Etisalat celebrates Samsung OEM Week with offers
Telecoms operator, Etisalat, is celebrating the 2013 Samsung Original Equipment Manufacturer Week. The programme, which started from June 7, will last till June 27, 2013 at selected Etisalat...
View ArticleNaira records highest gain in 18 months
The naira recorded its highest gain in 18 months on Monday, snapping four days of decline as the Central Bank of Nigeria sold $300m in its Wholesale Dutch Auction System market. The currency...
View ArticleGovt moves to criminalise oil spillage
In a bid to protect the nation’s environment, the Federal Government has commenced moves to make oil spillage a criminal offence, the Minister of the Environment, Mrs. Hadiza Mailafia, has said....
View ArticleFord pushes new models for European revival
Ford Motor Co. is counting on new models such as the EcoSport compact sport-utility vehicle to help reduce reliance on low-margin sales to rental-car companies in Europe to stem losses in the region....
View ArticleCPN advocates use of IT for wealth creation
The Computer Professionals (Registration Council of Nigeria) has re-emphasised the relevance of information technology in creating wealth. The body maintained that wealth creation was not only germane...
View ArticleFirm, bank partner on iPad ownership scheme
Core Group Africa, Apple’s official distributor for Nigeria, has announced a major partnership deal with Stanbic ITBC Bank, which will give Nigerians the opportunity to pay for an iPad interest, free,...
View ArticleTecno’s Phantom A android phone enters Nigeria
Tecno Mobile has introduced its new android smartphone, Tecno Phantom A into the Nigeria market in partnership with Etisalat Nigeria. The Phantom A is user-friendly with big screen, elegant slim...
View ArticleIndia leaves rates unchanged, warns of inflation risks
The Reserve Bank of India kept interest rates unchanged on Monday after cutting them in each of its previous three policy reviews, warning of upward risks to inflation posed by a falling rupee and...
View ArticleOil price falls toward $97
Oil prices fell Monday as traders refrained from big moves ahead of a critical meeting of United States central bank policymakers later in the week, the Associated Press reports. Benchmark oil for July...
View ArticleNDIC advises microfinance banks on poverty alleviation
THE Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation has urged microfinance bank operators to rise up to their challenge of poverty alleviation by playing the role of a catalyst for economic development. The NDIC...
View ArticleCommittee’ll submit PIB report July 11 —Tambuwal
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal, said on Tuesday the House Committee on the Petroleum Industry Bill would submit its report on July 11. Tambuwal said at a business lecture...
View ArticleHuman resource management critical to agric yield – CIPMN
The Chartered Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria has said that human resources management in the agricultural sector of the country’s economy will help to maximise harvest and profit....
View ArticleVolkswagen seeks return to Nigerian market, inaugurates facility
Volkswagen Centre is thinking of bringing back the past glory of the brand in Nigeria and matching up with the best in the nation’s auto industry. The firm s has inaugurated the first ever avant-garde...
View ArticleHydrographic commission’ll speed up maritime development – IHO
Ahead of the celebration of the World Hydrography Day on January 21, Nigeria has been urged to establish a commission to bring together all interested parties for the overall development of the...
View ArticleJonathan, governors move to resolve FAAC crisis
President Goodluck Jonathan and state governors on Monday evening set up a four-man committee to resolve the crisis rocking the Federation Accounts Allocation Committee over the sharing of revenue...
View ArticlePresident lays foundation of GE’s $1bn manufacturing facility
President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday laid the foundation of the General Electric’s $1bn service and manufacturing facility in Calabar, Cross River State. The groundbreaking ceremony followed the...
View Article‘Pay more attention to public transport’
A transport development company, Planet Projects Limited, has urged governments at all levels to pay more attention to public transport in view of its strategic importance to the economic wellbeing of...
View ArticleSweden may raise $2.8bn
Sweden is selling a 5.7 per cent stake in Nordea, the Nordic region’s biggest bank, in a move that may give the center-right ruling coalition some fiscal leeway ahead of an election next year. The...
View ArticleNIPPs’ll double power generation by 2014 – NERC
Power generation in the country will double by the first quarter of 2014 when the 10 National Integrated Power Projects become operational, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has said. NERC...
View ArticleFG releases timetable for $1bn Eurobond
The Federal Government is planning a one-week roadshow to Britain, Germany and the United States from June 19 with the book-runners for its $1bn Eurobond, with a view to issuing it this year, a...
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