Concerns over women’s pension rights raised with MPs
SEOUL: Concerns have been highlighted to MPs about the rights of many women to a new “simpler” flat-rate state pension, the British Broadcasting Corporation reported on Wednesday. Under government...
View ArticleCentrica profit heats up
Profit soared at British Gas parent Centrica due to a combination of organic growth, acquisitions and cost saving. Profit soared at British Gas parent Centrica due to a combination of organic growth,...
View ArticleClearwire to tap Sprint money, continues Dish talks
BANGALORE: Clearwire Corporation said on Wednesday that it would draw on $80m in financing from Sprint Nextel Corp, which is seeking to buy it, but vowed to continue talks with rival bidder, Dish...
View ArticleNDIC pays failed bank depositors N90bn
The Managing Director, Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation, Alhaji Umar Ibrahim, said in Kaduna on Wednesday that the corporation had paid depositors of 48 failed banks in the country a total of...
View ArticleYero signs 2013 budget of N179.05bn
Governor Ramallan Yero of Kaduna State on Wednesday assented to the 2013 budget of N179,053,904,185. A breakdown of the budget showed that N104.5bn was earmarked for capital expenditure with the...
View ArticleNEITI designs audit template on fiscal allocations, disbursements
The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative has designed an audit template on fiscal allocation and statutory disbursements for the oil, gas and mining sectors. This, it said, would...
View ArticleWellness Resort holds special night
Clear Essence California Spa and Wellness Resort, Lagos will on Thursday (today) treat guests to an evening of merriment and music. The event tagged, ‘Wine & Dance’ is predicated on the legendary...
View ArticleReport scores Nigeria low on budget transparency
EFFORTS of Federal Government at improving the nation’s image before the international business community and credit rating agencies have suffered a major setback as the International Budget...
View ArticleFirst Bank introduces youth empowerment programme
First Bank of Nigeria Limited has commenced a programme titled, ‘First Bank Youth Excel Series’ designed to empower youths. The Group Managing Director, First Bank, Mr. Bisi Onasanya, said during the...
View ArticleGTBank rewards customers in e-savers promo
Guaranty Trust Bank Plc has commenced a loyalty reward scheme for customers of its card-based interest bearing undergraduate account called GTCea8 e-savers account. A member, Communications and...
View ArticleWindows phone OS market share jumps in UK
New smartphone sales data from Kantar Worldpanel ComTech shows Windows gaining popularity with consumers, growing its user base in the United Kingdom by almost 700,000 in the past year – an increase of...
View ArticleMarket infractions: NSE fines three stockbroking firms
The Nigerian Stock Exchange has wielded the big stick on three dealing member firms for varying levels of market infractions. A statement posted on the NSE website on Thursday explained that the firms...
View ArticleChina accuses US of systematic hacking
The Chinese government has accused the United States of a torrent of hacking attempts, blaming hackers in the United States for nearly two-thirds of all cyber-terrorism made against the country. Wall...
View Article‘Sturdier US economy can withstand budget cuts’
As economic policy goes, experts say, the automatic spending cuts that kick in Friday are – to use a technical term – bone-headed. Associated Press reported that fortunately, the self-inflicted wound...
View ArticleEtisalat deploys USSD messaging solution for Nigeria, others
Middle-East, African and Asian telecoms operator Etisalat Group has deployed a low-cost USSD messaging solution that will allow its subscribers using basic mobile phones have access to email, social...
View ArticleI had no plan to own a company – Ogunduyile
Chief Executive Officer, Kenol Engineering Company Limited, Mr. Olu Ogunduyile, tells BOSEDE OLUSOLA-OBASA the stories of the company at 25 and his personal life What is the meaning of Kenol? It is a...
View ArticleBP spill probe did not address cost overruns
BP Plc’s investigation of its 2010 Gulf of Mexico well rupture and oil spill did not address cost overruns, the executive who ran the probe has testified, Reuters reported. Plaintiffs argue that...
View ArticleItaly election punches hole in ECB’s euro defenses
A dramatic anti-austerity vote leaves Italy lying outside the fortress the European Central Bank constructed around the euro zone last year and vulnerable to a market attack, Reuters reported. Last...
View ArticleNCAA seeks land for airlines to build hangars
Aviation industry regulator, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, has urged the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria to provide land for domestic airlines to construct aircraft maintenance hangar....
View ArticleWe lack regulations to enforce PPP contracts – ICRC boss
Acting Director-General, Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission, Dr. Ghaji Bello, spoke with IFEANYI ONUBA on issues relating to Public Private Partnership projects in the country You were...
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