The Management of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, has announced that the closure of all schools and public offices in Abuja between May 7 and 9, 2014 for the World Economic Forum, WEF, does not affect operations at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja and other airports in the country. Yakubu Dati, coordinating…
Digital Training for Journalists Begins In Lagos
The much-anticipated Nigeria’s edition of Editors Lab Hackdays by the Global Editors Network, GEN, begins today at the Vanguard Newspapers, Lagos. Ameth Sokhma, global editors network, said the program was designed to train journalists to develop digital tools to cover elections online. The Global Editors Network, GEN, empowers journalists, web designers and developers from top…
HarvestPlus To Sell Garri Online
E-commerce is spreading its tentacles across different sectors of the Nigerian economy. To aid buying and selling of agricultural products like Garri, Fufu mash and cassava stem among others, HarvestPlus Nigeria has introduced the 1st e-Market, an online marketing platform, in Nigeria. Paul Ilona, country manager, HarvestPlus Nigeria, explained that the initiative was introduced to…
Aregbesola Wins Yoruba Living Legend Award
The employment of 20,000 youths and the new education policy introduced by Rauf Aregbesola, governor, state of Osun, have earned him the Yoruba political living legend of the Century award. Ogbeni, as Aregbesola is fondly called by political followers, was presented the award in Lagos at an event organised by the O’Odua Nationalist Coalition, ONAC,…
Ortom Commends Efforts to Transform Enugu Airport
To Samuel Ortom, supervising minister of aviation, the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu, which is under construction, would be commercially viable after the completion of the renovation exercise. Ortom, who gave the assurance during his inspection tour of the airport to evaluate the stages of completion, explained that prior to the initiation of the project…
PG Group Appoints New MediaShare’s Boss
The Prima Garnet Africa Group, a marketing communications group, has appointed Dele Odugbemi as the new managing director, MD, of MediaShare, it’s media management agency. Until his appointment, Odugbemi worked with Aegis Media Group, South Africa, and was responsible for the business growth and supervising of the General Motors account team in South Africa. He…
Lafarge Cement Combats Building Collapse
To demonstrate its commitment to value adding offerings and solutions, Lafarge Cement at its second national workshop series, contribute its quota towards reducing the menace of building collapse in Nigeria. The workshop, which was held in partnership with the Standards Organization of Nigeria, SON, the Nigerian Society of Engineers, NSE, and the Nigeria Institute of…
Lagos Saves Money with IPP – Gov Fashola
When the Lagos State government commissioned its independent power projects located at Lagos Island and Alausa, many had thought it wont have much impact on the economy of the commercial centre of the country. But in two years alone, apart from generating about 259 employments,the project, which is powered by gas, led to…
Appeal Court Acquits Hembe’s Deputy
The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, has discharged and acquitted Chris Azubuogu, former vice chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Capital Market, of charges bordering on dishonest conversion of money. He was accused of allegedly converting the sum of $4,095 given to him by the Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC, to attend a conference in…
Register Your Buildings or Be Sanctioned- Governor Amosun
While presenting the Certificate of Occupancy to some of the subscribers of the Ogun State homeowners charter that registered for the scheme in December 2013, Ibikunle Amosun, Ogun State governor, urged homeowners that are still sitting on the fence to register before the exercise ends on March 31, 2014 or pay a fine. Amosun disclosed…
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