Business Archives — Page 505 of 539

October 8, 2016 No Responses

FirstBank partners NESG on 22nd economic summit

Inline with commitment to drive financial inclusion and sustainable national economic development, First Bank of Nigeria Limited and FBN Merchant Bank Limited have partnered the Nigerian Economic Summit Group to host the 22nd Nigerian Economic Summit (NES#22) with the theme:...

October 8, 2016 No Responses

Minister seeks implementation of bilateral pacts in culture

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has stressed the need to actualize all the bilateral agreements betweenNigeria and other countries, particularly in the cultural sector, so as to derive the maximum benefits that the sector offers...

October 8, 2016 No Responses

Euro Global kicks-off back to school visits, unveils Golden Choco drink

Euro Global Foods and Distilleries, maker of Savana soft drink, has embarked on its 2016 Back to School campaign that will see it visit schools across south western Nigeria over the next few weeks. The campaign kicked off at Beehive...

October 7, 2016 No Responses

‘Trade, Transport Interconnectivity critical to sustained growth in Africa’

Member States of Union of Africa Shippers Council (UASC) on Thursday in Abuja commenced a two-day special Sub-Regional Interactive meeting aimed at improving trade and transport infrastructure within the continent. With the theme:Transport Infrastructure De...

October 7, 2016 No Responses

SEC explains waiver, 80 % compliance to Rules and Regulations

Section 60(1) of the Investment and Securities Act, 2007 requires that “a public company whose securities are required to be registered under the Act shall file with the Commission on a periodic or annual basis its audited financial statements and...

October 7, 2016 No Responses

TinCan Island Port generates N25.6B in September

For the Month of September 2016, TinCan Islan Port command of Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) generated N25.6 Billion revenue. A press statement issued by the Public Relation Officer, UCHE EJESIEME, explained that Various strategic plans aimed at enhanc...

October 7, 2016 No Responses

Minister meets private sector, explains ”Change Begins With Me” campaign

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said President Muhammadu Buhari and his entire cabinet has been living true to the national re-orientation campaign ”Change Begins With Me” long before it was publicly unveiled la...

October 7, 2016 No Responses

NSE Photo News

L – R Oscar N. Onyema, OON, Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) and Dr. Odunlami Kola-Daisi, Managing Director, Secure Electronic Technology PLC at the Closing Gong Ceremony at The Exchange on Thursday,

October 7, 2016 No Responses

SON Photo News

L-R: Bar Umaru kawu, Director Legal Services and Corporate Affairs ; New Director General, Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), Bar Anthony Osita Aboloma receiving the handing over note from Former Acting DG, SON, Dr Paul Angya and Mr Felix Nyado,...

October 6, 2016 No Responses

Heritage Bank sponsors African Fashion & Design week

Heritage Bank Plc will be the lead sponsor of the 2016 African Fashion and Design Week (AFDW) titled “Be Inspired”. Already, Media personalities, Sika Osei and Uti Nwachukwu have been unveiled as the official hosts for the event. African Fashion and...

October 6, 2016 No Responses

Shipowners task IMO on timeline for GHG Emissions

The world’s national shipowner associations represented by the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) have urged the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to develop a timeline for the further reduction of the shipping sector’s Green House Gas (GHG) e...

October 6, 2016 No Responses

NNPC proposes commercial production of biofuels

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) is to commence large scale commercial bio-fuel venture as alternative to fossil fuel, Group Managing Director (GMD), Dr Maikanti Baru, has said. Speaking on Wednesday in Abuja at a two-day Environment Dial...

October 6, 2016 No Responses

Customs FOU impounds N130m contrabands in September

For the month of September, the Nigeria Customs Service, Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone ‘A’ Ikeja, Lagos intercepted contrabands amounting to Duty Paid Value (DPV) of N101.5 million. Similarly, the Unit through its interventions recovered N30,1...

October 6, 2016 No Responses

UBA Photo News

L-R: Ace Comedian, Ali Baba; Film Producer, Zeb Ejiro; CNN Anchor, Zain Asher; Renowned Actress, Joke Silva; Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism , Alhaji Lai Mohammed; Chairman Heirs Holdings and Founder, The Tony Elumelu Foundation(TEF), Mr. Tony...