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March 17, 2018 No Responses

Buhari To Inaugurate Food Security Council on Monday

Days after he announced the intention of the Federal Government to establish a National Food Security Council, President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the constitution of the Council’s membership. The Council, to be chaired by the President, will be inaugurated on...

March 17, 2018 No Responses

Jacob Zuma Faces Corruption Trial

South Africa’s former President Jacob Zuma is to face prosecution for 16 charges of corruption relating to a multi-billion-dollar arms deal. The case centres on a 30bn rand ($2.5bn; £1.7bn) deal to modernise the country’s defence in the late 1990s...

March 17, 2018 No Responses

SIFAX Photo News

Dr. Fola Rogers (2nd left), Executive Director, Human Resources and Administration and Mrs. Chinelo Nwobi, Assistant General Manager, Human Resources and Administration (3rd left), led the SIFAX women in celebration of the 2018 International Women’s Day at t...

March 16, 2018 No Responses

Industrial Park: NEXIM Bank offers Edo N553b Funding Window

The Nigerian Export-Import (NEXIM) Bank has thrown its weight behind the Benin Industrial Park project with three funding windows running into N553 billion and building of local capacity to meet export standards. The management of NEXIM bank led by its...

March 16, 2018 No Responses

Diamond Bank Unveils Game-enabled Digital Savings Platform

Foremost financial institution, Diamond Bank Plc, has raised higher the bar in the delivery of unique financial services that suits customers changing lifestyles and needs. In partnership with Women’s World Banking with support from Financial Sector Deepenin...

March 16, 2018 No Responses

Mercedes-Benz Consolidates Expansion Drive, Opens $93m Headquarters In Atlanta

World acclaimed auto firm, Mercedes-Benz has unveiled new $93 million headquarters in Atlanta, United States of America. This summer, parent Daimler AG will open a fourth office of Lab1886, its global incubator venture, in Atlanta, joining existing locati...

March 16, 2018 No Responses

Photo News

R-L: Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Daughter, Oludamilola Osinbajo, Son-Inlaw, Oluseun Bakare and Wife, Dolapo Osinbajo at the Traditional Engagement between Oludamilola and Oluseun at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Thursday.

March 16, 2018 No Responses

Keystone Bank Partners NIPOST, Commissions Agency Banking

Keystone Bank Limited has launched ‘KeyServ’ (An Agency Banking Proposition)to serve customers outside its conventional brick & Mortar mode of banking. The initiative in partnership with Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) and i-OneC (A FinTech Firm) i...

March 16, 2018 No Responses

Kuwait Seals $467m Financing for Eight Tankers, Orders VLCC

Kuwait Oil Tanker Company (KOTC) has signed a financing deal with a syndicate of banks worth around USD 467 million (KD 140 million). The financing will be provided by Warba Bank, Ahli United Bank and Kuwait International. The ten-year financing...

March 16, 2018 No Responses

Maritime Aircraft

President Muhammadu Buhari with The Crew Of ATR42-500 Maritime Patrol Aircraft, Nigerian Air Force, On Thursday. Photo: Bayo Omoboriowo

March 15, 2018 No Responses

Okomu Oil Palm Unveils 11,400ha Plantation, Targets 2,000 Jobs

Okomu Oil Palm Plc has commissioned 11,400 hectare of oil palm plantation covering over 10 communities in Edo State. The commissioning of the plant held on Wednesday, at the Okomu Extension 2 Plantation in Ovia South West Local Government Area,...

March 15, 2018 No Responses

Experts To Share ‘Game Changers’ In Cassava Farming Systems With Policymakers

The IITA Cassava Weed Management Project and the Building an Economically Sustainable Integrated Seed System for Cassava (BASICS) project will share results of research in weed management and seeds systems in cassava this month. The unveiling of the scientif...

March 15, 2018 No Responses

Budget Implementation: Dakuku Assures House Committee on Accountability

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has received commendations from the House of Representatives Committee on Maritime Safety, Education and Administration for its performance in the 2017 budget implementation adding that NIMASA sho...

March 15, 2018 No Responses

Nissan Appoints Munoz, Ex-U.S Chief To Lead China Expansion

Nissan Motor Company on Wednesday said Chief Performance Officer and former U.S. chief Jose Munoz would become head of its China operations, leading the Japanese automaker’s ambitious expansion in the world’s largest auto market. The Japanese aut...