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October 18, 2016 No Responses

‘Girls Go IT’ concludes summer IT Boot Camp for Girls in Lagos

‘Girls Go IT’ Nigeria, a social development platform intent on empowering girls from rural and under-served communities to acquire digital and information technology skills has concluded its first summer boot camp which took place in Mushin, Lagos from August to...

October 18, 2016 No Responses

Fidelity Bank empowers 500 unemployed youths in Kebbi State

Fidelity Bank Plc in strategic partnership with Gazelle Academy and Waziri Umaru Federal Polytechnic, Birnin Kebbi has empowered 500 Nigerians with entrepreneurial skills. The programme, which is part of the Bank’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) ini...

October 17, 2016 No Responses

Chibok Girls: FG appeals against ‘dangerous comments’

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has appealed to commentators and analysts to refrain from making statements that can jeopardize the release of the Chibok girls who are still in captivity. The Minister made the appeal on Sunda...

October 17, 2016 No Responses

Customs dismisses 17 officers for drug addiction, certificate forgery

Seventeen (17) Junior Officers of the Nigeria Customs Service have been dismissed from the Service for offences ranging from drug addiction, certificate forgery, theft and absence from duty from January to September 2016. A statement issued by the Pub...

October 17, 2016 No Responses

African leaders sign charter on maritime security

(Channels) African leaders have adopted and signed a draft Charter on Maritime Safety, Security and Development. African leaders have adopted and signed a draft Charter on Maritime Safety, Security and Development. The agreement is aimed at establishing ...

October 17, 2016 No Responses

Group tasks FG on proposed N25b car loans

Reported plan by the Federal Government to float a car purchase loan scheme to help Nigerians acquire new made-in-Nigeria cars has been described as a ‘refreshing one’. Though details of the operations remain skectchy as at press time, a...

October 17, 2016 No Responses

Andy Murray wins Shanghai Masters, close gap on Djokovic

Andy Murray has burned through China in remorseless fashion. Since arriving in Beijing 2½ weeks ago, he has delivered arguably the most dominant sequence of his career, winning 10 straight matches that concluded on Sunday in a 7-6, 6-1 victory...

October 16, 2016 No Responses

FG proposes 10 earth dams for each state

To increase food production across the country, the Federal Government has concluded plans to install at least 10 earth dams in each state of the federation. Under the arrangement, dikes is also to be put in place in the...

October 16, 2016 No Responses

Nigeria pledges to effectively implement IOPC Fund

The Federal Government of Nigeria has expressed its commitment to the implementation of the 1992 International Civil Liability Convention and the 1992 International Oil Pollution Compensation (IOPC) Fund. The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Adminis...

October 15, 2016 No Responses

Honda recalls 350,000 Civics

(Auto News) American Honda is recalling approximately 350,000 Civic coupe and sedans in the U.S. from the 2016 model year to fix an issue with the vehicles’ electronic parking brake. The automaker, in a statement, said software that controls the...

October 15, 2016 No Responses

Kia wins 2016 customer service award

KIA Motors Nigeria has emerged the best customer service provider and the winner of the 2016 Nigeria Customer Service Award (NCSA) in the automobile category. In this year’s edition of the Nigeria Customer Service Award held at the Civic Towers...

October 15, 2016 No Responses

NPA to strengthen security partnership with Navy, others

The Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Bala Usman has reaffirmed the commitment of the present Management of the Organisation to improve on the existing synergy with the Nigerian Navy and other relevant stakeholders. According to th...

October 15, 2016 No Responses

DHL recognised as top employer in 12 countries

DHL Express has been certified as a Top Employer in Africa by the Top Employers Institute. At the Top Employer ceremony on Thursday at the Sandton Convention Centre, the company was certified as a Top Employer in twelve markets,...

October 15, 2016 No Responses

‘Chibok Girls freedom is worthy of celebration’

By Comrade Bobboi Bala Kaigama and Comrade Simeso Amachree – The news of the release of 21 Chibok Girls who were abducted by the Boko Haram Sect at Government Secondary School, Chibok on April 14, 2014 is worthy of celebration;...