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December 4, 2016 No Responses

Ogun State honours IITA, AATF and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for commitment to agriculture

The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF), and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation were recently honoured by the Ogun State Government for their work on agricultural transformation in Ogun State in particular, and Africa...

December 4, 2016 No Responses

Elumelu Foundation announces 3rd entrepreneurship programme

On January 1, 2017, The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) will begin accepting applications for the third round of the TEF Entrepreneurship Programme. The Programme is the Foundation’s 10-year, $100 million commitment to training, mentoring and funding 10,0...

December 3, 2016 No Responses

‘Enabling policies for persons with disabilities are crucial to achieving SDGs’

People with disabilities are the world’s largest minority, says ILO Director-General Guy Ryder. However, their right to productive employment and decent work is frequently denied. Today, the United Nations and the world celebrate the International Day of Per...

December 2, 2016 No Responses

AfDB, UBA sign $150 million line of credit

The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) and United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA) on Wednesday November 30, 2016, signed a $ 150 million loan agreement to finance infrastructure and SME projects, including women-owned enterprises in Nigeria. UBA Group Managing Di...

December 2, 2016 No Responses

Dana Air gets International Safety Certification, two awards in November

Award winning airline, Dana Air has passed the IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA). The airline was on Wednesday admitted by International Air Transport Association (IATA), into its global safety registry after passing the International Operations Safety A...

December 2, 2016 No Responses

NPA partners Port of Miami on export, trade facilitation

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) and the Port of Miami are collaborating as part of measures to boost export and facilitate trade. Speaking during a visit to the Managing Director of NPA, Ms Hadiza Bala Usman in Lagos, the United...

December 2, 2016 No Responses

NLNG presents $100,000 cash prize to Ibrahim, 2016 Literature Prize winner

Nigeria LNG (NLNG) Limited on Tuesday formally presented the Nigeria Prize for Literature and accompanying cash prize of $100,000 to the 2016 winner, Abubakar Adam Ibrahim, at a Public Presentation ceremony in Abuja. Ibrahim’s entry, Season of Crimson Blosso...

December 2, 2016 No Responses

Wema Bank, Etisalat Nigeria seal partnership on Tier-1 savings account

Wema Bank Plc, one of Nigeria’s foremost financial institutions, and Etisalat Nigeria have partnered to introduce WemaEasySavers, a Tier-1 savings account aimed at ensuring financial inclusion for more Nigerians, especially the youth. The newly launched Wema...

December 2, 2016 No Responses

Nissan unveils new technology, services

Nissan has announced comprehensive strategy to transform the customer aftersales experience through innovative technology and enhanced services. As a result, connected car services and greater choice in accessories and personalization will increasingly dri...

December 2, 2016 No Responses

Africa is a difficult region for paying taxes, says PwC

Economies around the world continue to make progress in simplifying and reducing the burden of tax compliance on business, according to the latest edition of Paying Taxes 2017, a report by the World Bank Group and PwC. Released on Thursday,...

December 2, 2016 No Responses

PwC Photo News

R-L—Moshood Olajide (Director), Pedrol Omontuehen (Head, Power & Utilities), Delia Asuzu, (Head, Marketing), Akinyemi Akingbade (Senior Manager, Power & Utilities)

December 2, 2016 No Responses

Saudi Arabia lays foundations for $4.3b maritime complex

The inauguration ceremony of the King Salman Global Maritime Industries Complex was held at Ras Al-Khair, near Jubail in Saudi Arabia, on November 29, 2016, South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) informed. Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Ab...

December 2, 2016 No Responses

Rolls-Royce sacks 800 more staff at marine business unit

Rolls-Royce plans to lay off 800 more workers from it Marine business throughout 2016 and 2017 citing ”continuing weakness in the maritime market” as the reason for the third wave of job cuts at the division in less than a...

December 1, 2016 No Responses

Lagos targets 10,000 units of street lights in 2017, laments inadequate gas supply

The Lagos State Government is to deploy not less than 10,000 units of street lights before the end of February 2017. Already, the State Government had deployed 36,000 units under its light up Lagos initiative, bringing the total units to...