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October 14, 2016 No Responses

Intensify efforts to release other Chibok Girls, Brown tells FG

Former British Prime Minister, Mr Gordon Brown has urged the Federal Government and negotiators not to give up until all the abducted Chibok schoolgirls are freed from captivity. The United Nations’ Special Envoy for Global Education made this call in his...

October 12, 2016 No Responses

FG to launch Digital Broadcasting in December

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has assured of the Federal Government’s readiness to launch the DigitalSwitch Over (DSO) in broadcasting in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, by the end of 2016. The Minister gav...

October 10, 2016 No Responses

NCC records 94m internet users in August

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) as at August 2016 has in its networks 93,591,174 internet users. According to NCC, the data revealed that internet usage on the Global System for Mobile communications (GSM) and the Code Division Multiple Access....

October 10, 2016 No Responses

Minister lauds NAFEST 2016 contributions to national unity

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has described the 2016 edition of the annual N ational Festival of Arts and Culture (NAFEST 2016) as a success, saying it has helped to strengthen national unity. ”Undoubtedly the biggest...

October 8, 2016 No Responses

Sukuk Issuance: SEC lauds CBN’s approval of guidelines for granting liquid assets to States

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has notified issuers and investors that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has approved “Guidelines for Granting Liquid Asset Status to Sukuk Instruments Issued by State Governments”. In a statement on Fri...

October 8, 2016 No Responses

Heritage Bank seeks sustained support for firms

As part of measures to create wealth for individual customers, Heritage Bank recently took advantage of customers’ service/appreciation week to organise a business fair to celebrates the business activities of various customers. The fair which t...

October 8, 2016 No Responses

Minister seeks implementation of bilateral pacts in culture

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has stressed the need to actualize all the bilateral agreements betweenNigeria and other countries, particularly in the cultural sector, so as to derive the maximum benefits that the sector offers...

October 8, 2016 No Responses

Euro Global kicks-off back to school visits, unveils Golden Choco drink

Euro Global Foods and Distilleries, maker of Savana soft drink, has embarked on its 2016 Back to School campaign that will see it visit schools across south western Nigeria over the next few weeks. The campaign kicked off at Beehive...

October 7, 2016 No Responses

Minister meets private sector, explains ”Change Begins With Me” campaign

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said President Muhammadu Buhari and his entire cabinet has been living true to the national re-orientation campaign ”Change Begins With Me” long before it was publicly unveiled la...

October 1, 2016 No Responses

‘NAFEST has become a tool for economic growth’

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said the annual National Festival of Arts and Culture (NAFEST) has evolved from being just an instrument of national unity to becoming a platformto help boost the level of economic...

September 23, 2016 No Responses

‘Sunny Ade, a music star of his generation’

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has congratulated King Sunny Ade on his 70th birthday, describing him as a cultural icon and a trail blazer. In a statement issued in Lagos on Thursday, the Minister hailed King Sunny Ade’s...

September 23, 2016 No Responses

World Bank, ILO announce new push for social protection

World leaders and heads of the World Bank Group and the International Labour Organization (ILO) are joining forces to achieve social protection for all. The new Global Partnership for Universal Social Protection announced during the UN General Assembly wee...

September 21, 2016 No Responses

Guinnness Nigeria declares N102B revenue

Guinness Nigeria has today announced its first set of results combining sales from both beer as well as International Premium Spirits (IPS) like Johnnie Walker and Baileys, following its acquisition of distribution rights from its parent company, Diageo in Jan...

September 21, 2016 No Responses

Man charged in New York, New Jersey bombings

(Chicago Tribune) Ahmad Khan Rahami vowed to martyr himself rather than be caught after setting off explosives in New York and New Jersey, and he’d hoped in a handwritten journal championing jihad that “the sounds of bombs will be heard...