IBM targets businesses with smarter storage solution
Global information technology firm, IBM, has announced a smarter storage solution that will be beneficial to businesses, irrespective of their sizes. The company, during a technology forum, IBM Edge...
View ArticleNRC plans to increase Lagos-Kano train to three
There are indications that the weekly Lagos-Kano train shuttle will soon be increased from one to three. Chairman, Nigerian Railway Corporation, Alhaji Kawu Baraje, dropped the hint in Lagos during a...
View ArticleHave you been to the cloud lately?
A recent study conducted by KPMG found that 81 per cent of businesses are either evaluating cloud services, planned a cloud implementation or had already implemented a cloud strategy. About one of 10...
View ArticleCultivating executive charisma
As the business environment grows more fiercely competitive, so also is the need to acquire the skills that will help an individual to succeed within this business terrain. Executive charisma is one of...
View ArticleAs China begins to rule the world
For months, details of the meeting between the United States president Richard Nixon and his Chinese counterpart Chairman Mao Zedong were kept top secret. And so was their meeting in Beijing on...
View ArticleNigeria now has cheaper building materials — NBRRI DG
Director-General and Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian Building and Road Research Institute, Prof. Danladi Matawal, says the agency will soon give Nigerians cheaper substitute cement and other...
View ArticleMinisters eat, share cassava bread at forum
In a bid to promote the acceptance of cassava bread among Nigerians, Four ministers on Friday at the Ministerial Platform in Abuja, ate and shared the product to guests present at the event. The...
View ArticleExternal reserves stagnant at N48bn
The external reserves have remained stagnant at N48bn for over three months, an investigation by our correspondent has shown. It was learnt on Friday that the swing in the external reserves was as a...
View ArticleHow to get bank loan (2)
Today’s part focuses on considerations that determine if your loan application will be successful or not. It should be noted that to be successful, the loan applicant should be thinking like the banker...
View ArticleMortgage loans Frequently asked questions (concluding part)
Mortgage loan, as we noted last week, is very critical in the life of a man for two reasons; first, mortgage property is a key possession for every man, whether in business or in employment. Secondly,...
View ArticleFrench Socialists call for weaker euro
France’s ruling Socialists called on Sunday for a weaker euro and changes to European Union rules on budget deficits, accusing the centre-right governments of Britain and Germany of creating economic...
View ArticleDangote Cement constructs roads for host communities
Dangote Cement Plc, Ibese, has commenced the construction and rehabilitation of some roads bordering its 14 host communities within Yewaland in Ogun State. The construction of the hard concrete roads,...
View ArticleQuackery, a function of the economy –Idudu
A former Chairman of the Estate Surveyors and Valuers Registration Board of Nigeria, Mr. Jonathan Idudu, has described quackery in all professions as a function of the economy. Idudu made the...
View ArticleTelecoms industry needs more investments — ATCON president
The President, Association of Telecoms Companies of Nigeria, Mr. Lanre Ajayi, in this interview with STANLEY OPARA, speaks on the challenges facing the industry Are telecoms operators in Nigeria really...
View ArticleGoogle tests balloons to beam Internet from space
Google is launching balloons into near space to provide Internet access to buildings below on the ground, the British Broadcasting Corporation has reported. About 30 of the superpressure balloons are...
View Article‘Investment advisory, critical to economic development’
The President, Association of Investment Advisers and Portfolio Managers, Dr. Olufemi Oyetunji, has said investment advisory is critical to the development of any country. According to him, viable...
View ArticleNRC, private investors to begin joint railway services
The Nigerian Railway Corporation has finally opened its doors for private sector participation as it unveils plans to link the nation’s airports, seaports and other areas by rail, RASHEED BISIRIYU...
View ArticleGrand Oak develops new sales technology
In a bid to boost its revenue, Grand Oak Limited, a distillery marketing company, has developed a technology called Fieldmax Mobile for its sales force. The new technology, which is used by field sales...
View ArticlePower, housing sectors key to market growth –CIS
The power and housing sectors have been described as important sectors necessary to boost the growth of the nation’s capital market. The President, Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers, Mr. Ariyo...
View ArticleNaira extends worst week in 18 month
The naira fell for a fourth day against the dollar on Friday, extending its worst weekly performance in 18 months, as foreign investors were said to repatriate funds from gains made in the nation’s...
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