Day: June 28, 2017

EU fines Google $2.7bn for undue advantage to advertisers’ against rival search engines

• ICT

EU fines Google $2.7bn for undue advantage to advertisers’ against rival search engines

Business Hilights June 28, 2017

Google suffered a major blow on Tuesday after European antitrust officials fined the search giant a record...

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Botched DSO deadline means postponement of digital dividend, broadband boost

• ICT

Botched DSO deadline means postponement of digital dividend, broadband boost

Business Hilights June 28, 2017

Though June 17, 2017, the third deadline agreed by the federal government for the nationwide transition from...

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Etisalat’s loan: CBN, NCC should stop tossing lenders’ around—Banks’ shareholders’

• ICT

Etisalat’s loan: CBN, NCC should stop tossing lenders’ around—Banks’ shareholders’

Business Hilights June 28, 2017

Leading capital market pundits and leadership structures of shareholders associations have waded in to the Snell speed...

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Delegates of NCC at the ‘Broadband for All Summit’ with US telecoms boss, Pai

• Photo News

Delegates of NCC at the ‘Broadband for All Summit’ with US telecoms boss, Pai

Business Hilights June 28, 2017

Delegation of Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to the ‘Broadband For All Summit’ holding in Sweden in a...

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NCA: How Etisalat’s operating licence can be transferred to banks’ on further default

• Banking/Investments

NCA: How Etisalat’s operating licence can be transferred to banks’ on further default

Business Hilights June 28, 2017

Barring further collapse of Etisalat’s $1.2bn syndicated loan repayment negotiations this week, legal experts have smoked out...

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Why release of N350bn for 2017 budget implementation may be delayed

• Banking/Investments

Why release of N350bn for 2017 budget implementation may be delayed

Business Hilights June 28, 2017

Contrary to earlier announcement by the federal government that it will release the first tranche of N350bn...

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FIRS: Comparative analysis shows ups, downs in different taxes in Q1 2016, ‘17

• Banking/Investments

FIRS: Comparative analysis shows ups, downs in different taxes in Q1 2016, ‘17

Business Hilights June 28, 2017

Just as the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), has disclosed that it generated N778.19 billion revenue in...

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We cut Manbila project budget over fears of using N17 bn for mere EIA—Asuquo

• Energy

We cut Manbila project budget over fears of using N17 bn for mere EIA—Asuquo

Business Hilights June 28, 2017

House of Representative Committee Chairman on Power, Hon. Dan Asuquo has opened up on why the National...

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Lost 25 million barrels of crude in March not linked to vandalism—NNPC

• Energy

Lost 25 million barrels of crude in March not linked to vandalism—NNPC

Business Hilights June 28, 2017

Contrary to trending news that loss in crude oil in the month of March were from oil...

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CBN’s Anchor Borrowers’ intervention boosts local rice output to 5m tones–Okoroafor

• Industry

CBN’s Anchor Borrowers’ intervention boosts local rice output to 5m tones–Okoroafor

Business Hilights June 28, 2017

The Acting Director, Corporate Communications of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Isaac Okoroafor, has revealed...

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