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Month: May 2017

5 institutions vie for honours at Collegiate PR Challenge

Next generation practitioners of public relations will flag-off the Lagos Public Relations Week as they spar at the Collegiate PR Challenge on the theme; Exemplary Leadership: Public Relations Art for Nation-State Building, at the Nigerian Institute of Management on Wednesday…

What if Lagos buys Delta State idea to ban schools without sporting facilities?

Relying on a new drive to save the growing level of schools sports extinction across the federation, Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State has ordered that henceforth, any school in the State without sporting facilities will be closed down indefinitely….

Industrialists mull clustering so as to build IPP to sustain manufacturing

A move suggesting that Nigerian industrialists’ have lost confidence on the possibilities of the current Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola to revive the electricity sector is now playing out. Now, manufacturers are thinking on how they can…

Anxiety forces OPEC ministers to meet in Vienna on Thursday

Member states of oil exporting countries have been scheduled to meet in Vienna, Austria on Thursday this week ahead of fears oil production cuts amid increased competition from U.S. shale producers. Details from the OPEC’s website on Monday revealed that…

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Eko Disco announces 5-day darkness in V I, parts of Lagos Island from Wednesday

Main distributor servicing the commercial hub of Lagos, Eko Electricity Distribution Company, popularly called Eko Disco on Monday announced five days power outage in parts of its areas of jurisdiction. In a statement, the company said supplies would be disrupted…

Only NPA has given signal to comply with FG’s EO to merge maritime operations

Barely less than one week after the Federal Government issued a sweeping Executive order (EO) directing all relevant ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) operating at the nation’s airports and seaports to harmonise their operations into one interface station, check at…

Mile 2 Jetty in shamble as Ambode plans to construct 8 new ferry jetties

Residents of Mile 2 and environs have called on the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode to rehabilitate the Mile 2 Ferry Jetty and put it to use so as to ease the intractable traffic gridlock along the Lagos-Badagry Expressway….

Ethiopian Airlines may be banned from flying into Nigeria by NCAA if…

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has ordered Ethiopian Airlines to stop taking deportation charges from Nigerians travelling to South Africa, saying it may be forced to welding the big stick. The agency said the refundable deportation fee which is…

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NEPC at the closing gong ceremony introducing Zero Oil plan at NSE

L-r: Mr. William Ezeagu; Director Product Development, Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC); Mr. Oscar N. Onyema, OON, Chief Executive Officer, The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE); Mr Olusegun Awolowo; Executive Director/CEO, NEPC; Mr George Enyienkon, Director Export Development & Incentives, NEPC …

Trump in Jerusalem, signing visitors register before meeting with Israeli Pres. Rivlin, others

As part of his eight-day world tour which started in Saudi Arabia weekend, US President Donald Trump is live now in Jerusalem after a brief arrival pleasantries at Tel Aviv Airport few minutes earlier. Trump said his mission is to…