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Month: January 2021

Tijani, Co-Creation Hub founder to star on CNN’s Inside Africa

On this week’s Inside Africa, CNN International showcases Nigeria’s entrepreneurial spirit, meeting four start-up stars who are improving the world from Africa’s largest tech hub. Firstly, the programme meets Olatunbosun“Bosun”Tijani, the brains behind one of Africa’s biggest networks of tech…

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NITDA sets 2021 agenda at Privacy Week

BEING AN ADDRESS DELIVERED BY KASHIFU INUWA ABDULLAHI, CCIE DIRECTOR-GENERAL/CEO, NATIONAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AGENCY (NITDA) At the NATIONAL PRIVACY WEEK 2021 PRESS CONFERENCE AND UNVEILING OF THE WEEK’S ACTIVITIES 25th January, 2020 Protocols Permit me to start by wishing…

Unilever’s published Q4-20, 2020FY show significant revenue growth

UNILEVER published its Q4-20 and 2020FY unaudited results after market close on Friday (22 January) with revised 2019 numbers. EPS turned positive in Q4-20 standalone, printing NGN0.08 (Q4-19: -NGN0.83) following significant revenue growth, gross margin expansion and lower operating expenses….

Over 95% of Us Want Eze Ilomuanya as Chairman – Imo Monarchs

The clamour for the return of HRM, Eze (Dr) Cletus Ikechukwu Ilomuanya, CON, as Chairman of Imo State Council of Traditional Rulers, heightened over the weekend with over 95% of Imo traditional rulers reported to be demanding for his return…

FG to pay counterpart funding for select railway projects

Fund has been made available by the Federal Government to partly fund six rail projects connecting virtually all regions of the country with a counterpart funding of N71.15bn this year. Also, N15.1bn will be spent on the development of safety…

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Lenovo outstrips other OEMs, dominates global PC shipments

Global Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) Lenovo has continued to astound market watchers, dominating worldwide PC shipments on the back of a rise in demand. The demand is fuelled by the COVID-19 pandemic which has seen more schools and students embracing…

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NITDA, Army Resource Centre to collaborate on security, allied challenges

The Director General of NITDA, Kashifu InuwaAbdullahi, CCIE, has agreed to form a strategic alliance with the Nigerian Army Resource Centre on research and development solutions to tackle Nigeria’s security and allied challenges. The agreement was reached during a courtesy…

NPA flags of Electronic Truck call-up system this week

Barely one week after President Muhammadu Buhari has reappointed Hadiza Bala-Usamn the Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) based on her positive e reforms in her first five years, the Authority has announced the commencement of Eto, the…

Bello drives move convert Sealink vessels to national carrier

The Nigerian Fleet Implementation Committee chaired by the Executive Secretary of Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), Mr. Hassan Bello has started a drive that may lead to the conversion of the Sealink Project into national carriers. The move is to meet…

NIMASA, Amnesty Office unite to fight sea crimes

…As agency plans Empowerment Programmes in Coastal communities The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has declared its intention to work in partnership with the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) in the fight against piracy and other crimes in the…