Business

The Managing Director of Cadbury Nigeria Plc, Oyeyimika Adeboye is set to deliver the keynote paper at the sixth edition of the Women In Marketing and Communications Conference/Awards (WIMCA) scheduled to hold on Friday, 7th October at the prestigious Landmark Event Centre, Lagos at 9 am prompt. Oyeyimika is the …

Nestlé Nigeria Media Awards aims to reward professionalism and excellence in reporting and storytelling around Nestlé’s focus areas comprising – Affordable Nutrition, Environmental Sustainability, Youth Empowerment, Women Empowerment, Engendering Thriving Communities, and Agriculture. Scope of Awards Participation is open to mainstream and online journalists from all over Nigeria. Entries must be published stories on Nestlé’s …

The Trans Niger Pipeline, a critical infrastructure in the crude oil export, which has been under force majeure ( closed ) for over 6 months is set to be reopened by the federal government. This was disclosed by Bala Wunti,  Group General Manager, National Petroleum Investment Management Services ,NAPIMS, through …

Oando filling station The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited says it has acquired all 380 Oando retail outlets, aviation and gas brands nationwide from OVH Energy. The downstream assets acquisition which were from OVHEM, operators of Oando filling stations, include reception jetty (ASPM) with 240,000MT monthly capacity and eight …

Leo Stan Ekeh Nigeria’s federal government has charged Leo Stan Ekeh, chairman of Zinox Group, his wife, Chioma and 11 other suspects to court over alleged N170.3 million contract fraud. On September 9, 2022, Human Rights lawyer, Femi Falana, filed a 17-count charge against the suspects in suit No. FCT/HC/CR/469/2022 …

LAGOS.29.09.22. In a massive collaborative initiative to support and promote interventions targetted to addressing hunger and malnutrition in communities, Agric lender, Unity Bank Plc and Lagos Food Bank have donated food items worth millions of Naira to Ogundimu Ilaje, a riverine community in the suburb of Lagos. A statement from the Bank adds that the intervention is part of …

Nigerian students Nigeria has emerged as the country with the highest number of students bringing their relatives to the United Kingdom, according to an analysis of the country’s Home Office. The report said 34,000 Nigerian students accounted for 31,898 dependants, followed by India whose 93,100 students accounted for 24,916. Libya …

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has begun the collection of project support loan facilities to some state governments for the execution of some projects under its intervention programmes. The credit facilities were given to some states to finance various projects across different sectors, including agriculture and manufacturing. “We’ve also …

In order to harness the global digital economy estimated at $11.5 trillion (which translates to about 16 percent of the global economy), the federal government has said Nigeria’s digital economy will contribute 15% of the country‘s total gross domestic product (GDP) by 2025. Stakeholders in the Information and Communication Technology …

In partnership with FirstBank – Nigeria’s premier and leading financial inclusion services provider – Verve International, Africa’s leading payment technology and card business, has launched its third National Consumer promo designed to reward users of FirstBank verve card with exciting gifts and cash prizes to appreciate their patronage and use …