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October 3, 2017 No Responses

FG approves tax relief for TSTV

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said the new PayTV platform, TSTV, will enjoy a pioneer status with a three-year tax relief. The Minister announced this in Abuja on Sunday night when he unveiled TSTV. “Dr. (Bright) Echefu...

October 3, 2017 No Responses

NIMASA implores stakeholders on development, growth in maritime sector

The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) Dr. Dakuku Peterside has stressed the need for stakeholders to actively participate in the Nigerian maritime sector in order to support the growth of the country’s blue...

October 3, 2017 No Responses

59 killed, 527 injured in Las Vegas shooting

Police are working to establish the motive behind a mass shooting which left at least 59 dead and another 527 injured at a Las Vegas concert. Gunman Stephen Paddock, 64, opened fire from the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay...

October 3, 2017 No Responses

GM unveils agenda for 20 electric vehicles

General Motors will launch two new electric vehicles over the next 18 months, the first step in an ambitious plan to have more than 20 such vehicles on sale by 2023, and begin production of hydrogen fuel cells at its...

October 3, 2017 No Responses

BPE Photo News

The Director General of Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE ), Mr. Alex A. Okoh, rings the closing bell for the day’s business at the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE ), Lagos on Friday, September 29, 2017. With him are Pai Gamde,...

October 2, 2017 No Responses

Sales of new Audi A8 begins October 5

The new Audi A8 will be on sale as from October 5, 2017 in Germany. With strikingly stylish design, first-class chassis solutions, a touch operating concept and the electrification of all drive units, the fourth generation of the A8 provides...

October 2, 2017 No Responses

Buhari in Maiduguri, lauds military

Pesident Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday marked the military ceremonies of the National Independence Day in Maiduguri, Borno State, the epicenter of the Boko Haram terrorism and insurgency to honor the courage and sacrifices of the Armed Forces. The ceremony which....

October 1, 2017 No Responses

How to finance key govt projects, create jobs through capital market, by Arunma Oteh

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com – Stock Exchanges and Market Infrastructure Entities (MIEs) are agents of social change, Vice President and Treasurer of the World Bank, Arunma Oteh has said. According to Oteh, MIEs are critical to sustainab...

October 1, 2017 No Responses

Ecobank Nigeria promotes 1000 staff

The management of Ecobank Nigeria Limited has announced the promotion of more than one thousand staff. According to the Bank, about 30 per cent of its employees benefited from the exercise designed to reward excellence and exceptional performance. The...

October 1, 2017 No Responses

Nigeria still critically sick at 57

(Statement by Comrade (Dr.) Bobboi Bala Kaigama, President of Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC), on the Occasion of the 57th Independence Day Anniversary of the Country on 1st October, 2017). “The world will never respect Africa until Nigeria...

October 1, 2017 No Responses

Road safety seminar holds October 12th

Road crashes have been identified globally as a major threat to the lives and wellbeing of youths and young adults all over the world especially in developing nations. These subsets of the population are the most active road users and...

October 1, 2017 No Responses

Absolute Success Travels donate gifts to orphanage

As part of activities to mark the birthday of the founder and Managing Director of Absolute Success Travels and Tours, owner of the UFITFLY brand, Evang. Ajibola Ogunkeyede, the management and Staff on Saturday paid a visit to the Total...

September 30, 2017 No Responses

Peugeot bounces back to pick-up segment

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com – Barring any last minute adjustment, Peugeot will in the first quarter of 2018 bounced back to the pick-up segment in Nigeria. The development is expected to compound ongoing competition and struggle for space b...

September 30, 2017 No Responses

Edo sacks Permanent Secretary, suspends three others over alleged N283m fraud

The Edo State Government on Friday sacked a permanent secretary in the State Ministry of Youth and Special Duties, Dr. (Ms) Osayuware Idahosa and three other civil servants over allegation of padding the budget for the conduct of primary school examinatio...