Mr. Oladapo Sulu, President, Engineering Forum of Nigerians (EFN), United Kingdom (UK) on Thursday has promised to team up with local manufacturers and engineers to increase access to markets abroad and boost export. The EFN-UK President pledged this at a hybrid monthly seminar organized by the Nigerian Institution of Mechanical Engineers (NIMechE), with the theme: Read More…
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Banks’ USSD debt increases to N80bn – Telecom operators
Banks’ Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) debt has increased to N80 billion from the N42billion reported in 2021 the Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) has said. Mr. Gbenga Adebayo, the President of ALTON, divulged this at the ICT Growth Conference 2.0 organised by the Nigeria Information Technology Reporters Association (NITRA), on Thursday in Lagos. Read More…
WTD: Lagos commissioner seeks LG support in the advancement of domestic tourism
Mrs. Uzamat Akinbile-Yusuf, Lagos State Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture, admonished the leadership of local government areas within the state on Tuesday to champion the advancement of domestic tourism. Akinbile-Yusuf made the call during the commemoration of the 2022 World Tourism Day, with the theme “Rethinking Tourism”, while the Lagos State theme is, “Rethinking Tourism Read More…
World Maritime Day: Nigeria Committed To Achieving Greener Shipping — Sambo
Mu’ azu Jaji Sambo, the Minister of Transportation, in line with the campaign by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), has stated that Nigeria is committed to achieving greener shipping to attain sustainable development in the maritime industry. This comes shortly after Nigeria decides to join the IMO to commemorate the 2022 World Maritime Day, on Read More…
Lagos to unveil 30-year dev plan for rising population at Ehingbeti Summit
A 30-year development plan will be unveiled by the Lagos State Government for the Lagos population expected to hit 40 million by 2050 at this year’s Ehingbeti Summit. Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu disclosed this at a Private-Public Partnership pre-Ehingbeti stakeholders’ engagement in Lagos on Tuesday. Sanwo-Olu, represented by the Deputy Governor, Lagos, Mr Obafemi Hamzat, said Read More…
Lagos digital guru calls on youths to leverage digital opportunities
Digital marketing expert, Celestine Mmaduabuchi Mmadueke has called on young business owners and students affected by the ASUU strike to maximise the many chances that the digital space offers to build a desirable future for themselves. He said that with the right digital marketing skills, young people can benefit enormously from the abundant opportunities that Read More…
CBN raises MPR to stem inflation for 3rd time in 2022
MPR is now 15.5% The Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) has been raised from 14 per cent to 15.5 per cent on Tuesday in a bid by the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to stem increasing inflation. The committee had increased the MPR by a total of 250 basis points Read More…
Nigeria blacks out after national power grid fails
The national grid collapsed on Monday leaving many parts of the country without power, according to electricity distribution companies. This would be the fourth time this year that the grid is collapsing for what the authorities blame on technical problems. Last month workers from the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) went on strike and temporarily Read More…
Moghalu applauds FG over condition to mine lithium in Nigeria
Prof. Kingsley Moghalu, a former presidential aspirant of the African Democratic Congress, (ADC), has applauded the Federal Government for the condition given to a foreign firm, Elon Musk’s Tesla, before issuing him a licence to mine lithium in Nigeria. Moghalu, a former deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria in a statement on Tuesday Read More…
Exclusive women e-hailing app ‘HerRyde’ floated to ease women’s fears
A REUTERS REPORT Hauwa Shakir puts the finishing touches to an elegant lilac and grey dress, grabs her handbag and steps into a grey Toyota Corolla in front of her home in the outskirts of central Abuja. Shakir, 31, is among thousands of Nigerians hailing rides using mobile apps, but her car has something unusual: Read More…