Sight, sound of National Council on Comms/Digital Economy summit in Gombe
The who is who in Nigeria’s Information and Communications Technology (ICT) are currently brainstorming at the seventh Regular Meeting of the National Council on Communications and Digital Economy ongoing in Gombe, Gombe State. Coming with the theme: leveraging the gains…
Jubilation in Abia over 12 years sentence for former Gov. Orji Uzo Kalu
Following Thursday’s judgment in a Federal High Court presided over by Justice Mohammed Idris in Lagos which convicted Kalu on 39 counts of N7.2 billion fraud and money laundering preferred against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC),…
‘NITDA’s seriousness in enforcing EOs, local content’ll favour OEMs’
A leading indigenous Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) and stakeholder in Information Technology in Lagos, has hailed the courage of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) in stepping up enforcement action against 125 ministries, departments and agencies for failing to…
Underhand dealings, poor shipping environment forced banks to shun shippers
Real factors that crumbled the growth of indigenous maritime businesses and ship ownership have been revealed by the United Nations. Latest report released by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTD) 2019, revealed that why banks dropped funding…
Ghana introduces higher banknotes to drive ease of transactions but…
Following Friday, November 29, 2019 announcement of the Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Dr Dr Ernest Yedu Addison, heralding the introduction of new GH¢100.00 and GH¢200 banknotes to complement the existing series, financial experts have started expressing mixed…
Market access, cooperation keys to unlocking Africa’s energy sector—AEC
The African Energy Chamber (AEC) has averred that Africa’s energy sector is a catalyst for growth and development across the continent, saying “Industry and investors need to stay abreast of the high-speed advances in the energy landscape in the continent.”…
5000bpd Waltersmith modular refinery comes on stream July 2020— NCDMB
…Unveils completed 17-storey office complex in Yenagoa Strong indications have emerged showing that by 2020, Nigeria’s crude oil refining capacity may be tripled as a number of refineries would be completed for operations before the end of the year. This…
National carrier: FG interested in setting up fresh entity, not existing airline
At a time speculations are very high on the chances of the Federal Government resorting to merging two recently revived domestic airlines, Arik Air and Aero to form a national carrier, a reliable source in the Presidency Wednesday, hinted that…
FRSC voids re-circulated news on fining motorists with Appeal Court ruling
Barely few days after some social media platforms re-circulated old news on the ruling of Justice J.T. Tsoho of the Federal High Court, Lagos in 2014 in Tope Alabi v FRSC Suit No: FHC/L/CS/1234/13 that FRSC had no powers to…
Ihedioha visits Dangote, discusses fresh investment flow to Imo
Imo State Governor, Rt. Hon. Emeka Ihedioha, Wednesday, paid Africa’s richest investor and chairman of Dangote Group, Mr Aliko Dangote, a courtesy visit in his office in Lagos. Business Hilights gathered that the billionaire industrial icon received Governor Ihedioha at…