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November 3, 2016 No Responses

BPE boss gets excellence award

The Acting Director General of the Bureau of Public Enterprises, Dr. Vincent Onome Akpotaire, has said that the Bureau is a unique public institution with well-groomed workforce positioned to drive the nation’s economy. He likened the work ethics, orientation...

November 3, 2016 No Responses

700,000 Nigerians apply for 500 FIRS jobs

(NAN) The Chairman, Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS, Tunde Fowler, has said that the organisation received more than 700,000 applications from the recent job advert it placed. Mr. Fowler made this known on Wednesday in Abuja when he appeared before...

November 3, 2016 No Responses

LCCI Photo News

From Left – Mrs Elke Helen, Deputy CEO, Giessen Friedberg Chamber of Commerce and Industry; Dr Matthias Leder, CEO, Giessen Friedberg Chamber of Commerce and Industry; Chief Dr. Mrs. Nike Akande,CON, President, Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCC...

November 2, 2016 No Responses

Experts task FG on threat to Nigeria’s cassava industry

Experts in cassava research have identified low productivity of cassava roots as major threat to Nigeria’s cassava industry. According to the Researchers, the development if not curtailed could impede gains made in the sector, thereby putting Nigeria at ri...

November 2, 2016 No Responses

FirstBank attains ISO 9001: 2015 quality management systems certification

First Bank of Nigeria Limited, a subsidiary of FBN Holdings Plc has achieved the Quality Management Systems certification from the International Standards Organisation (ISO). This certification also known as the ISO 9001:2015 is the latest version o...

November 2, 2016 No Responses

TUC decries sexual abuse at IDP camps

The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) has criticized sexual abuse, rape and exploitation of women and girls living in seven Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camps in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital allegedly by camp leaders, vigilante groups, policem...

November 2, 2016 No Responses

Minister takes change begins with me campaign to Police headquarters

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, on Tuesday formally presented the Federal Government’s NationalRe-Orientation Campaign, Change Begins With Me, to the top brass of the Nigeria Police Force, including Inspector-General of Po...

November 2, 2016 No Responses

Presidency to offer more explanations on quest for $30B loan

The Presidency is to further brief the National Assembly on the urgent need for Nigeria to secure $30Billion international loan. The Nigeria Senate had on Tuesday unanimously, threw out President Muhammadu Buhari’s request for external loan of $29.96 bill...

November 2, 2016 No Responses

500 students benefit from Wema Bank training on savings culture

To mark this year’s World Savings Day, Wema Bank recently held financial education sessions with students in five secondary schools in various locations in the country. More than 500 students participated. Asked why kids should save, one of the...

November 2, 2016 No Responses

NSE to train market participants on ETFs

Consistent with its commitment to broaden and deepen the Nigerian capital market, the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) in partnership with the Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) Issuers Vetiva Fund Managers Limited, Lotus Capital Limited and Stanbic IBTC Asset Manageme...

November 2, 2016 No Responses

Total Nigeria interview trainees in Delta, Kaduna for skills acquisition programme

On October 10 in Kaduna state and October 18 in Koko, Delta state, 47 candidates were interviewed for eligibility into Total Nigeria Plc’s Skills Acquisition Programme. The programme eligibility criteria entails that the candidates must be youths and...

November 1, 2016 No Responses

Fidelity Bank declares N110.3B gross earnings in nine months

For the nine months ended September 30, 2016, Fidelity Bank Plc attained N110.3 Billion gross earnings, indicating three per cent increase when compared to its previous N107 billion. Also within the period, deposit increased by 3.4 per cent to N795.6...

November 1, 2016 No Responses

Arik Air lifts 19.5m passengers in 10 years

Despite various challenges, Arik Air has in the ten years of its operations flown over 19.5 million passengers. Managing Director, Chris Ndulue, explained on Monday that the Airline has grappled with a myriad of challenges in one decade of...

November 1, 2016 No Responses

‘Onne Phase 4B Port facility begins operation soon’

Barring any unforeseen hitch, part of the new capacity being added at the Phase 4B area of the Onne Port Complex development Area in Rivers State will be put into commercial use soon, the Managing Director of Nigeria Ports Authority...