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March 21, 2017 No Responses

Again, Bill Gates is world’s richest man

(BBC) Microsoft founder, Bill Gates again tops Forbes’ list of the world’s richest people, in a year when the number of billionaires rose 13% to 2,043. According to the magazine’s annual rich list, Mr Gates’ fortune rose to $86bn, from...

March 20, 2017 No Responses

Labour implores FG on N500b Paris club refund to states

The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) has urged the Federal Government to tie the N500b London-Paris Club refund about to be released to state governments to projects to avoid a repeat of what happened when the first tranche of...

March 20, 2017 No Responses

Fifa bans Ghanaian referee for life over ‘match manipulation’

Citing match manipulation, fifa has banned Ghanaian referee Joseph Lamptey for life The ban is based on a results from a penalty he awarded to South Africa in a 2-1 win over Senegal in a 2018 World Cup qualifier in...

March 20, 2017 No Responses

NSE partners Access Bank to celebrate global money week

Consistent with its commitment to promote financial literacy and inclusion in Nigeria, the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) in collaboration with Access Bank Plc is to commemorate the 2017 Global Money Week. Titled: ‘Learn. Save. Earn’ with a series of educat...

March 20, 2017 No Responses

India exports 700,000 Nissan to 106 countries in seven years

Between 2010 and 2017, Nissan India exported a total of 700,000 “Made in India” Nissan and Datsun cars to 106 countries. The company explained that this landmark was accomplished in a record span of seven years since the company began...

March 20, 2017 No Responses

FG will protect, reward whistle-blowers, says minister

The Federal Government will protect and reward whistle-blowers who provide information that leads to the recovery of stolen funds or assets, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has reiterated. In a statement issued in Lagos on Sunda...

March 19, 2017 No Responses

G20 finance ministers drop anti-protectionist pledge

(BBC)-Finance ministers from world’s biggest economies have dropped an anti-protectionist commitment after opposition from the US. G20 ministers left the two-day meeting without renewing their long-standing pledge to bolster free trade. Last year, the gr...

March 19, 2017 No Responses

Obaseki implores security group on information gathering

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has charged the Edo State Vigilante group to ensure that they gather information properly saying that the security system of any nation would be ineffective and inefficient if there was a lack of proper...

March 18, 2017 No Responses

Toyota expands sponsorship deals

By Jackie Charniga (Auto News) – Toyota Motor Corporation is putting U.S. Figure Skating and U.S. Speedskating under its sponsorship umbrella for the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in PyeongChang, South Korea. The move to support two popular winter sports e...

March 18, 2017 No Responses

2016: Transcorp Hotels declares N4.5b profits, 40k dividend

Transcorp Hotels Plc has announced a profit after tax of N4b at its 3rd Annual General Meeting which took place at Transcorp Hilton Abuja. At the meeting, the Shareholders according to a statement, commended the management and staff of the...

March 18, 2017 No Responses

Elumelu in Ghana, explains Africapitalism to youths

Tony Elumelu visited Ghana as the first stop of his UBA tour of Africa, propagating the ideal of Africapitalism. In continuation of his strategic vision of engineering a robust economic and business relationship across the continent through Africapitalism as...

March 18, 2017 No Responses

BA unveils new long-haul airline

By Chris Johnston (BBC News) – The owner of British Airways is launching a new long-haul budget airline based in Barcelona. IAG said the new airline, Level, would initially fly to Los Angeles, Oakland, Buenos Aires and Punta Cana in...

March 17, 2017 No Responses

NLNG revamps shipping operations, explains strategic deployment of skills, technology

The shipping aspect of Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) is being positioned for emerging market opportunities through a revamped chartering structure designed to optimize available shipping capacity, General Manager in charge of Shipping, Captain Temilola Okesanjo h...

March 17, 2017 No Responses

NIMASA, UK School target sea time for 400 Nigerians

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) in partnership with the South Shield Marine School at the South Tyneside College, South Shield, Newcastle in the United Kingdom, is to provide sea time opportunities for about 400 cadets of NIMASA...