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September 20, 2016 No Responses

Organisers explain new date for SITEI conference

To ensure the crucial participation of concerned stakeholders, Friends of SITEI have opted to move the conference to a new date: Tuesday, 25th October 2016. A statement issued by the organisers explain that the SITEI conference which is an annual multi-stakeholder meeting...

September 17, 2016 No Responses

Hyundai recalls Tucsons

After a meeting with the United States National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Hyundai is recalling 41,000 2016 Tucsons for a potentially faulty accelerator pedal. The recall involves certain 2016 Tucsons equipped with a dual-clutch transm...

September 17, 2016 No Responses

FG to reflate economy with N350B

The Federal Government has announced plan to boost the economy with additional N350 Billlion. According to the Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, plans are also underway to raise $1 Billion from Euro-Bonds by December, this year. Briefing Journalists....

September 17, 2016 No Responses

Plagiarism: Buhari to sanction aides

September 15, 2016 No Responses

NCC to sanction Globacom

(NAN) The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is to sanction Globacom for not adhering to the 10 per cent threshold for interconnect traffic by telecom companies. This is contained in the organisation’s 2016 Q1 Compliance Monitoring and Enforcement Repo...

September 14, 2016 No Responses

Protest Rocks Zimbabwe

(CNN) Zimbabwe has known only one leader since independence. First as prime minister, then president, there has only been Robert Mugabe at the top for the last 36 years. There have been challenges, opposition and violence, but the 92-year-old leader...

September 14, 2016 No Responses

‘How Venus and Serena Williams failed drug test’

Hacking group, Fancy Bear group has alleged that the World Anti-Doping Agency allowed United States tennis players Serena and Venus Williams to take banned substances, while gymnast Simone Biles failed a doping test yet avoided disqualification. Accord...

September 13, 2016 No Responses

Buhari pledges to end Militancy in Niger Delta

President Muhammadu Buhari has reiterated the resolve of the Federal Government to tackle Niger Delta militancy. Speaking in Daura, Katsina State on Monday after attending the Eid prayers to celebrate Eid-Ei-Kabir, Buhari said the present administration wil...

September 13, 2016 No Responses

Samsung loses $44 Billion of value

(BLOOMBERG) Tepid demand for Samsung Electronics Co.’s newest Galaxy smartphones triggered a fifth straight monthly decline for the electronics maker, wiping out about $44 billion in market value since April. Shares of the world’s biggest smartphone vendor...

September 11, 2016 No Responses

‘Ownership claims of change begins with me campaign is sheer blackmail’

I read with utter shock and disbelief the reported claim by some people that the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, stole their concept of ‘CHANGE BEGINS WITH ME’, which was launched by the President on Thursday, 8th...

September 9, 2016 No Responses

Buhari unveils ‘change begins with me’ campaign

President Muhammadu Buhari has described the new National Orientation Programme, Change Begins With Me, as a determination of his administration to carry all Nigerians along. Speaking at the unveiling of the programme in Abuja, Buhari decried the alleged er...

September 7, 2016 No Responses

IBM Appoints Dipo Faulkner as Country General Manager for Nigeria

IBM has announced the appointment of Ernest Oladipo Faulkner as Country General Manager, IBM Nigeria. He succeeds Taiwo Otiti who served as Country General Manager, West Africa, since 2010. Dipo will be responsible for IBM’s overall business in Nigeria w...

September 7, 2016 No Responses

Shareholders seek adequate awareness on proposed amendments to CAMA

Members of the Proactive Shareholders Association of Nigeria have urged relevant Government agencies to prevail on the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) to extend till end of the year proposed amendment of the Companies and Allied Matters Act (CAMA). Accord...

September 6, 2016 No Responses

Wema Bank reopens Minna Branch

Wema Bank Plc has continued its expansion plan with the reopening of its branch in Minna, Niger State. Located at 35 Bosso Road, Minna, this comes barely a year after the bank obtained a national banking licence from the...