The Dangote Sugar Refinery (DSR) has employed no fewer than 7,000 workers yearly in its Backward Integration Project (BIP) in Numan, Adamawa State. Speaking during a media tour of the company in Numan, the company’s Group General Manager, Operations, Bello Abdullahi Dan-Musa, said, that despite employing thousands of abled- youths as direct employees, the company […]
Read MoreNestlé has launched additional brand to its nutrition portfolio, NIDO Milk & Soya Instant Powder Mix. This innovative product combines the double goodness of milk and soya, fortified with iron to provide consumers with an affordable, delicious and nutritious creamy milk and plant-based complement for beverages and cereals. For over 62 years, Nestlé has been […]
Read MoreAfter seven years of robust online publishing; Brand Times, a leading brand, marketing, business, and tech news platform, has launched its magazine ‘Brand Times Magazine’ to revolutionise magazine publishing in Nigeria and across the world. 7Skies Communications, publishers of the all gloss magazine, in a statement disclosed that the magazine was conceptualised to give readers […]
Read MoreAmid the rising crisis in the electricity power supply in Nigeria, two companies one from the green energy sector and the financial services market decided to go into partnership to advance sustainable energy solutions and increase accessibility for communities. The companies, BaobabPlus Nigeria, provider of cutting-edge solar technologies, has gone into a strategic partnership with […]
Read MoreThe Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has lifted the forex ban on 43 items and also promised to intervene in the FX market from “time to time”. The apex bank had in 2015 restricted the items from accessing FX from the I&E window, saying they were “not valid for foreign exchange and could be produced […]
Read MoreSocial media platform X, formerly Twitter, has taken action to remove accounts belonging to Palestinian Islamic group Hamas after its attack on Israel on Saturday morning. This, after Thierry Breton, European Commissioner for the internal market, had given Elon Musk, who owns X, 24 hours to tackle disinformation regarding the conflict. On Saturday, Hamas made […]
Read MoreAfrica should maximise the benefits of its gas resources to the continent with minimal risks. A blend of domestic, regional, and international supply of the resource is required to build roadmaps for a balanced gas monetisation strategy. The Chief Executive Officer, Seplat Energy Plc, Mr. Roger Brown said this at the ongoing Africa Oil Week […]
Read MoreThe Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) has restored regulatory services to one of its licensees, Globacom Limited after it successfully cleared its outstanding debt obligations to the Commission for unpaid Spectrum Fees, Numbering Fees and Annual Operating Levy (AOL). The Commission has also stepped down planned enforcement action against Globacom over its breach of extant regulations […]
Read MoreDr. Aminu Maida who was just yesterday appointed to takeover from Prof Umar Danbatta, the former Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is an electronic and electrical engineer like his predecessor. Maida holds an MEng in Information Systems Engineering from Imperial College, London in 2002, and in 2006, he bagged […]
Read MoreRespites seems to be on the horizon for Nigerian startups in the area of funding as indicated by the Director General of National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Mr Kashifu Inuwa, who said that NITDA is working to reconvene the council of the Nigeria Digital Innovation Fund, and present the funding model to accelerate innovation […]
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