The International Business Machines Corporation (IBM), has announced its new product; z13, which the company says is one of the most sophisticated computers ever built. The computer has been built to deliver scale and economics together with real-time encryption and analytics to help meet the… Read More
The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Thursday successfully recorded its first listing on the bourse in 2015 by listing the shares of Transcorp Hotels Plc according to a report by the Businessday. As a result, the shares of Transcorp Hotel Plc have been admitted on… Read More
The fact that the Peoples Democratic Party and the All Progressives Congress are the two most funded and battle ready parties has meant that most people only know and think that the presidential candidates they can choose from in the forthcoming General elections are restricted… Read More
Thisday reports that the new Director General of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Alhaji Mournir Gwarzo has, as one of his first major actions, started redeploying top management in a big restructuring exercise. This is coming less than 48 hours after Alhaji Gwarzo took… Read More
It’s 2015 and quite a lot of people out there will be looking to do any of the following; – Get their first real job – Get a better job than the one they currently have – Get a new job after being jobless for… Read More
Bill Gates has published a post on his personal website of a scientific process that produces clean drinking water from a pile of faeces. Bill Gates took a tour of the facility that burns human waste and produces water and electricity with a bit of… Read More
2014 has come and gone; with lots of events that caught our interest. Almost at every point in the year people searched for all sorts of information online. Google, the clear leader in web search released data on the 2014 search trends in Nigeria. For… Read More
I had read something a while ago that hinted of an impending N100 charge for ATMs issued by Nigerian banks. I didn’t attach much importance to it; maybe saw it as another worthless rumour of changes introuced by the CBN in the banking sector. However… Read More
There are probably millions of articles online on how to make money via the internet. However this article seeks to point out in a simple manner the little ways you can earn steady income online without having to invest more than a few thousands of… Read More
IVORY Coast midfielder Yaya Toure is joined by Gabon forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Nigerian goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama on the Confederation of African Football’s (CAF) Player of the Year shortlist. Manchester City’s Toure has collected the award for the last three years, matching the feat achieved… Read More
The person in charge of renewing Etisalat Nigeria’s domain name must have gone on holidays and forgot to renew the domain name with their registrar. The domain name www.etisalat.com.ng returns a custom expired domain page when I tried opening it this afternoon. Below is the… Read More
Some of the world’s wealthiest people started out dirt poor. Here are 16 rags-to-riches stories that remind us through determination, grit, and a bit of luck anyone can overcome their circumstances and achieve extraordinary success. This is story originally published by BusinessInsider. Kenny Troutt, the… Read More
This post was first published on BusinessInsider Warren Buffett is such an investing powerhouse, it’s hard to list his credentials without making him sound like Dos Equis’ Most Interesting Man in the World: He made his first stock purchase when he was 11 and 99… Read More
The number of overweight and obese people has skyrocketed over the past thirty years, jumping from 857 million in 1980 to more than 2 billion in 2013. That’s approximately a third of the world’s population. In 2010 alone, between 3 and 4 million people died… Read More
Have you ever wondered if a girl is flirting or just being nice? That moment you think the girl is into you but get rejected when you make the move. Here are 10 ways to know for sure so you don’t get left hanging or… Read More
According to reports on Vanguard Newspaper, the Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Musa Mohammed Sada has said lack of raw material was one of the major factors affecting full production of liquid steel at the Ajaokuta Steel Company, in Kogi State. Other challenges against… Read More
Probably thousands of tracks were released this year but relatively very few caught our attention and got people hooked up enough to know the lyrics and sometimes sing along to them. On music channels, radio stations and night clubs there were songs that were played… Read More
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has resolved that graduates of Medicine who are yet to complete their Housemanship and have not fully registered with the Nigerian Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) with evidence of Certificate would not be mobilized for service any… Read More
The fact that the Kogi chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has advised the state government against the planned retrenchment of over 6,000 workers from the state civil service, perhaps may be unfavourable news for civil servants in Kogi state. In a communique signed… Read More
The Central Bank of Nigeria has announced that the commemorative N100 banknote unveiled recently will go into circulation from today, Friday. This is contained in a statement signed by Ibrahim Mu’azu, Head, Corporate Communications, on Friday in Abuja. It directed all branches of the bank… Read More
54 Soldiers court martialled by the Nigerian Army over refusal Boko Haram Islamic militants have been sentenced to death. Court-martial charges against the soldiers sentenced Wednesday night all were connected to their refusal to deploy to recapture three towns seized by Boko Haram in August.… Read More
SPORTS Kit manufacturers Adidas have provisionally extended their kit sponsorship deal with the Nigeria Football Association (NFA) pending contract renewal. Amaju Pinnick, Chairman of NFA, told newsmen on Tuesday in Abuja that the football house planned to renew the contract, which would expire at the… Read More
Etisalat Nigeria, one of the leading telecommunication companies in the country, has announced the opening of an new flagship Experience Centre to further ensure quality customer service to its growing subscriber base. Text of the press release sent to NairaBrains is below; Etisalat Showcases New… Read More
Nigeria’s largest alcohol beverage maker, Nigerian Breweries has introduced a new alcoholic beverage, ACE Passion Apple Spark. The product is first ever sparkling alcoholic drink from the company and is believed to have been produced to compete with Guinness’s Snap Apple Alcoholic drink, a top… Read More
It’s a holiday season once again and people definitely will be looking for best places to go and unwind. We have researched and compiled this list of best tourist attraction sites in Nigeria for travellers and fun seekers who might wish to see what nature… Read More
Editor’s note: This post was first published on the Ngcareers Blog In many online forums the discussion on what is an acceptable salary is always ongoing. While inflation and other factors contribute to a growing cost of living in Nigeria and other parts of Africa… Read More
This post first appeared on Skoola.com. There is no such thing as a unisex brain,” says neuropsychiatrist Dr. Louann Brizendine of the University of California in San Francisco and author of “The Female Brain.” Despite the trumpets of women’s lib, science suggests sex differences are… Read More
According to Director General, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria, Alhaji Bature Masari, the Federal Government has unveiled plans to relax the collateral conditions attached by the Central Bank of Nigeria for banks to access the N220bn intervention fund for the Micro, Small… Read More
According to reports on Punch, Director General of Bureau of Public Enterprises, Mr. Benjamin Dikki has stated that Nigeria requires the injection of $113bn to fix three critical sectors necessary to put the economy of the nation on a sound pedestal. In a paper he… Read More
Aaron Ramsey scored a long range rocket goal against Galatasary in the last round of group matches in the ongoing UEFA Champions League. The goal which was the second of the game drew whistles and acclaim from several pundits and analysts across the world. According… Read More