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Month: May 2017

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Ganduje announces scholarship for 100 indigenes at DBI, Emir, other hail NCC

Kano State Governor, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has announced scholarship to 100 youths in the State to bridge the gap in Information and Communications Technology (ICT). Making the announcement at the maiden matriculation ceremony of the Digital Bridge Institute (DBI),…

Restricted 41items: Between CBN and former CBN Gov. Chukwuma Soludo

First of all, the 41 items are: Rice; cement; margarine; palm kernel/palm oil products/vegetables oils; meat and processed meat products; vegetables and processed vegetable products; poultry chicken, eggs, turkey; private airplanes/jets; Indian incense; tinned fish in sauce (geisha)/sardines; cold rolled…

Why CBN may soon be tired of injecting dollars to defend naira—Yilu

Leading Corporate Finance Planning and Analysis professional, Mr. Sina Yilu has observed that considering the resilient of the dollar to converge with naira following the over $4bn so far injected into the forex market by the Central Bank of Nigeria…

Ecobank commissions 3 more ‘Advantage Banking Lounges’ in Uyo, PH, Abuja

Leading money deposit financial institution, Ecobank Nigeria has unveiled three additional banking lounges for its Advantage customers in Uyo, Port Harcourt and Abuja. Business Hilights gathered that the Advantage segment offers customers dedicated banking services especially the upwardly mobile and…

Transport

Turkish Airlines enhances passengers’ security screening

Turkish Airlines, Europe’s Best Airline for the sixth years in a row, has added another feature to its fantastic global offerings through its new agreement with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). Members of a Department of Homeland Security trusted traveler…

How newly passed PIGB’ll ‘Change’ activities in the Industry—BH FrontPage

The first segment of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB), the Petroleum Industry Governance Bill (PIGB) has just been passed by the 8th Senate, Thursday last week. This means that the tortuous journey of the emerging law at the National Assembly…

Only functional refineries, pipelines can remove tank farms from Coconut axis of Lagos

…Lagos State Govt cannot There is no gainsaying the fact that the sprawling massive tank farm lining along the waterways of Coconut towards Tincan Island Port remains a source of danger and concern for healthy tinkers due to its closeness…

Imo Publishers list 36 abandoned projects, failed promises, seek answers from Okorocha today

The Independent Newspaper Publishers Association (INPA) in Imo State has presented what they described as sixth year anniversary gift to the Governor of Imo State, Owelle Rochas Okorocha as marks Democracy Day today in Owerri, the state capital. In a statement…

Kwara industries protest ‘Manufacturing Processing Levy Bill, 2017’

At a time the nation is working to grow ease of doing business by way of reducing issues of multiple taxation and anti business development regulations and policies, the Kwara State House of Assembly is perfecting a new law tagged;…

Why Nigerian exporters are yet to harness AGOA window over the years—NEPC

Participants and mainly officers and men of the Nigerian Customs Services (NCS) who were recently trained on the ABC of documentation procedures on the utilization of the Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) have expressed readiness to impact the needed…