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May 21, 2017 No Responses

NDDC to cancel N200b projects

As part of measures to reduce its project-carrying capacity to a manageable size, the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) at the weekend threatened to expunge N200b worth of projects from its book. Speaking during a visit to the Governor...

May 21, 2017 No Responses

Released Chibok girls reunite with families

The 82 rescued Chibok school girls have been reunited with their parents in an emotion laden occasion in Abuja on Saturday. The girls were earlier reunited with 24 others who were rescued by the Federal Government last year. In her...

May 21, 2017 No Responses

GM to stop making cars for Indian market

(BBC) – General Motors (GM) has announced that it will stop making cars for the Indian market by the end of 2017. The firm, which sells its Chevrolet brand in India, said it would continue to provide maintenance services. It...

May 21, 2017 No Responses

Photo News

Acting President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo (Middle) and Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu (Right) at the burial of late military Governor of the defunct Western Region, Gen Adeyinka Adebayo on Saturday in Ekiti

May 20, 2017 No Responses

Audi declares €1.2b profit in first quarter, to renew five existing model series in 2018

Following a year that was impacted by the diesel crisis, Audi plans to continue pushing forward with its strategic transformation. At the Annual General Meeting in Neckarsulm, the Board of Management explained the company’s plans for its models, technologies...

May 20, 2017 No Responses

Toyota Nigeria to sustain quality after-sales support, explains partnership with stakeholders

To sustain its leadership position across the country, Toyota Nigeria Limited (TNL) has put in place cost management measures, boost its after sales services and ensure good relationship with all stakeholders. Reviewing 2017 first quarter activities in th...

May 20, 2017 No Responses

‘NCC’s mandate is to ensure all stakeholders are protected’

By Prof. Umar Danbatta, Executive Vice Chairman, NCC – The Nigerian Bureau of Statistics in its first quarter telecommunications sector report for 2016 placed Lagos voice subscriber base at 19.04 million or 12.8% of the country’s subscribers and 1...

May 20, 2017 No Responses

SIFAX Haulage, SAHCOL get Nigerian Transport Award

Two subsidiaries of SIFAX Group; SIFAX Haulage and Logistics Limited and Skyway Aviation Handling Company Limited (SAHCOL) won two major awards at the 5th Nigeria Transport Awards held in Lagos. SIFAX Haulage and Logistics Limited won the Haulage & Logisti...

May 20, 2017 No Responses

NSE Photo News

L – R: Tinuade Awe, General Counsel and Head of Regulation, The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE); Inime I. Aguma, Country Vice-President/National President and Pai Gamde, Ag. Head, Corporate Services Division, NSE at the Closing Gong Ceremony on Friday.

May 20, 2017 No Responses

NPA Photo News

Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Bala Usman (2nd left); Practice Manager, World Bank, Benedict Eijbergen (left); Senior Transport Spec., World Bank, Olatunji Ahmed (2nd right) and the Technical Assistant to the MD, Dr. Abubakar D...

May 19, 2017 No Responses

FG gives agencies 60 days to harmonise operations at Seaports, insists on 24 hour services at Apapa

By Moses Ebosele – The Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, on Thursday signed three executive orders “that will significantly change some of the ways government business and operations are conducted in the country forthwith”. Ahead of the signing...

May 19, 2017 No Responses

GM South Africa reviews operations, to stop manufacturing of Chevrolet

General Motors and Isuzu Motors on Thursday announced their respective future plans for the Isuzu, Chevrolet and Opel brands in South Africa, subject to local regulatory requirements. With this announcement, Isuzu Motors intends to purchase GM’s South Af...

May 19, 2017 No Responses

Six crew kidnapped from cargo ship off Nigeria

Six crew members have been kidnapped from a general cargo vessel off Nigeria, according to ICC International Maritime Bureau’s (IMB) report. Pirates boarded an unidentified ship while it was underway around 21 nautical miles south of Nigerian Coast on May 1...

May 19, 2017 No Responses

NSE Photo News

L – R:Haruna Jalo-Waziri, Executive Director, Capital Markets Division, The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) presenting a gong to Michale Mathew, Chief Executive Officer, MPD Logics in honour of Michale Matthew, whose actions helped foil the rape of female stud...