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March 6, 2018 one Response

Aisha Buhari Harps On Importance Of Women In National Development

The role of women has been identified as one of the important determinants of development in any administration. This was made known by the wife of the President, Mrs. Aisha Muhammadu Buhari, while receiving All Progressives Congress (APC) state women...

March 5, 2018 No Responses

NIMASA elevates 638 staff

The Governing Board of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has approved the promotion of 85 Management Staff and 553 non-staff. The promotions were ratified at the meeting of the Board of the Agency in Lagos under the...

March 5, 2018 one Response

Dangote Donates N1.2B Business School To BUK

Foremost businessman, Aliko Dangote at the weekend donated a N1.2 billion ultra-modern business school edifice to the Bayero University, Kano, (BUK), the first of its kind in Northern Nigeria. According to the business mogul, talks are on to affilate the...

March 4, 2018 No Responses

World Wildlife Day: Obaseki harps on preservation, better programmes on diversity

Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, has called for better policies and programmes that will preserve the world’s diverse flora and fauna. The governor said this on the occasion of the commemoration of the World Wildlife Day, celebrated every March...

March 3, 2018 No Responses

Toyota Votes $2.8B For Self-Driving Cars

Toyota Motor Corporation and its top two suppliers said they will plow $2.8 billion into a new company to create the software that runs self-driving cars, as Japan’s largest automaker steps up investments in new fields such as autonomous driving...

March 2, 2018 No Responses

WFE, 59 Stock Exchanges To Ring Gender Equality Bell

For the fourth year, a global collaboration across 59 stock exchanges around the world on Fridayconcluded plan to ‘Ring the Bell for Gender Equality’ to celebrate International Women’s Day onThursday, March 8, 2018. The events are a partnership b...

March 2, 2018 No Responses

‘Caution Your Daughters on Donation of Eggs’

By Daniels Ekugo A health expert, Dr Omobolade Obadofin, has warned parents to keep a watch over their daughters, whom she said is at risk of having cancer or been infertile because of the trend in donating eggs for financial...

March 2, 2018 No Responses

Dana Air to Fly US Based Doctors On free Medical Mission to Uyo

As part of its corporate social responsibility, Dana Air has announced that it will partner Global Image Foundation, A nongovernmental organization based in the US on free medical surgical –dental mission for the underprivileged in Uyo, from 5th -9th of ...

March 2, 2018 No Responses

Kia Declares 195,962 Global Sales In February

Kia Motors Corporation has announced its February 2018 global sales figures for passenger cars, recreational vehicles (RVs) and commercial vehicles, recording a total of 195,962 units sold, decreasing 9.1% from 2017. In February, sales in Korea totaled 37,005 ...

March 2, 2018 No Responses

Photo News

Participants at the Network of Enterprising Women Nigeria (NEWN) Health and Wellness Workshop held in Lagos.

March 2, 2018 No Responses

Pirates Take Two Crew Hostage off Benin

Luxembourg-flagged product-chemical tanker, ST Marseille was attacked by five armed pirates on February 26 while anchored in the Bay of Cotonou, the Gulf of Guinea. The pirates approached the tanker in a speedboat and opened fire once they boarded the vessel,...

March 2, 2018 No Responses

China Development Bank, UBA Sign Letter of Intent for $100m Loan Deal To Support SMEs In Africa

United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has announced the signing of a letter of intent for $100 million to finance the development of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Africa. According to the financial institution, the $100 million loan will...

March 2, 2018 one Response

BMW records 23,508 sales in February

For the Month of February, 2018, sales of BMW brand vehicles increased to 23, 508, an increase of 4.2 percent when compared to 22,558 vehicles sold within same period in 2017. Collectively, the BMW X models had a very...

March 2, 2018 No Responses

NPA Photo News

R-L: Caption 2. From right, Port Manager, Calabar Port, Mrs Olufunmilayo Olotu, Representative of Director of Maritime Labor Services, NIMASA, Oluyemisi Fayemi, General Manager, Procurement (NPA), Alhaji Ahmed Dandare, Director Procurement, Federal Ministry of...