Business Hilights

Tracking Nigeria's Headline Business News Online

Month: December 2016

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ICT

VAS providers open up on killer policies of GSM networks, decry code delay by NCC

Out of the five major GSM services providers, one of them (name with held) has been described as a chronic debtor with very surreptitious method of paying debts owed Value Added Service (VAS) providers in Nigeria. VAS providers are now…

ICT

Ekeh speaks on ABC of wealth creation, sustenance in the 21st Century @ IMSU today

Africa’s leading ICT entrepreneur and chairman, Zinox Group, Leo-Stan Ekeh will today mount the podium to drive Imo State University (IMSU) students around on the ways of making early success in business life using business intelligence and humility. He will…

ICT

Ndukwe flags off campaign to grow ICT hubs in S/East states

Former Executive Vice Chairman of Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and chairman Open Media Group, Dr. Ernest Ndukwe, has begun a strategic campaign to grow Information and Communications Technology (ICT) uptake and startups in the five South-East states of the country….

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ICT

Airtel reloads ‘Red Hot promo’, sets aside N10m weekly for winners

Airtel Nigeria has announced the launch of the fourth edition of its Red Hot Promo, an annual reward initiative, designed to delight, excite and reward telecoms consumers. Announcing the launch, Airtel noted that the fourth edition has been reloaded to…

Lessons from 7 factors that forced 2016 budget to fail to guide 2017 budget debate at NASS

Preliminary thoughts of the National Assembly on the 2016 budget was that it will among other things, rejig the economy using government expenditure to spark inclusive growth in economy, create jobs, cater for the poor through social protection funds, prevent…

Expert sees more clarity in Sanusi’s submissions than CBN claims on TSA

Indications have emerged that the ongoing controversy on whether the federal government has dried up its Treasury Single Account (TSA) with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) leading to the plans to borrow $30bn may not end very soon. Business…

FG abandons CBN, unveils 10-point agenda to wake economy, confidence

There are credible grounds to believe that the federal government may not have been very happy on why the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) cannot come up with better workable economic revival models since it announced that it remained all…

FirstBank, Eventful Limited to host Fiesta of Flavours in Lagos this week

First Bank and organizers, Eventful Limited have announced their readiness for the 2016 edition of “Fiesta of Flavours”, a world class food and beverage Fair scheduled for December 11 and 12, 2016 at the Harbour Point in Victoria-Island, Lagos. According…

SMEs

FCMB bags award for SMEs support, disburses N3.6b MSMEs seed fund

Financial giant, First City Monument Bank (FCMB) Limited has won award as the Best African Small and Medium Enterprises Development Bank of the Year by the African Association of Small and Medium Enterprises (AASME). This is as the bank has…

Microsoft, group open free window for learners, beginner coders via ‘Minecraft’

Leading technology conglomerate, Microsoft Corp. has joined forces with Code.org to unveil the Minecraft Hour of Code Designer, a coding tutorial for students and educators created for Hour of Code, an annual, ongoing global campaign during Computer Science Education Week,…