The Federal Government has approved about N39 billion to discos to procure meters for customers. Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, announced the lifeline for Discos at the 18th Monthly Power Sector Stakeholders Meeting hosted by Kano Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO). Fashola said the gesture was part of power sector recovery programme […]
Ikeja Electric (IE) has announced plans to commence newspaper publication of energy thieves as part of measures aimed at addressing the rising cases of revenue loss. The move, according to IE, is to be deployed within the Disco’s network while using other traditional and conventional media platforms. And to give credence to the latest initiative, […]
Mobility has once again been refined with the introduction of vehicular control using voice commands. Mercedes-Benz has further enhanced the performance of the LINGUATRONIC voice control system for navigation use and entertainment. This is one of the many efforts aimed at perfecting mobility in the autonomous future. The new E-class features a new Audio 200 […]
Renmoney Microfinance Bank (MfB) has unveiled “School Fees Loan” product with a view to making Back-to-School season easier and faster for parents and guardians, just as it kicked-off #Back2School campaign. Back to school season is always financially stressful for parents over school fees, especially when tuition is increased as it is regularly the case; new […]
Mr. John Evbodaghe has been appointed as the Registrar/Chief Executive officer of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN). The Governing Council of ICAN which made the appointment also announced Dr. Ben Ukaegbu and Mukaila Lawal as new Deputy Registrars. Evbodaghe, a fellow of the institute is a consummate professional whose experience cuts across […]
The federal government has raised the alarm on the rising demand for beef in the country, vis-a-vis its availability, saying the gap could lead to the scarcity of beef and dairy products in the country. The outlook was given by the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, at a meeting with members […]
The food sufficiency goal of the Federal Government is receiving a major boost in Kebbi State through the collaboration between WACOT Rice Limited and the Kebbi State government. The food sufficiency journey started some time in June 2016, when President Muhammadu Buhari announced in a Ramadan meeting with members of the business community that his […]
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode has approved the implementation of the second phase of the CodeLagos Project, which will be launched in September 2017. The approval is coming on the heels of the successful implementation of the pilot phase of the project which has trained 5,464 students of primary and secondary schools across the […]
Efforts towards achieving a global status for the Nigerian film industry has been given a huge boost with the recent unveiling in Lagos of the Africa Cinematography Festival of Training Workshops, Conference and Film Technology Expo, a platform which focuses primarily on capacity-building for budding and professional players. Nigerian entrepreneur and founding Grand Matron, Africa […]
Time Warner Inc’s (TWX.N) HBO network last month offered $250,000 to cyber criminals who hacked into its computer system, asking them to extend a deadline for paying a much larger ransom, according to an email reviewed by Reuters. “You have the advantage of having surprised us,” a member of HBO’s technology team said in the […]