Facebook trains stakeholders’ on online safety in Lagos, Nairobi
Gains of the visit of the Facebook founder and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Mark Zuckerberg to Nigeria and Kenya have started yielding results as the company recently hosted stakeholders on the issue of cyber security in Lagos and Kenya. Metting…
Ambode to deliver Badagry Expressway by 2019, begins work on Irede road
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode has said that the Lagos-Badagry Expressway will be delivered before the end of 2019. Speaking in Lagos on Thursday during an inspection tour, Ambode said the project was a major economic catalyst for Lagos,…
VI traffic goes gaga as Lagos trade fair begins today
The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) will today, Friday, November 4 commence the 30th edition of the Lagos International Trade Fair. As early as 530AM, our correspondent reports that traffic around Victoria Island has become chaotic as trade…
$30bn: Borrowing more than 2016 budget is dangerous—Economist
Leading Economist and analyst, Dr. Austin Nweze has expressed fears on why the federal government is scattering the nets of borrowing abroad considering the fact that the particular budget it intends to facilitate is lower than the target loans put…
Stanbic IBTC bags Private Bank Award
Stanbic IBTC Bank, a member of the Standard Bank Group, has won two awards at the Global Private Banking Awards for 2016 by Professional Wealth Management (PWM) and The Banker Magazine. The bank was named the ‘Best Private Bank (Wealth…
CTO ends first confab on spectrum management in Yaoundé
The first conference on spectrum management organised by the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation (CTO) will end today November 4, 2016 in Yaoundé, Cameroon. The event is attended by over 120 policymakers, regulators, private-sector executives and representatives from interest groups such as…
FG upgrades DBI to ICT University, begins admissions soon—Minister
Plans to start first ever Information and Communication Technology (ICT) University in Nigeria within the next three months are nearing maturity if the procurements of the Minister of Communications, Adebayo Shittu are anything to go by. The Minister who was…
Ghana to set up e-waste recycling plant
Considering the rising cases of e-waste dumping sites in Ghana, the government has concluded plans to set up e-waste recycling plant. Experts say e-waste poisons the land and underground water sources with a cocktail of heavy metal chemicals such as…
Gencos, others owe gas producers N110bn
The indebtedness to gas producers in Nigeria is currently over N110bn and about 80 per cent of the debts are owed by electricity generation companies. Speaking on the sidelines of the ongoing 10th International Conference and Exhibition of the Nigerian…
