The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama on Monday said that about US$700 million had been realised from the pledges made by donors at the United Nations-backed Oslo Humanitarian Conference on Nigeria and the Lake Chad Region in Norway. The conference was organised by Federal Government in collaboration with Norway and Germany to address the […]
Frontline gaming and entertainment company Western Lotto Nigeria Limited has added two more games to bring to seven the offering on its platform as it seeks “to bring a world of lotteries to Nigerians”. Managing Director of Western Lotto Mr Yomi Ogunfowora announced the introduction of Lotto Race and Kashman games at a media briefing […]
The Federal Government says the activities of illegal and artisanal oil refiners are threatening the $1 billion Ogoni cleanup project in Rivers State. Addressing State House reporters at the weekend, the Coordinator for the Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP), Marvin Dekilby said that, if not stopped, such activities could cause re-contamination after the ongoing remediation. […]
Flour Mills of Nigeria Plc (FMN) has reiterated its resolve to continue to invest in local production, in line with the drive of the federal government. John Coumantaros, Chairman of the FMN Group, said this in his speech at the company’s 57th annual general meeting that took place in Lagos recently. Though the operating environment […]
Kogi state government has blamed the discovery of N145 million fraud in the salary voucher of the Kogi State Polytechnic, Lokoja for the delay in the payment of July salary of its workers. The Director -General, Kogi State Bureau of Information and Grassroots Mobilisation, Alhaji Abdulmalik Abdulkareem, said this in a statement made available to […]
Insurance companies have began to re-introduce the ‘no claims bonus’ policy in a bid to retain customers without attracting regulatory sanctions. This follows the resolve by the National Insurance Commission, NAICOM, to sanction operators involved in inappropriate pricing of risks or rate-cutting. Under the ‘no claims bonus’ policy, a percentage of premium paid is returned […]
Serial ICT entrepreneur Leo Stan Ekeh has been announced as Chairman of the News Express 5th Anniversary Lecture scheduled to hold at Sheraton Hotel & Towers, Ikeja, Lagos, on Thursday, September 28, 2017. The announcement was made via a statement issued on Saturday in Lagos, signed by News Express Publisher Isaac Umunna. “We are honoured […]
Media Seal, one of Nigeria’s foremost media specialist companies and its sister agency, Bytesize Limited, a foremost digital company in Nigeria providing end-to-end digital marketing services will be among over 60 agency partners in 45 countries of Worldwide Partners, Inc, (WPI) to participate in a global summit scheduled for September 17 through 19 in Paris, […]
Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man, is among those considering counteroffers for PPC Group Ltd. that could signal a bidding contest for South Africa’s largest cement maker, according to people familiar with the matter. Dangote Cement Plc sees a bid for the Johannesburg-based company as a way to accelerate expansion outside Nigeria, said the people, who […]
Ecobank Ghana has held its maiden housing and mortgage fair at the Aviation Social Centre in Accra. The fair, which got launched Thursday is a two-day event starting at 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day and ends on Friday, September 8. The fair is themed “Southern edition of the maiden Ecobank Housing Fair” and […]