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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;...

October 14, 2016 No Responses

‘FirstBank now sole Foreign Exchange Dealer to BDCs’

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced FirstBank the sole authorized dealer for foreign exchange proceeds to licenced Bureau de Change (BDC) operators in Nigeria. According to First Bank, the announcement is coming on the heels of the...

October 14, 2016 No Responses

Report seeks paradigm shift in road safety policy

Road safety experts from around the globe are calling for a paradigm shift in road safety policy. In a new International Transport Federation (ITF) report launched in Paris, France, 30 experts from 24 countries and organisations argue that current road.....

October 14, 2016 No Responses

Intensify efforts to release other Chibok Girls, Brown tells FG

Former British Prime Minister, Mr Gordon Brown has urged the Federal Government and negotiators not to give up until all the abducted Chibok schoolgirls are freed from captivity. The United Nations’ Special Envoy for Global Education made this call in his...

October 14, 2016 No Responses

WFE explains growing liquidity in emerging market exchanges

The World Federation of Exchanges (“WFE”), on Thursday published a report into growing liquidity in emerging market exchanges, in collaboration with global management consulting firm Oliver Wyman. The report, entitled Enhancing Liquidity in Emerging Mark...

October 14, 2016 No Responses

APC raises 49-member committee for Ondo election

(NAN) The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Thursday in Abuja constituted a 49-member campaign committee for the November 26 governorship poll in Ondo state. The committee has nine governors, nine ministers, former governors and members of the National Asse...