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Month: January 2017

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How easy SIM card registration has subdued Mobile Number Portability

Launched with high hopes of excitement that the scheme will drive competition few years ago, investigations by Business Hilights have revealed that since the networks have eased access to new SIM cards, mobile number portability (MNP) is on the sliding…

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MTN Foundation begins delivery of projects in 200 verified locations

Even in the face of recession, leading Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) arm of the telecoms giant, MTN Nigeria has kicked off the installation phase of the intervention after conclusion of verification visits were paid to 1,085 communities that made the…

African economy to be in hands of youths’ equipped in ICT by 2026—Siemens Report

Siemens 2017 African Digitalisation Maturity Report has revealed that barring any hitches in the way of deepening African youths in Information and Communications Technology (ICT) knowledge from now, by 2026, “future business leaders will be drawn from the 200 million…

Pump as Fidelity Bank boss bags 8 awards for ‘Tough Job’ crusade

The Chief Executive Officer of Fidelity Bank, Nnamdi Okonkwo, was recently decorated with eight awards won by the Bank’s ‘Tough Job’ campaign at the recently concluded 2016 Lagos Advertising and Ideas Festival (LAIF). Details made available to Business Hilights show that…

FG queries why Big Brother Nigeria is produced in S/Africa’ for Nigerians viewers

Indications are emerging that federal government is set to put paid to its evolving local content, patronage policy and buy Nigeria policy as it has directed the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to investigate the circumstances surrounding the reported shooting in…

FG makes first serious move to fix P/Harcourt refinery, seals repair deal with ENI

After failed but veiled moves to sale off Port Harcourt refinery, the federal government has started serious moves to fix the national asset. This was Tuesday demonstrated in far away Italy when a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Italian oil…

Why FG shifted deadline for airlines’ automated payment to Feb. 28

Considering wide complain by operators, federal government has extended the deadline given to airlines operating in the country to automate their remittance/payment systems to aviation agencies to Feb. 28 In a statement issued by Mr Sam Adurogboye, General Manager, Public…

FG pays N72bn for delivery of Lagos-Ibadan railway scheme to Chinese firm

Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola has announced the release of the counterpart funding valued at N72bn in full so that there will be no delay in the project implementation. This was disclosed at the Second Presidential…

Turkish Airlines steps up in-flight entertainment system

Turkish Airlines, Europe’s best airline for six consecutive years according to the recent Skytrax results, has continued to enhance its in-flight entertainment system. The system now features a completely redesigned and improved user interface that makes the offered entertainment content…

Trump on Day 3, signs third executive order forcing all pipeline to be US made

Three days in office, three executive orders; experts say this is unprecedented as all orders point towards returning manufacturing fame and jobs back to US at the detriment of Asian Tiger, China. This further means that the China chase is…