GM plans Internet-compliant vehicles
An emerging generation of tech-savvy consumers has changed the way GM and its rivals approach in-car entertainment and navigation systems, as the firm is pushing ahead its plans to introduce fully...
View ArticleFG approves construction of shipyard
The Federal Government is set to establish a shipyard for building ships in the country, the Director-General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, Mr. Patrick Akpobolokemi, has said. He...
View ArticleNiger to partner BoA on agric transformation
In a bid to boost Agriculture in Nigeria, the Niger State Government is to partner with the Bank of Agriculture for the transformation of the agricultural sector of the state. While the Government...
View ArticleDisengaged workers sue Access Bank for unpaid gratuities
The case instituted against Access Bank Nigeria Plc. about 1500 ex-employees over unpaid gratuities, came up for hearing on Tuesday at the National Industrial Court, Ikoyi, Lagos, where Justice A. O....
View ArticlePoS terminals now 115,000 –Lemo
The Deputy Governor, Operations, Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr. Tunde Lemo, on Tuesday said the total Point of Sale terminals has risen to 115, 000. Lemo disclosed this during a visit to the Ogun State...
View ArticleSanusi sees mixed outlook for foreign reserves
The Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr. Lamido Sanusi, has said that the outlook for the country’s foreign reserves is mixed. Sanusi told Bloomberg on Tuesday that the foreign-currency reserves...
View ArticleEx-registrar commends ANAN’s growth
The immediate past Registrar and Chief Executive Officer of the Association of National Accountants of Nigeria, Chief Terkaa Gemade, has described the last two years as years of actualisation for the...
View ArticleMadrid’s health workers strike over hospital privatisation
Thousands of doctors and nurses went on strike across Spain’s Madrid region on Tuesday to protest against plans to spend less public money on health care, the most unpopular part of the government’s...
View ArticleEmpower women for economic development, FG urged
The Federal Government has been urged to empower women for greater economic development in the country. Senator Nkechi Nwaogu, alongside other women, made the call at the 20th anniversary of the...
View ArticlePromasidor set to reward journalists
Promasidor Nigeria Limited, makers of Cowbell Milk, has announced that its Quill Awards will hold on Saturday, May 18, 2013 in Lagos. The company disclosed this in a statement made available to our...
View Article‘Human capital development’ll increase organisational growth’
Human capital development and employment creation are veritable strategies to ensure sustained growth, the National President of Offa Descendants’ Union, Mr. Hamzat Adetunji, has said. In a statement...
View ArticleTough challenges ahead for financial sector CEOs —Report
Chief executive officers in the financial services sector will face huge challenges as the financial services industry grapples with severe stress in the economy, changing regulation, technological...
View ArticleHR conference to focus on innovation
With human resource departments and managers being confronted with new challenges, the 2013 edition of HR Leaders in Africa, a HR conference, will focus on the role of innovation in HR management. The...
View ArticleOndo adopt new career development strategies
The Ondo State Head of Service, Mrs. Kosemani Kolawole, said on Friday that the current administration in the state had perfected career development strategies for its workforce for excellent service...
View ArticleWebMD top management steps down
WebMD Health Corporation said Chief Executive Cavan Redmond, appointed last June, will be leaving as the health information provider reported a narrower quarterly loss. Reuters reported that shares of...
View ArticleGerman engineering workers strike to press pay demands
Almost 100,000 metal and electrical workers went on strike across Germany on Tuesday as they sought to put pressure on their employers to increase a pay offer, engineering union IG Metall said. Reuters...
View ArticleUnemployment, under-employment inimical to national productivity —Group
Unemployment and under-employment are hampering on national productivity and organisational sustenance, the Igbomina Youth Assembly has said. The organisation in a communiqué on Tuesday said the...
View ArticleGroup wants better management of destination scheme
A group, Save Nigerian Freight Forwarders, Importers and Exporters Coalition, has advised the Federal Government to hand over the destination inspection scheme to the Nigeria Customs Service in July....
View ArticlePay all workers minimum wage, union tells FG
The Senior Staff Association of Communications, Transport and Corporations has advised the Federal Government to pay the minimum wage and arrears of previous salary increase to all workers....
View ArticleWebhelp TSC to create 400 call centre jobs in Scotland
SCOTLAND: A French management services company has announced plans to create 400 new call centre job. The British Broadcasting Corporation reported on Wednesdays across the central belt of Scotland....
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