If you think there’s no escape from the songs of Ed Sheeran, you may be right. A global music industry group says the British singer-songwriter is officially the best-selling recording artist of 2017. The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry says Sheeran had the world’s top-selling album last year with “Divide,” as well as the […]
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A look at how people around the world are ringing in 2018: ___ NEW ZEALAND Tens of thousands of New Zealanders took to streets and beaches, becoming among the first in the world to usher in 2018. As the new year dawned in this southern hemisphere nation, fireworks boomed and crackled above city centers and […]
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The Area Controller, Onne Customs Command, Port Harcourt, Bashir Abubakar has reiterated the command’s readiness to surpass its revenue collection target of ₦112, 500, 626, 038 for 2017. At a press briefing on the command’s activities for the third quarter of the year, Abubakar said the command generated a total of ₦71, 826, 387, 566.98 […]
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The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday bumped up its forecasts for global growth, saying an upswing in the world economy was likely to gather pace into next year. Global economic output should increase by 3.6 percent this year and by 3.7 percent in 2018, up marginally from the forecast published six months ago but well […]
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Guinness Nigeria plc has announced 23 per cent growth in revenue to ₦125 billion for the full year ended 30 June 2017. The results, released to the Nigerian Stock Exchange, NSE, also showed a gross profit of ₦48.3 billion which is 16 per cent higher compared to the previous year and an operating profit of […]
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Organisers of the Sustainability, Enterprise and Responsibility Awards, otherwise known as The SERAS CSR Awards Africa has announced a list of 84 organizations that beat the deadline for the submission of entries for the 2017 edition. The list include Fidelity bank, GTbank, Diageo, Lafarge, Sahara Energy, Shell, Chevron, Tolaram group, 9Mobile, FCMB, FrieslandCampina, Multichoice, Access […]
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The MTV Video Music awards were held in Los Angeles on Sunday. Following is a list of winners in key categories; VIDEO OF THE YEAR Kendrick Lamar, “Humble” ARTIST OF THE YEAR Ed Sheeran BEST NEW ARTIST Khalid BEST COLLABORATION Zayn Malik and Taylor Swift, “I Don’t Wanna Live Forever” BEST POP Fifth Harmony featuring […]
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Union Bank of Nigeria has posted a 23 per cent growth in gross earnings for the half year ended June 30, 2017. The bank’s gross earnings for the period under review rose to ₦73.7bn against ₦60.1bn achieved in the preceding period. This is contained in the bank’s half year result published by the Nigerian Stock […]
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The first half of 2017 was the second warmest on record for Earth, behind only last year. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced that Earth’s average temperature from January to June was 14.4C (57.9F), which is 0.9C (1.6F) warmer than the 20th century average. Natural El Nino weather fronts spike global temperatures, but NOAA […]
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Honeywell Flour Mills Plc has recorded a profit before tax of ₦5.5bn for the 2017 financial year, which is an increased of 291 per cent compared to the 2016 PBT. It recorded a gross profit margin of 24 per cent, compared to nine per cent recorded for 2016. Its revenue increased by five per cent […]
Read MorePresident of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwumi Adesina, has been named the 2017 World Food Prize Laureate at a ceremony at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. President of the Foundation, Kenneth Quinn, who presented the award, said Adesina won the prize “for driving change in African agriculture for over 25 years and improving […]
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The Italian government will confirm an economic growth forecast of 1 percent for 2017, in a multi-year fiscal plan due to be presented next week, junior Economy Minister Enrico Morando said on Saturday. Italy’s gross domestic product rose 0.9 percent in 2016, compared with 0.8 percent growth in 2015 and business confidence has improved steadily […]
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