NITDA, computer producers resolve to open service centers nationwide
More details have emerged on why local computer manufacturers; Certified Computer Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (CCMAN) agreed to seal a nationwide service rollout deal with the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA). The scheme is set to begin soon. The…
The 4 business models of competitive strategy and sustainable growth
By Austin Okere A while back I had a post on my social media that drew sharp contrasting views. It was regarding positioning with lowest price as the main competitive differentiator, suggesting that it was a race to zero (or…
Why some subscribers’ still chose to port than register new SIM—BH survey
Reasons considered by several Nigerian telecoms subscriber before choosing to port to another network than removing the Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) and registering SIM of their networks of new choice have emerged. It would be recalled that Mobile Number Portability…
Why Zenith Bank displaced First Bank to become largest bank in Nigeria
…As Ecobank leads only on W’African scale Though all Nigerian banks’ half year reports are not yet completely released, available ones have indicated that Zenith Bank plc., may have outsmarted hitherto largest bank in Nigeria, First Bank to assume the…
Ovia links shorter ‘political life cycles’, longer ‘infrastructure life cycles’ to failure
New factor that causes the observed infrastructural decay in Nigeria have been identified by the chairman of Zenith Bank Plc., Mr. Jim Ovia. Giving insights from his lead submission during the recently concluded Nigerian Bar Association’s (NBA) conference in Lagos,…
FG’s $2bn debt pushing oil marketers out of business
The silence of the federal government is settling arrears of debt pile up during the regime of subsidy to oil marketers is set to crash their businesses and cause job loss. In a save our soul message sent to the…
Disquiet over scarcity of fertilizer upon so many new plants, old ones
The Vice president, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, in less than one month flagged off two mega fertilizer plants in Nigeria, one in Onne, Rivers State and the latest in Edo. Both of them were in addition to existing ones which have…
Tambuwal speeds up industrialization, to establish textile factory using PPP
Barely four months after flagging off production activities at its new fertiliser plant, the Sokoto State Government has partnered with a private firm to establish a textile factory in the state. Lead partner and core investor, Hijra Nigeria Ltd have…
Airports, seaports in S’East, S’South officially neglected–SESSGF
The leadership of emerging strong bloc in the comity of governors’ groups in Nigeria, the South East-South South Governors Forum (SESSGF) has revealed that all the airports and seaports in the 11 members are neglected by the federal government and…
Agents remind NPA of pledged palliative on Tincan highway, 3 months after
Three months after the Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Ms Hadiza Bala Usman pledged to raise resources to do manageable palliative work on failed ports of Tincan Island part of the Apapa-Oshodi Expressway, members of the Association…
