Stakeholders in the advertising industry will today, Thursday converge at the Eko Hotels, Victoria Island in Lagos, for the 2016 edition of the poster Awards organised by the Outdoor Advertising Agencies of Nigeria (OAAN). The event is aimed at rewarding excellence in the industry. Publicity Secretary of OAAN, Obi Nnaobi disclosed that more than 65 […]
The first live episode of music reality show The Voice Nigeria, aired on Sunday, the 26th of June, and some of Nigeria’s biggest names in entertainment gathered at the Landmark Event Centre in Lagos to share in the excitement. Sponsored by Airtel, the event had in attendant, OC Ukeje, Linda Ejiofor, Muna Abii, Sarah Ofili, Akpororo and […]
The streets of Paris, the French capital and other parts of the country will again witness thousands of protesters over a controversial government labor bill, ahead of a key Senate test. Anadolu reports that the Senate is set to vote on the reform package Tuesday at 6 pm (0500GMT), after which the National Assembly is […]
An investor group called on Tesla Motors Corp on Tuesday to add two independent directors to its board and separate the roles of chairman and chief executive as it highlighted founder and CEO Elon Musk’s dominance of the board in the wake of Tesla’s proposed bid for SolarCity. Musk is also the chairman and largest […]
Japanese auto, Toyota Motor Corp is set to recall 1.43 million hybrid Prius and Lexus CT200h cars worldwide. The company said late Tuesday that the recall is as a result of a possible airbag inflator defect. The recall, according to Reuters, covers 2010-2012 vehicles with air bag inflators that could have a small crack in […]
Fidelity Bank Plc, one of the country’s top lenders in terms of Capital Adequacy Ratio (CAR) has expressed optimism that the prevalent economic condition triggered by the slump in global oil prices will not dampen diaspora remittance to Nigeria. According to the bank, remittances from Nigerians living abroad is expected to hit $35 billion in […]
The Federal Government on Saturday said it will unveil plans to make housing affordable for Nigerians as promised during the campaigns. The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, will make the plan public at the Affordable Housing Summit 2016, by the ministry in partnership with German Development Cooperation. Briefing reporters on the […]
Web users who are interested in watching extremists content may soon be disappointed, as Facebook and Google amongst other web’s biggest destinations for watching videos have reportedly started using automation to remove extremist content from their sites. This move, according to Reuters, is a major step forward for internet companies that are eager to eradicate […]
Trading on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), on Friday, ended on a negative note; halting a three-day rally due to profit taking and exit of Britain from European Union (EU). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that the market capitalisation lost N145 billion or 1.36 per cent to close at N10.526 trillion against N10.671 […]
By Amechi Obiakpu Mercedes-Benz reported a remarkable increase in sales in the month of May 2016. The German auto said in a statement that unit sales increased by 12.9% amounting to 170,625 vehicles. It said that in January through May, 2016, 818,175 vehicles with the three-pointed star were delivered to customers (+12.3%), more than ever […]