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Month: September 2019

Nigerians can’t suffer inactivity of border security operatives—Senate

The Nigerian Senate has criticized the continued closure of land borders in the last one month, saying the policy decision is not only scaring investors away, but remains a defeatist temporary solution to a permanent problem. Though the debate for…

Indigenous player, Petrocam dreams 50 fuel stations by end of 2024

New entrant to the nation’s downstream petroleum marketing space, Petrocam Trading Nigeria Limited, has drawn a long-term expansion plan that will see it jumping number of fuel stations across the country to 50 outlets by 2024. Giving the cheerful details…

Opportunity for youths as AEC open entries for 2020 Fellowship Program

In order to provide young energy professionals with the tools and experience to become future leaders across the industry, the African Energy Chamber (AEC) is launching its first Fellowship Program in 2020. AEC is like a chartered institute of energy…

Radio remains popular means of information in Nigeria—NOIPolls

In Commemoration of UN International Day for Universal Access to Information on the 28th of September every year, leading social research group, NOIPolls has presented a report showing that Radio set still remains the popular means of communications even as…

Impose taxes on empty completed housing units in cities to spark off access—UN

To curb the observed high number of unoccupied residential and office buildings in major cities due to high cost of leasing and renting, the United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur on Rights to Adequate Housing, Ms Leilani Farha, has urged federal…

UBA, LCCI creating value for SMEs At 2019 Lagos Int’l Trade Fair

Good times await small medium enterprises (SMEs) at the upcoming2019 Lagos International Trade Fair as United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc and the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) have partnered to deliver far reaching benefits that will help…

Accolades for Heritage Bank for bankrolling AFF 2019 Championship

African Freestyle Football (AFFC) Championship 2019 in collaboration with World Freestyle Football Association (WFFA) have commended Heritage Bank Plc for its pivotal role in enhancing youth development and engendering the Nigeria’s entertainment space on the world’s stage. The 2019 African…

MDXi Adegbiji receives TCCF plaque
ICT

MainOne plans fresh Tier III facility in Appolonia City Ghana

Emerging African indigenous datacenter giant, MainOne Wednesday announced the expansion of its data center brand, MDXi, into Accra Ghana, saying the drive is in line with its ongoing West African expansion plans. The company’s MDXi subsidiary, the largest commercial data…

Why Anambra lawmakers rejected Toyota Prado, insist on Innoson Motors

It was interesting happenstance as lawmakers in the Anambra State House of Assembly Wednesday, rejected out rightly, move by the State Government to purchase foreign made Toyota Prado jeeps for them. Some of them who spoke to journalists on the…

Airfreight operators losing businesses, cargos to shippers— Nwokoma

The President, Association of Foreign Airlines Representatives of Nigeria (AFRN), Mr Kingsley Nwokoma, has opened up saying airlines have lost over 70% cargos to sea operators in the last couple of years ease of doing aviation business dropped. In an…