Category: News

Minister seeks more support for creative industry
September 10, 2017 No Responses

Minister seeks more support for creative industry

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, at the weekend visited the African Arts and Craft Expo in Abuja, during which he inspected all the pavilions of the Exhibitors from across the country and many African nations. The Minister, who...
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Edo to develop 58 tourist sites
September 10, 2017 No Responses

Edo to develop 58 tourist sites

The Edo State Commissioner for Arts, Culture and Diaspora Affairs, Hon. Osaze Osemwegie-Ero has disclosed plans by the Governor Godwin Obaseki-led administration to revive and rebrand 58 tourist sites across the state. Osemwegie-Ero made the disclosure while r...
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‘Preparation is key to successful cyber security management system’
September 9, 2017 No Responses

‘Preparation is key to successful cyber security management system’

The key to a successful cyber security management system is to prepare well and expect incidents in the system, writes Scott Yang, Cybersecurity Manager, Taiwan Stock Exchange.  Under the crossfire of system vulnerabilities, human behaviours, and task schedul...
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NPA reiterates commitment to ‘stress free’ retirement for workers
September 8, 2017 No Responses

NPA reiterates commitment to ‘stress free’ retirement for workers

The Management of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has reiterated its commitment to ensure ‘stress free retirement’ for workers.    Addressing cross section of upcoming set of retirees during a sensitization and awareness programme in Lagos, the Managi...
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Tolaram Group to invest $50m in Edo
September 8, 2017 No Responses

Tolaram Group to invest $50m in Edo

The Governor of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has taken his job creation and investment drive to Singapore, where arrangements are being fine tuned to attract a $50million worth of investment to the state.    The proposed investment is in...
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Customs Tincan Island Port command generates N183b in eight months
September 7, 2017 No Responses

Customs Tincan Island Port command generates N183b in eight months

The Nigeria Customs Service Tincan Island Port  Command generated one hundred and eighty- three (183) billion  naira in eight (8) months.  This development is sequel to the coordinated activities and innovative spirit of the Controller and the entire office...
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‘NPA is committed to improving access to Apapa Ports’
September 7, 2017 No Responses

‘NPA is committed to improving access to Apapa Ports’

Over the past couple of weeks, stakeholders have expressed concern over the state of access roads to the Lagos Port Complex in Apapa. The dilapidated state of the road, which has gone on for almost two decades has become a...
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Visa appoints Oluwakemi Okunsanya General Manager for West Africa
September 6, 2017 No Responses

Visa appoints Oluwakemi Okunsanya General Manager for West Africa

Global payments company Visa Inc., has appointed Oluwakemi Okunsanya as the new General Manager for West Africa, effective September 1, 2017. Oluwakemi joins Visa from MoneyGram International, where she was Head of Anglophone Africa.   In her role, Oluwakemi...
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Obaseki in Indonesia, explains commercial oil palm production agenda
September 6, 2017 No Responses

Obaseki in Indonesia, explains commercial oil palm production agenda

The Governor of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, is currently in Indonesia to “deepen his administration’s partnership with the Asian country, in a bid to revamp the agricultural sector and reposition the state as the oil palm capital of Nigeria”....
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Arunma Oteh to deliver key note address as WFE holds annual meeting in Bangkok
September 5, 2017 No Responses

Arunma Oteh to deliver key note address as WFE holds annual meeting in Bangkok

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com –     All is now set for the 57th General Assembly & Annual Meeting of the World Federation of Exchanges (WFE) scheduled to hold from 6-8 September 2017, in Bangkok, Thailand. ​  According to the organisers...
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Iyalode Alaba Lawson resumes as Advisory Board Chairperson of US-Nigeria Trade Council
September 5, 2017 No Responses

Iyalode Alaba Lawson resumes as Advisory Board Chairperson of US-Nigeria Trade Council

The US-Nigeria Trade Council (USA) has announced Iyalode Alaba Lawson as its new Chairperson.   According to the Council, Iyalode Alaba Lawson is  to provide leadership and overall guidance and direction, in the programs, policy and strategic efforts to impr...
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Buhari: Nigerians can live anywhere in the country without restrictions
September 3, 2017 No Responses

Buhari: Nigerians can live anywhere in the country without restrictions

Every Nigerian has a right to live, work in any part of the country, irrespective of backgrounds, President Muhammadu Buhari has said.   Receiving the Governor of Katsina State, Alhaji Bello Aminu Masari on Saturday, at his country home as part of...
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Kenyatta: I’m ready for another election
September 2, 2017 No Responses

Kenyatta: I’m ready for another election

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has branded judges in the country’s Supreme Court “crooks” after they annulled his win in presidential elections. He earlier called for calm and said he would respect the ruling but struck a more combative note...
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BPE: Let’s replicate SACHOL’s success story in other enterprises
September 1, 2017 No Responses

BPE: Let’s replicate SACHOL’s success story in other enterprises

The Director General of the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), Mr. Alex A. Okoh, has described Skyway Aviation Handling Company Limited (SACHOL) as one of the success stories of the privatisation programme, adding that the dynamics behind this success could.....
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