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Month: June 2017

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Smile telecoms raises service bar with new device, bonus offers

Smile 4G LTE telecommunications service provider in West Africa, has announced its new device and bonus offers to reward their customers. In a statement, the company said “The offers will make it easier and more affordable for Smile customers to…

KOMBOT threats: Chevron explains stand on job placements, restates commitments

Whereas the pullout order handed down to a set of workers on the employ of oil giant, Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL) by a group, KOMBOT-Egbema & Gbaramatu Graduates Association, is set to expire tomorrow, Wednesday, General Manager, Policy, Govt &…

Emerging stability in oil output may force Nigeria, Libya back to OPEC cut bracket

Though the Organisation of Petroleum Producing Countries (OPEC) failed to include a clause that if stability returns to exempted producing nations and their output rises to normalcy, they should join the cut basket; indications are rife that Nigeria may soon…

Endless remodeling of Port Harcourt Airport worries passengers, stakeholders

If you had landed at Port Harcourt International Airport during the take off of the facility’s remodeling in 2013 by the former Minister of Aviation, Senator Stella Oduah and landed again this week, you will begin to wonder if the…

Julius Berger, CCECC, RCC may not secure road contracts in Ogun State again

Indications have emerged in Ogun State showing that more preference will be given to indigenous contractors over foreign to grow local content and create jobs. The State Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, Mr. Olamilekan Adegbite, in a statement revealed that…

Customs understudying challenges raised from Executive Order to facilitate trade

The Comptroller-General the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), Hameed Ali has not only agreed that the recently issued presidential Executive Order came with challenges, but assured that the Service will resolve them one after the other. Speaking during a visit of…

Breakthrough as NB completes backward integration in packaging materials

In view of reducing capital flights and increasing local content in production, the Nigerian Breweries (NB) Plc, has attained 99 per cent in sourcing packaging materials locally. Corporate Communications and Brand Public Relations Manager of the company, Mr. Patrick Olowookere,…

Dizengoff boosts farming in Nigeria with new multipurpose solutions, tractors

Leading global agricultural solutions provider, Dizengoff Nigeria, has unveiled different ranges of CASE IH brand of tractors in Abuja as part of efforts to push up the nation’s quest to food sufficiency. Explain the reasons behind the new agro machineries,…

‘Who Wants To Be A Millionaire’ crashes as MTN dumps sponsorship

Popular TV Quiz game show, anchored by resonating voiced TV presenter, Frank Edoho, ‘Who Wants To Be A Millionaire’ was on Sunday evening rested. Findings by Business Hilights indicated that the scheme had been facing paucity of fund and serial…

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How issues surrounding Etisalat’s $1.2bn loan crisis watered down Glo’s interest

More details emerged over the weekend indicating apparent loss of interest by Globacom in finalizing acquisition plans of the embattled Etisalat Nigeria. The key factors that botched the plan was traced to the unresolved debt crisis, the entire handling, information…