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November 19, 2016 No Responses

Trial of Driverless bus begins in Japan

A Japanese company has brought us a step closer to autonomous public transport with its Robot Shuttle. Already, the electric Robot Shuttle has completed its first public trials, traversing a 400 meter section of public road along Lake Tazawa in...

November 19, 2016 No Responses

Trump settles Trump University lawsuits for $25m

Donald Trump has settled three Trump University lawsuits for $25m (£20m), the New York Attorney General has said. The US president-elect was being sued by former students who paid $35,000 (£28,000) for real estate “secrets” from his “hand-p...

November 18, 2016 No Responses

Export Expansion Grant resumes in 2017

The Export Expansion Grant (EEG), which was suspended in 2014 following allegations of widespread abuse and the accumulation of significant liability on the Negotiable Duty Credit Certificate (NDCCs), will resume in 2017, Minister of Industry, Trade and Invest...

November 18, 2016 No Responses

Minister seeks Governors’ support for ‘Change Begins With Me’

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has canvassed the support of State Governors for the success of theFederal Government’s National Re-orientation Campaign, “Change Begins With Me”, which was launched by President...

November 17, 2016 No Responses

‘Illegal artifacts trafficking bane of Nigeria’s quest to leverage on tourism, heritage’

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has commended the members of the Artifacts Rescuers Association of Nigeria for playing a strategic role in the preservation of the nation’s cultural heritage, saying the ministry will continue...

November 16, 2016 No Responses

Ministry to recover un-remitted N450B from CBN, SEC, NAFDAC, others

The Federal Ministry of Finance has raised a committee to recover unremitted operating surpluses of agencies of government, running into N450billion. The committee led by the Accountant General of the Federation, Alhaji Ahmed Idris, is to reconcile the oper...

November 15, 2016 No Responses

Inflation hits 18.3 %

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) in a report released on Monday in Abuja said Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased to 18.3 per cent (year-on-year) in October from 17.9 per cent recorded in September. The CPI, which measures inflation, is...

November 13, 2016 No Responses

Abubakar Umar drags MTN to court over unsolicited SMS, deductions

Former military Governor of Kaduna State, Abubakar Umar, has directed his Lawyers to sue MTN over unsolicited messages and alleged fraudulent deductions. According to Umar the practice has continued despite repeated assurances that it will not happen agai...

November 12, 2016 No Responses

Dana Airlifts four million passengers in eight years

Dana Air marks 8th anniversary of its commercial flight operations. The company has also used the opportunity to reaffirm its commitment to provide “safe, reliable and customer–centric air transport services to its teeming guests”. The airline in a st...

November 8, 2016 No Responses

Ryder re-elected as ILO Director-General for a second term

The Governing Body of the International Labour Organization (ILO) has re-elected Guy Ryder as Director-General for a second five year-term to start in October 2017. Guy Ryder received 54 of the 56 votes cast by the titular members of the...

November 8, 2016 No Responses

NECA lauds suspension of FRCN’S Code of Corporate Governance

The Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) has commended the Federal Government on its decision to suspend the Financial Reporting Council (FRCN)’s recently released Code of Corporate Governance. In a statement, NECA considered the action ap...

November 8, 2016 No Responses

Fidelity Bank Goes Live on NIBSS mCash Product

Inline with its renewed efforts to further drive the financial inclusion mandates of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Fidelity Bank Plc is now live on the Nigerian Inter-Bank Settlement System (NIBSS) mCash product which will allow it’s registered mercha...

November 7, 2016 No Responses

Clinton maintains lead over Trumph

The closing days of this long campaign has seen Trump closing the gap on the Democratic nominee. Two new polls, two days out from the US presidential election, show Hillary Clinton opening up her lead against Donald Trump, but the...

November 7, 2016 No Responses

Stowaway incidents rise in South Africa

Gothenburg-based marine insurer The Swedish Club has issued an urgent stowaway advice for shipowners to prevent stowaways from boarding vessels in South African ports, following a rise in such incidents in the last two months. Shipowners should be conce...