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July 19, 2016 No Responses

New NPA boss harps on improved revenue generation

By Moses Ebosele – The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) will strive for enhanced operating efficiencies to facilitate improved revenue generation and inflows into the national treasury, newly appointed Managing Director, Hadiza Bala-Usman has said. Speaking at the handing...

July 19, 2016 No Responses

Presidency pledges full complince with fiscal responsibility act

The Federal Government has reiterated its resolve to fully comply with the provisions of the Fiscal Responsibility Act and other extant laws as they relate to the submission of budget proposals to the National Assembly. Presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu.....

July 19, 2016 No Responses

German police kill Afghan teen who slashed passengers on train

A teenage Afghan migrant armed with an ax and a knife attacked passengers aboard a regional train in southern Germany on Monday night, injuring four people before he was shot and killed by police as he fled, authorities said. Wuerzburg police said...

July 18, 2016 No Responses

NCC remits N70b into federation account

Between December 2015 and March 2016, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), remitted N70 billion into the federation account. The amount according to a statement issued by the commission is in addition to the N30 billion paid by MTN Nigeria Communica...

July 18, 2016 No Responses

Aisha Buhari, Osinbajo, Awolowo, Elumelu, seek support for women entrepreneur

Leading African businessman and philanthropist, Tony O. Elumelu CON joined recently joined the First Lady of Nigeria, Mrs. Aisha Buhari, wife of the Vice President, Mrs. Dolapo Osinbajo, Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) Chief Executive Officer, Segun A...

July 18, 2016 No Responses

SEC boss pledges to raise market participation

AS part of measures to deepen Nigerian capital market, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has expressed its determination to raise the participation of retail investors. Speaking during a visit to the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN) in ...

July 18, 2016 No Responses

‘How to curtail premature death through investment in Energy’

By Moses Ebosele Sustained investment in Energy could curtail premature deaths associated with air pollution by half in 2040. According to a report put together by International Energy Agency (IEA),each year an estimated 6.5 million deaths are linked ...

July 18, 2016 No Responses

G-20 Ministers pledge decent work, more job opportunities

By Moses Ebosele Labour and Employment Ministers from G-20 have agreed to advance decent work, enhance employability, and generate adequate job opportunities. At the end of a two-day meeting in Beijing, Chinese Minister of Human Resources and Social...

July 18, 2016 No Responses

NLC tasks NECA on retrenchment in banking sector

By Moses Ebosele – Factional President of Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero has challenged the leadership of Nigeria Employers’ Consultation Association (NECA) to make its position known on the retrenchment in the banking sector. In a...

July 16, 2016 No Responses

Between practicality and new Jaguar F-PACE

By Moses Ebosele – Technically, the new Jaguar F-Pace Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) is inspired by the sensational F-Type. Right from the bonnet to the rear, the signatures are similar. The F-PACE exhibits the DNA of a sports car. Information...

July 16, 2016 No Responses

Customers embrace 110,200 infiniti vehicles in six months

Infiniti finished the first half of 2016 with a new sales record. The company sold more than 110,200 vehicles, an increase of 7 percent over the same period last year. In the month of June, more than 19,300 vehicles were...

July 16, 2016 No Responses

Kia Motors declares 268,886 sales in June

By Moses Ebosele – For the month of June 2016, Kia Motors Corporation has announced global sales figures (export sales, domestic sales and sales from overseas plants) for passenger cars, recreational vehicles (RVs) and commercial vehicles, recording a ...

July 16, 2016 No Responses

Ford invests in self-driving map for cars

Ford Motor Company is among five investors providing $6.6 million in seed funding for Civil Maps, a California startup that creates three-dimensional maps for autonomous cars. The other participants are Motus Ventures, Wicklow Capital, StartX Stanford and AME ...

July 16, 2016 No Responses

Hyundai workers vote for strike action

Hyundai Motor’s unionized workers in South Korea voted to go on strike for a fifth year in a row after wage talks broke down, adding to the automaker’s troubles as it battles a sales slowdown. According to Automotive News, a...