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The Kano State Government has uncovered 1,830 ghost workers out of the 2,490 casual workers engaged as street cleaners by the state Refuse Management and Sanitation Board making government lose N18.1 million monthly. The state Commissioner for Information, Garba Mohammed, disclosed this in an interview in Kano on Saturday. He said the figure was presented to the State Executive Council ...

You want to see the world? Are you adventurous? Explore the world’s most welcoming travel countries. Iceland In a report released earlier this month, the World Economic Forum ranked 140 countries in order of their hospitality towards international travellers. Using data compiled from an annual World Economic Forum survey, a numerical value was assigned to each country, with Iceland claiming the ...

As much as we encourage you to be your own landlord on this platform by getting fresh landlords to share their experiences with us, this interview with Mr. Segun Awolowo, who runs Stretch Audio Visual company in Lagos, Nigeria, points out the need to embark on such project with trustworthy Real estate firms. You too can be your own landlord ...

Dangote Cement and Guaranty Trust Bank were among Nigerian businesses recognised at the 2015 African Business Awards held Wednesday at the Four Seasons Hotel in New York, on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly. The Awards, organised by African Business magazine, also honoured top business leaders, including Daphne Mashile Nkosi, Strive Masiyiwa, Helen Hai and Mohammed Dewji. Also commended ...

As part of activities marking the 28th celebration of the state’s creation, Akwa Ibom State governor Udom Emmanuel commissioned the newly constructed Gynaecology Ward of the Catholic Hospital at Anua built in memory of an Irish Reverend Sister Dr. Ann Ward. Governor Emmanuel extolled the labour of love she gave to the people stating that it has made the hospital ...

The Griswold Senior Center has started the preliminary design phase for its new building.   Senior Center Director Tina Falck said a request for proposal for architecture designs has been sent. The deadline for architects to submit proposals is Oct. 1.   In April 2012, the State Bond Commission allocated $343,500 to provide a grant-in-aid to the town to pay ...

Housing refugees is big business for Swedish pop tycoon, Bert Karlsson A Swedish pop music tycoon turned TV celebrity who once founded an anti-immigration political party might well be the most unlikely beneficiary of Europe’s migration crisis. But as long as the country is taking in the most asylum seekers per capita of any in Europe, Bert Karlsson is happy ...

Family of Real Estate Mogul Gives $15 Million to Singapore’s New National Gallery The National Gallery Singapore has received a fifteen-million-dollar gift from the family of Singaporean real-estate magnate Ng Teng Fong, according to the Straits Times’ Deepika Shetty. The donation will help in research, curation, and exhibition, with a focus on outdoor commissions. The Ng Teng Fong Roof Garden ...

Kashamu seeks to restrain Federal Govt from seizing N20b property Senator Buruji Kashamu has asked the Federal High Court in Lagos to restrain the Federal Government from seizing his property worth N20 billion for alleged drug trafficking allegations. In a fresh application, he sought an order of perpetual injunction restraining the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and the Attorney-General ...

They say the best ideas come as jokes like “Get high on milk…our cows are on grass. You got milk?” Now that’s an ad intended to drive traffic to a product. Nonetheless, some statements intended to be jokes turn out to be foolish enough not to be recognised as jokes, meaning it turns out to be so foolish that the ...