Pakistan’s national television channel has been taken off air after its headquarters were stormed by anti-government protesters in Islamabad. PTV showed live images of crowds breaking open the gates and pouring into its offices before its transmission ended. Latest reports say troops have removed the protesters from the building. Protesters want Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif […]
THE mining industry in the Democratic Republic of Congo will in October celebrate top individuals in the sector following the introduction of the DRC Mining Industry Awards. The awards are scheduled for Kinshasa on October 22. “To celebrate the success and the loyalty of our event participants during the past 10 years, we are proud to […]
TULLOW Oil announced the successful results from a series of exploration, appraisal and testing activities conducted in Blocks 10BB and 13T onshore Kenya. The company said the Etom-1 well in Block 13T encountered approximately 10 metres of net oil pay, extending the proven oil basin significantly northwards. Based on this result the ongoing 550 square […]
HACKERS are making the most of the raging Ebola virus to launch phishing attacks on unsuspecting victims. As the disease spreads to more countries and cities in the region, leading cyber security firm, Cyberoam warned that hackers were using news and informations about the disease to hack into people’s computers. The firm said its findings […]
By Staff writer, in Accra, Ghana METROPOLITAN, Municipal, and District Assemblies (MMDAs) in Ghana have come under the spotlight after it merged have only released the District Assemblies Common Fund (DACF) allocated for the last quarter of 2013. This invariably means that development projects that were penciled to be undertaken during that quarter could not […]
Ghana is said to be paying millions of dollars to international lawyers to undertake mediations between the country and business entities internationally. By Staff reporter, in Accra, Ghana Analysts said such funds could have been saved had the country engaged the services of local Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) professionals to handle these mediations. A Chief […]
LAGOS State Government has restated its commitment to ensure internationally accepted standards in the sand mining industry in the country. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, Iyabode Obasa, stated this while receiving the Environmental Impact Assessment Report and Evaluation of mining sites and document from companies intending to operate across the three […]
The Chief Executive Officer of GSK, Sir Andrew Witty who reveled this at 5th EU-Africa Business Forum in Brussels, capital of Belgium, noted that the selected sites would be announced in due course, and subject to governments’ agreement. Over the next five years, GSK will look to partner with a number of African countries to […]
Developing and marketing a product are like left and right feet. They both have to work for the product to succeed, according to Ronald Ron Popeil, an American inventor and marketing personality, best known for his direct response marketing company, Ronco.
