The World Bank Implementation Support Team, monitoring the implementation of State Employment and Expenditure for Results (SEEFOR) projects in the Niger Delta region, has ranked Edo State high on transparency and job creation for youths. The leader of the support team, Mr. Ismaila Ceesay, who led his members on a courtesy visit to the state […]
Access Bank has introduced a loyalty solution tagged REAL -Rewarding Every Act of Loyalty. The solution, according to a statement from the bank, was introduced to reward existing bank customers for their support over the years. “REAL is a pan-banking program offering multiple ways to earn points through the usage of the bank’s transactional platforms […]
Nigeria’s wave-making gaming brand, Western Lotto Nigeria Limited, has entered into a partnership with Nigeria’s leading lifestyle blog, Linda Ikeji’s Blog to reward visitors to the blog as well as its fans. Western Lotto will give customers N2m worth of airtime across networks in collaboration with Linda Ikeji’s blog as part of its Thank God […]
Tin Can Island Comptroller, Yusuf Bashar, at the weekend, disclosed that his command generates an average of N1.2 billion, daily to the Federal Government coffers. Bashar made this disclosure during the inauguration/swearing in of the Tin Can Island chapter of the International Freight Forwarders Association (IFFA) and the official launch of the association’s operational vehicle. […]
Organisers of the Nigeria Beer Festival has Said that the event will boost the tourism industry of Lagos state. The state is set to host the maiden edition of the Nigeria Beer Festival from September 25 to October 1, 2017. The Lagos State government is collaborating with beer brewers in the country and their counterparts […]
Tesla Motors and SpaceX CEO, Elon Musk, along with a group of prominent robotics and AI experts, worry that the use of autonomous weapons could usher in a new era of warfare. Elon Musk is joining a group of prominent robotics and artificial intelligence researchers in calling on the UN to prohibit the development and […]
The Minister of Power, Mr Babatunde Fashola, last week announced plans to liberalise the acquisition of meters by customers for the 11 electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) to check complaints of overbilling. The announcement, though greeted with ovation from some quarters, caused other customer groups and operators of power assets to call for a fair and […]
The federal, states and local governments shared N2.788 trillion between January and June this year, a 38% increase on the N2.019 trillion shared in the first half of 2016. According to NEITI Quarterly Review which focuses on disbursement from the Federation Accounts and Allocation Committee (FAAC), the review was based on data obtained by NEITI […]
Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has reiterated his administration’s vision to make the state the economic and industrial hub of the Southeast region and a preferred investment destination in the country. Speaking when the Ambassador of the Peoples Republic of China, Mr. Zhou Pingjian paid a courtesy visit to the Government House, Enugu, the […]
The Minister of Science and Technology, Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, has said that crude oil lost its relevance in the international market because of innovations in science and technology. Dr Onu, who disclosed this Thursday in Abuja at a world press conference, also said the new world order that was unfolding indicated that the end of […]