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Fayemi takes investors’ trail to China’s Mining Expo in Tianjin

All is set for Nigeria’s participation at the China Mining Congress and Expo holding from 23rd to 25th September, 2017, at the Meijiang Convention in Tianjin, China. Business Hilights gathered in Abuja on Wednesday, that the Federal Ministry of Mines…

2017 Abuja Trade Fair begins today, over 35 foreign companies arrive

The 2017 Abuja International Trade Fair will today, Thursday, Sept. 21, kick off and end on Oct. 7. The theme of the fair is “Returning Nigeria to the Path of Sufficiency Though Non-Oil Exports’’. Giving logistics details and arrangements during…

Finally, Court proscribes, declares IPOB terrorist organisation

At a time Nigerian Air Force fighter jets have joined in the trending Operation Python Dance II, the Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday, gave bite to a hurriedly filed executive order by President Muhammadu Buhari, to outlaw the…

9Mobile shop
ICT

Banks’ working collectively for early sale of 9Mobile—Okonkwo, Fidelity Bank CEO

As the 180 days window handed down to the receiver managers of 9Mobile continue to count, the managing director of Fidelity Bank Plc, Mr. Nnamdi Okonkwo, has said that all the banks whose money is trapped are working together for…

Opeke Mainone
ICT

Costly connectivity, power supply key problems of data business—MDXi

The Product Manager at MDXi Data Centre, Vremudia Oghene-Ruemu, has listed the major challenges frustrating data centre business in Nigeria. In his presentation as a panelist at the just concluded Capacity Africa Conference which held in Kampala, Uganda, he explained…

CWG Plc, Agada
ICT

CWG Plc, ENSG seal 5-year deal to refrom Gaming Commission

The government of Enugu State, South East Nigeria has signed fresh five year partnership agreement with leading ICT firm, CWG Plc to fast track transformation of the Enugu State Gaming Commission (ESGC). Business Hilights recalls that the ESGC, was inaugurated…

ABCON boss leaks key cause of persistent naira fall to dollar

Illicit dollar (cash) traffic to Dubai is the key factor that has been frustrating the efforts of the government in firming naira. This was the revelation of the President of the Association of Bureaux De Change Operators of Nigeria (ABCON),…

Buhari, ministers lure investors with new policies at 72nd UNGA

President Muhammadu Buhari and three ministers on Tuesday addressed the world on new business and investment windows in Nigeria at the ongoing 72nd United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), New York. In his emotion-laden speech, Buhari touched several global challenging issues…

Disquiet again at Tincan Ports over fresh seizure of 475 Pump Action guns

Though the Public relations officer of Tincan Customs Command, Mr. Uche Ejesieme, insisted in a telephone interview on Tuesday that it remains a rumour, other top officials of the command who pleaded anonymity confided in Business Hilights that on Monday,…

Ecobank upgrades mobile app to boost Xpress Cash, others

As part of back up to deepen its new product, Xpress Cash and others, the Ecobank Group has upgraded its mobile app. Ecobank said Xpress Cash service allows customers access to cash from Ecobank Automated Teller Machines using e-tokens generated…