(Nkem Ndem Vivienne) For the majority of women in Nigeria, entrepreneurship is a necessity. There are no jobs or viable alternative options, however, from writing a business plan to coming up with a name to hiring employees, a startup can seem overwhelming. Many Nigerian women who have always wanted to start their own business never […]
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Pan-African Financial Services group, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc was on Saturday, August 8, 2015 honoured with an award as Nigeria’s biggest lender to agriculture. The award was conferred on the bank by the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) at the chamber’s annual commerce and industry awards night. The LCCI awards night […]
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Emirates, has announced the launch of a sale campaign offering up to 25% off to select destinations in its Economy Class cabins for the Nigerian market. The special fares apply to all Emirates’ destinations from Lagos including: Mumbai (BOM); Guangzhou (CAN); Delhi (DEL); Dallas-Fort-Worth (DFW); Dubai (DXB); Houston (IAH); New York (JFK); London (LHR); Chennai […]
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The outgoing Post Master General of Nigeria, Malam Ibrahim Baba, on Tuesday revealed non-usage of postage stamps by financial institutions makes the country to lose N1trillion every year. Baba mentioned that NIPOST, under his leadership, was able to intercept 258,207 scam mails worth N125.2 billion between 2006 and 2014. “NIPOST was able to intercept the fraudulent […]
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For many, business is the only reason for traveling to Lagos. Lagos, for a certainty has plenty to offer, it can be tough for them to find the perfect place to stay. Aside from top-notch room service, reliable WiFi connections, easy-to-find data ports, and streamlined check-in and check-out policies, seasoned corporate travelers tend to ask […]
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A lecturer of the Faculty of Clinical Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) , Ile-Ife, Mr Olufemi Aluko, has said Nigeria is losing out in the pack of countries competing for the 75 billion dollar global leather industry because of ponmo consumption. Mr. Aluko said Nigeria is in its present state because of neglect of the […]
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BY AYO OLOWO Cattle rustlers in Kaduna State have once again been bettered by security operatives. Some cows, numbering 1,232, were recovered in the combined operations by the military, police, the State Security Service (SSS), and some other agencies in the Kamuku and Kuyanbana forest ranges that straddle the borders of Kaduna, Katsina, Zamfara, Niger, […]
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A passenger plane that went missing in bad weather over the remote eastern region of Papua is being hunted by Indonesian search and rescue agencies. The missing aircraft have 54 people on board. The plane, flight number TGN267, failed to arrive its destination of Oksibil after contact was lost with the plane. The agency’s official […]
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…Wins 2015 Finance Monthly CEO Awards African foremost financial institution, Guaranty Trust Bank plc has again endorsed its position as a leading global brand with the recent recognition of its Managing Director/CEO, Segun Agbaje, as CEO of the Year at the 2015 Finance Monthly Global Awards The Monthly Finance Awards, which is in its seventh […]
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Oil theft for many, is considered simply as a way of getting one’s share of the “NATIONAL CAKE”, and this has persisted for far to long in the view many. The Commander of Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) Delta, Commodore Aliyu Sule, has identified impunity and slow pace of adjudication as factors responsible for the persistence of […]
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