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May 31, 2017 No Responses

Gowon, Obasanjo, Adesina, Elumelu, others to speak at IITA’s 50th anniversary

Two former heads of state of Nigeria, Dr Yakubu Gowon, and Chief Olusegun Obasanjo will be among dignitaries that would grace the 50th anniversary celebration of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) in Ibadan on 24 July. The...

May 31, 2017 No Responses

UBA celebrates Africa Day with Glitz, Glamour

The United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, on Thursday, joined the world to celebrate the 2017 Africa Day across the 19 African countries of operations with the theme: ‘Africa, the new Frontier.’ According to the Bank, Africa Day is dedicated to celebr...

May 31, 2017 No Responses

Petroleum ministry under scrutiny as Senate halts concession of Port Harcourt Refinery to AGIP, OANDO

Citing alleged irregularities, the Senate on Tuesday asked the Ministry of Petroleum Resources to halt all transactions relating to the proposed concession of the Port Harcourt refinery to Agip and Oando. The lawmakers who are questioning the rationale behin...

May 30, 2017 No Responses

IITA: 35,930Kilograms of seeds offer to Borno among best planting materials, lifeline for North East

The improved seeds donated by the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) to Borno State are lifelines for farmers, and will help rebuild the livelihoods of food insecure persons in the region. Tagged ‘seeds of renaissance’, the 35,930 kilog...

May 30, 2017 No Responses

Heritage Bank explains financial literacy training for children

In a bid to expose the citizenry to financial literacy at a very early age in life, Heritage Bank Plc, has exposed children between the age bracket of five and seven years to banking services. The programme, which is part...

May 30, 2017 No Responses

Drewry: Container carriers heading to profit

The majority of container shipping lines lost money in the first three months of 2017, but higher rates and fast-growing demand will soon show on the bottom line, according to shipping consultancy Drewry. In its last Container Forecaster report, Drewry...

May 30, 2017 No Responses

FRSC boss, Caleb Varsity VC, others for NAJA workshop

All is now set for the second edition of the 2017 Nigeria Auto Journalists Association (NAJA) Training and Capacity building workshop slated for June 8-9, 2017 in Lagos. At this year’s event, Boboye Oyeyemi, Corp Marshal of the Federal Roads...

May 30, 2017 No Responses

Photo News

Ag. President, Yemi Osinbajo (Left) welcoming the Chairman, Lee Engineering and Construction Works, Chief Leemon Ikpea during a courtesy call at the Presidential Villa, Abuja: Photo by Abayomi Adeshida

May 29, 2017 No Responses

Osinbajo to Nigerians: let’s make sacrifices

Acting President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo on Sunday in Abuja encouraged Nigerians to make sacrifices for the country’s greatness. Speaking at the Interdenominational church service to mark Democracy Day at the National Christian Centre in Abuja, the Acting Pres...

May 29, 2017 No Responses

‘Proposed amendment of NLNG Act threatens 18,000 jobs’

Members of Bonny Graduates Forum have closely examined the issues surrounding the proposed amendment of the NLNG Act and “we have come to the understanding that this will not be in the interest of Nigeria, the Niger-Delta and Bonny community....

May 29, 2017 No Responses

British Airways: Chaos continues at Heathrow

By James Goldburn, BBC News – More than a third of British Airways flights from Heathrow were cancelled as thousands of passengers faced a second day of disruption. The airline was hit by a worldwide computer system power failure on...

May 29, 2017 No Responses

Airtel Photo News

L-R: CSR Lead, Airtel Nigeria, Chioma Okolie; Head Teacher, Oremeji Primary School, Mrs. Adunni Animashaun; Ag. Head, Public Relations, Airtel Nigeria, Erhumu Bayagbon; Kausara Ajibola; Emmanuel Ameh; Ojewole Soliu and Uratuchukwu Chisom, all Basic 6 Students ...

May 28, 2017 No Responses

BA cancels Saturday flights over IT outage

British Airways canceled all Saturday flights from London’s two biggest airports (Heathrow and Gatwick) after “a major IT system failure” caused severe disruption to flight operations worldwide, the airline said. “Our IT teams are worki...

May 27, 2017 No Responses

Weststar unveils Fiat Tipo, explains special discounts, quality after-sales support

By Moses Ebosele – After several months of research and planning, Fiat has finally settled in Nigeria courtesy Weststar Associates Limited, Authorized General Distributors of Mercedes-Benz, Jeep, Dodge, Ram and Fiat in Nigeria. Using the Fiat br...