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Day: August 14, 2019

Sterling Bank plans summit to drive access to $1tn African agribusiness market

As part of drive to actualisation of the $1tn African agribusiness economy dream by 2030, Sterling Bank will next month, power a summit in Abuja for policy makers, development agencies, international financial institutions, and value chain players in agriculture on…

‘Market Doctor’ emerges overall winner of SME contest by Fidelity Bank

Fidelity Bank Plc has continued to show support for the growth and development of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Nigeria. Recently in Lagos, it bankrolled the inaugural edition of the SME competition for players in the industry which saw,…

NCC and NITDA
ICT

ALTON smokes out regulatory confusion in latest NITDA’s policy position

…Wants NCC to right the wrongs, rescue industry Leading stakeholders’ body for operators in the nation’s telecoms sector, the Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), has identified what it referred to as regulatory irregularities coming from the National…

Bluewaters NITRA
ICT

Pearly Bleuwaters introduces online school management system for institutions

Leading management and marketing consulting firm, Pearly Bleuwaters International has unveiled a school portal, Bleu Intellect School Management System, designed to foster school-parents relationship. Speaking as a guest at the quarterly CEO Forum organized by the Nigeria Information Technology Reporters’…

Ten modular refineries nearing delivery in Niger Delta— HOSCON boss, Emuh

Rising from the recently concluded Annual General Meeting of the Host Communities of Nigeria Producing Oil and Gas (HOSCON), the National Chairman Dr Mike Emuh, has revealed that not less than 10 purpose built modular refineries will come on stream…

How Kenyan Airways is reaping big from lack of national carrier in Nigeria

A number of African national aviation carriers have continued to open up on how they have been gaining from the absence of a Nigerian national carrier since to collapse of Nigerian Airways. Latest in the testimony of profits is Kenyan…

Latest investment in gas-to-power may earn Benin Rep net exporter soon

The narrative that Nigeria exports electricity to neighbouring countries including Benin Republic may begin to enter reverse gear, if the ongoing massive investment in gas-to-power in Porto-Novo and other cities. With a population of less than 12 million and a…

Satellite Town, Ijegun residents protest against sitting of new Tank Farm

Having been suffering traffic gridlocks and insecurity crisis for years due to location of over 15 Tank Farms, residents of Satellite Town and Ijegun community in Oriade LCDA, Satellite Town of Lagos State, have protested fresh move to compound the…