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February 5, 2018 No Responses

IBB denies asking Buhari not to re-contest

Former military ruler, Gen. Ibrahim Babangida, has denied reports that he has called on President Muhammadu Buhari not to re-contest in 2019. A statement by the former military President, described the statement as “the personal views of the writer”. Babangida...

February 5, 2018 No Responses

NRC to hold retreat on 2018 agenda

Mr Fidet Okhiria, the Managing Director, Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), on Sunday said the Corporation would be holding a retreat to set agenda for 2018. Okhiria told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja that the retreat would hold...

February 4, 2018 No Responses

Covenant University defeats UNILAG, OAU, others in research competition

Covenant University has emerged the first place winner in Nigeria’s stage of global CFA Institute Research competition. Covenant University beat University of Lagos and Obafemi Awolowo University which emerged second and third place winners, respectively, in...

February 4, 2018 No Responses

CMD organises 2,198 courses in 10 years

The Centre for Management Development (CMD) says it has organised no fewer than 2,198 programmes in 10 years to build the capacity of government officials in various management sector. CMD Director- General, Dr Kabir Usman, stated this in a document...

February 3, 2018 No Responses

Mercedes-Benz delivers 115 Atego trucks to Chile

Mercedes-Benz has delivered 115 trucks of the model Atego to Chile. They will be put to action in the garbage industry. A statement explained that an important factor for the contract with Mercedes-Benz was the Atego’s maneuverability and its...

February 3, 2018 No Responses

Kaduna records 17, 000 cases of acute malnutrition

The Kaduna State Primary Health Care Development Agency (SPHCDA) said on Friday that 17, 989 cases of severe acute malnutrition were recorded in the state in 2017. Hajiya Hauwa Usman, a Nutritionist with the Agency made the disclosure in Zaria...

February 2, 2018 No Responses

27 ships expected at Lagos Seaports

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) says 27 ships are expected to arrive in Apapa and Tin Can Island Ports in Lagos from Feb. 2 to Feb. 24. NPA, in its daily publication, `Shipping Position’, issued on Friday in Lagos, said...

February 2, 2018 No Responses

World Federation of Exchanges to focus on SMEs, cyber security, regulatory coherence in 2018

The World Federation of Exchanges ( WFE) has agreed its 2018 business priorities will focus on areas including regulatory coherence; CCP recovery & resolution issues; cyber security; FinTech; and SMEs. These key business priorities are in addition t...

February 2, 2018 No Responses

Buhari nominates Edward Adamu as CBN Deputy Governor

President Muhammadu Buhari has nominated Mr Edward Lametek Adamu to the Senate for confirmation as Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Mr Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, made this known...

February 2, 2018 No Responses

SIFAX Shipping Boss Urges Caution on Cargo Palletisation Implementation

Henry Ajoh, General Manager, SIFAX Shipping Company Limited, a subsidiary of SIFAX Group, has urged the Federal Government to reconsider its position on the implementation of the cargo palletisation policy. The policy, an initiative of the Presidential committ...

February 2, 2018 No Responses

Flour Mills Photo News

L – R: Tony Ibeziako, Ag. Head, Listings Business Division, The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE); Oscar N. Onyema, OON, Chief Executive Officer, NSE; Mr. John Coumantaros, Chairman, Flour Mills of Nigeria Plc and Paul Gbededo, Group Managing Director, Flo...

February 1, 2018 No Responses

NNPC seeks PPP arrangement for pipelines

Dr Maikanti Baru, Group Managing Director, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), on Wednesday said its subsidiary companies would partner with the private sector to build more pipelines across the country. Baru said this in Abuja in a statement by th...

February 1, 2018 No Responses

Africa Prudential Revamps Registrar Services

In line with its determination to dominate and redefine the landscape of registrar service delivery in the country, Africa Prudential Plc, has unveiled her new USSD code, *4018# tagged “Personal Registrar”. The USSD code, *4018#, which was unveiled in La...

February 1, 2018 No Responses

Egua Sets Up The Bridge, Quits Frontiersnews

The online media space is set to express a new vitality with the birth of The Bridge News, a news platform, with a robust slant on investigative journalism and real-time news delivery. The Bridge News is published by Mr. Horatius...