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From a global perspective, the girl child is considered vulnerable to several societal ills. This perception is more pronounced in developing countries, where the belief is that there is the need for effective policies to safeguard the girl child from violence, limited access to education, neglect, abuse, gender disparities and …

Assets surge to N2.05trn Diamond Bank on Friday released its Q3 2016 performance scorecard on the floor of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), showcasing moderate growth in key financial parameters. For the nine months under review, the group recorded a growth of 16.9 per cent in total assets, which grew …

  Stanbic IBTC, a member of Standard Bank Group, has said it plans to increase its allocation to the agricultural sector, given the importance of the sector to job creation and economic prosperity and growth. Chief Executive of Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC, Mrs. Sola David-Borha, reiterated this commitment at the …

In recognition of the excellent services and the leading role being played by Nigeria’s foremost Independent PR measurement agency, P+ Measurement Services. The outfit had the privilege and honor of hosting Mr. Franklin Ginger-Eke, the Corporate Communications Manager of Galaxy Backbone Limited in its Lagos office on Tuesday 25th of October 2016. Galaxy Backbone Limited is a company established by the Federal Government of Nigeria to operate a nationwide IP-based network to provide …

Philanthropists, Tony O. Elumelu, Bill Gates discuss the role of global philanthropy on business, politics and culture at Le Club de l’Economie hosted by Le Monde in Paris. Speaking at the Le Club de l’Economie in Paris France on Monday, Tony O. Elumelu, Chairman of UBA Plc and Founder of the Tony …

…Customers to also enjoy free social, family & friends bonus Beginning from today (October 26th), Airtel customers will getmore than six (6) times the value of every recharge on their line, as the leading telecommunications services provider, rejigs its SmartConnect package, to offer additional bonuses to customers on every recharge. …

The Debt Management Office (DMO) has advised the Federal Government not to borrow above $22.08 billion in 2017. It gave the recommendation on Tuesday in its 2016 Debt Sustainability Analysis (DSA) report, obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. In the report, DMO stated that the end-period …

There are strong evidences that Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited has been milking Nigeria dry through its activities. The federal government of Nigeria recently sued Shell Petroleum Company and its allied Shell Western Supply & Trading Limited for nearly $407 million as part of its battle to recover all monies …

Airtel Smart Icon, Patoranking was amongst the big winners at the recently concluded MTV Africa music awards in South-Africa. He raked up the Song of the year award with his hit song ‘My Woman, My Everything’ which featured Wande Coal. The Girlie O crooner, who has been receiving a lot …

Airtel Nigeriahasunveiled a new interactive USSD self-service short code, *121#, for easy usage and improved customer service delivery. With the new shortcode, customers can access all the services on the network faster, activate and deactivate services as well as have unlimited access to the exclusive value offerings available. Quick and convenient …