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The Bankers’ Committee has unveiled possible approaches to stimulating the growth of Nigeria’s economy. The Managing Director of Guaranty Trust Bank, Mr. Segun Agbaje says stability in the exchange rate had been sustained overtime and that the macroeconomic indicators were stable and positive, insisting that the stability had created other opportunities but wondered how the […]
The Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, has pledged the Commission’s support towards successful hosting of the 6th Global Conference on Human Trafficking and Migrant Smuggling scheduled to hold between September 24 and 25, 2018 in Abuja. He made the pledge recently while playing host to the Local Organizing […]
Nigeria’s most resourceful brand communications journal, Brandcampaign celebrates its seventh year anniversary with a special edition on 50 Most Influential Marketing Communication Practitioners In Nigeria on August 28 at Whitehouse Hotel, Ikeja GRA, Ikeja, Lagos. There will also be an anniversary lecture to be delivered by Dr Rotimi Olaniyan, Chief Executive Officer of ADVANTAGE Limited. The […]
Brand Communicator, foremost Brands and Marketing publication has concluded plans to host the 2nd edition of Women in Marketing & Communications Conference/Awards (WIMCA) at Muson Centre, Onikan, Lagos on 31st August 2018. WIMCA is the foremost thought leadership platform for insights and contemporary trends in engaging female consumers and at the same time recognizing outstanding […]
Entries are now open for the third edition of PwC’s Media Excellence Awards. According to a statement released in Lagos by the professional services firm, entries for the award that celebrates excellence in business reporting in Nigeria will close on Thursday 13 September 2018 with the Award gala night slated to hold on Friday 5 […]
An ongoing deadly Ebola outbreak in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has particularly affected children, the UN’s children agency, UNICEF. The outbreak in North Kivu Province was declared on 1 August and UNICEF reported that so far, two children have died, while six others – who either are infected […]
Former United Nations Secretary-General, Koffi Annan has died at the age of 80. Mr Annan who was also a Nobel Peace Prize winner died in Switzerland after a brief illness. His foundation made the announcement in a statement on Saturday morning. According to them , “It is with immense sadness that the Annan family and […]
The trade volume between India and Nigeria hit $12 billion between April 2017and March 2018, Indian High Commissioner to Nigeria, Nagabhushana Reddy, has said. Reddy said this while speaking with newsmen at a flag hoisting ceremony to mark the 72nd Independence of India in Abuja. It would be recalled that the trade figures between both […]
The Group Managing Director, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Dr. Maikanti Baru, has said 40 per cent of the shares of the Corporation would be floated on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) when the Petroleum Industry Governance Bill (PIGB) gets Presidential Assent. Baru spoke yesterday in Lagos at the 2018 annual conference of the Association […]
The Nigerian government has so far raked in over N40 billion from value added tax across the country. The revelation was made on Thursday at a monthly meeting of the National economic Council, presided over by Acting President Yemi Osinbajo. Addressing State House Correspondents at the end of the meeting, Jigawa Satte Governor, Abubakar Badaru said: “We were […]