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Zinox Group Boss ends weekend mentorship scheme for lucky Konga shoppers

Captured series of activities and exciting initiatives marking the exclusive all-expense paid weekend mentorship programme involving 12 lucky Konga shoppers with the Zinox Chairman, Zinox Group, Leo Stan Ekeh recently.

Inside Abraj Al-Bait in Mecca, the biggest hotel in the world

Abraj Al-Bait is also known as the clock tower hotel. It comprised of seven towers located near the grand mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. The Abraj Al- Bait was designed to cater for the Muslim pilgrims who Visit Mecca every…

CBN hasn’t shutdown any payment service bank in Nigeria

Business Hilights can authoritatively report that the news making the rounds that the lead financial regulator, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has shut down all digital payment service banks is false. Otherwise, the news saying that payment service banks…

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FG brings in multinationals to deepen Nigeria’s digital skills

As part of drive to grow socio-economic opportunities and target of achieving 95% digital literacy penetration by the year 2030 in the country, the Federal Government of Nigeria through the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has engaged Multinationals and…

NIMASA assures greater commitment to greener shipping

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) participated at the International Maritime Organisation, IMO, 7th Green Shipping Conference with the theme “Unlocking Opportunities for Green Shipping in Africa”, in Ghana. The Secretary General of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO),…

Commonwealth Day 2023 gets theme

The theme for Commonwealth Day 2023 is ‘Forging a sustainable and peaceful common future’. This was made public by the secretariat via the Commonwealth Secretary-General the Rt Hon Patricia Scotland, who averred that “Commonwealth Day is the annual celebration observed…

Nigerians lose over N1tn to painful PoS charges as notes scarcity dry economy

In the last two to three weeks of unprecedented scarcity of both old and new naira notes, investigations by Business Hilights nationwide have revealed that ordinary Nigerians have spent well over N1tn in buying Nigerian naira from Point of Sale…

Just in: FG lists terms for renewal of Ports Concessions

The Minster of Transportation, Mu’azu Jaji Sambo has listed terms and conditions that must be met by respective companies before ports concession agreements with them could be renewed. Sambo said companies seeking renewal of ports concession agreements must show satisfactory…

NIMASA DG turbaned Baatona of Akure Kingdom

The Deji of Akure, Oba Aladetoyinbo Ogunlade Aladelusi, Odundun II has installed the Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, (NIMASA), Dr Bashir Jamoh as the Baatona of Akure Kingdom. The Honourable Minister of State Transportation, Prince…

Why Isialangwa Federal House Seat fits Prof Abgazuere

By Prince Ebere During the days when I was teaching in secondary school, I observed the following: Students always cluster around any of their mates who normally come to school with money or cookies. Students applaud the miscreants by nicknaming…