muchangi as the new Managing Director of the company. The appointment of Shreenal who have a rich background in Management Consulting, Start-Ups and eCommerce gathered…

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KENYA ELECTION OFFICER RESIGNS

KENYA ELECTION OFFICER RESIGNS

Election officer resigned and flee after feeling unsafe in the country just one week to the poll. Kenya, one of Africa’s strongest country in terms of wildlife is having serious challenges this electoral period. Election result which was announced on 8 august 2017 was nullified by Kenya’s Supreme Court after allegations of widespread irregularities in the electronic transmission of vote results. Various events happening in the country, like the killing of three people at a violent…

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NIGERIA IS RE-ELECTED TO UN HUMAN RIGHT COUNCIL

NIGERIA IS RE-ELECTED TO UN HUMAN RIGHT COUNCIL

Ghana stepped down for Nigeria to be re-elected in the UN human right council, joining 14 other states. On Monday in New york, the UN General Assembly in a secret ballot elected Nigeria and 14 other states to be among the Human Rights Council, UNHRC, for a term between 2018 to 2020. According to Nigeria news Agency, UNHRC tends to be the highest intergovernmental body in the UN for matters that are related to protection…

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Kenyans donate blood for victims of Mogadishu bomb blast

Kenyans donate blood for victims of Mogadishu bomb blast

Somali and Kenyans  turn up at Eastleigh in Kenya’s capital to donate blood for victims of the deadly Mogadishu bomb blast Kenyan government say it will send 31 tonnes of medical supplies to mogadishu and evacuate some of victims of the bomb blast to Nairobi for treatment. The campaign was launched by social activist and businessman Ahmed Mohamed to  support the over 300 somális injured after saturday’s bomb attack. The blood donors gathered around the…

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Still Missing Ahead Of Treason Trial- IPOB Leader Nnamdi Kanu

Still Missing Ahead Of Treason Trial- IPOB Leader Nnamdi Kanu

Nnamdi Kanu Pro-Biafra leader is expected to be in court on Tuesday October 17 for the commencement of his treason trial,   Kanu Pro-Biafra leader has not been seen in  public since a clash between the army and members of his group, Indigenous  People of Biafra  in mid-September this year. The 50-year-old  spent about 18 months in prison before he was bail by an Abuja High Court in April this year. The government has moved to obtain a court order declaring IPOB a…

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THE NEW MADE IN NIGERIA LUBRICANTS

THE NEW MADE IN NIGERIA LUBRICANTS

Eterna Oil Launches Made-in-Nigeria Castrol Lubricants Eterna Oil started discussions with Castrol in 2015, to include Automotive and Industrial range of Lubricants as part of its extended offer to the Nigerian market, and this year, 2017, Eterna Oil have been given license as the Authorized distributor of all Castrol Lubricants grades in Nigeria. The license authorizes Eterna Oil and Gas Plc to produce and distribute lubricants for Nigerian market at its facility in Sagamu, Ogun state under…

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DANGOTE SET TO ENGAGE NIGERIAN YOUTH WITH RICE FARMING

DANGOTE SET TO ENGAGE NIGERIAN YOUTH WITH RICE FARMING

Over three million jobs will be created as Dangote Group empowers youth on agriculture through its youth initiative scheme program. As Dangote Rice Limited prepares to hit the market  in 2018 with one million metric tonnes of Dangote rice, a multi-million Naira Youth farming initiative has been laughed in Kogi, it engage unemployed Nigerian students in rice farming. The youth rice project was flagged off at the lower Niger River Basin Authority, Kampe, Ejiba in Yagba West…

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ITALIAN COURT CHARGE SHELL EXECUTIVES OVER MALABU SCANDAL

ITALIAN COURT CHARGE SHELL EXECUTIVES OVER MALABU SCANDAL

Four Senior Shell Executives and others to face trial for Malabu oil scandal. For their role in the bribery conspiracy with Dan Etete, former Nigerian Petroleum Minister that cost Nigeria over US$1 billion,  an Italian court have charged four high level executives of the Royal Dutch Shell Plc to court. The court summoned the tetrad, after it learnt that Shell beforehand knew that the deal involved a convicted money launderer. Although Shell agreed of having prior…

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ETHIOPIA PRIME MINISTER HIT BY ANOTHER TOP OFFICIAL RESIGNATION

ETHIOPIA PRIME MINISTER HIT BY ANOTHER TOP OFFICIAL  RESIGNATION

A top advisor to Ethiopian Prime Minister,  Amharic has resigned from his post. media reports indicate that Amharic  has thus resigned from  his position as PM’s advisor in charge of Policy Studies and Research. he has held this position for for years.Last week, he also gave up his position as board chairman of the government-owned Commercial Bank of Ethiopia. One of the ruling Ethiopia Peoples Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF), he has served the government in different capacities including as…

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY OLAUDAH EQUIANO

HAPPY BIRTHDAY OLAUDAH EQUIANO

The birthday of a  prominent African free slave that supported British movement to end slave trade. Olaudah Equiano was born on the 16th of October 1745 and died 31st March 1797. During his lifetime  he was know as Guatavus Vassa. Vassa was a prominent African in London, a freed slave that supported British movement to end slave trade.  In 1789, his autobiography was published and it helped in the creation of the slave trade Act 1807…

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