Can Start up Businesses Survive Without an Online Presence?
Every new business needs to carefully consider its overall marketing strategy and developing an online presence should be a part of it. Today, almost all customers are online and although young adults are still the most prevalent users of the internet, recent studies have shown than older Nigerians are also very internet-savvy. Around 78% […]
Events This Weekend, November 15th – 17th
RCCG Presents Night of Worship The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Joshuaville presents Byron Cage, Shana Wilson, Sonnie Badu, BeeJay Sax, Nathan Flo Akiremi, The Voices in Zion, The Sounds of Heaven and The Psalmists at the 5th edition of its Night of Worship, an annual event where everyone gathers for a night of […]
Bill Gates Re-Affirms Commitment to Polio Eradication in Nigeria
Billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates met with Nigerian officials on Monday in Abuja to discuss progress made on the ambition for absolute eradication of polio in Nigeria by mid-decade. He met with President Goodluck Jonathan, members of the House of Representatives, Aliko Dangote and other stakeholders, discussing how to deliver Oral Polio Vaccine (OPV) to every […]
New Technology Powers in-flight Phone Calls and SMS
Gogo, the global leader of in-flight connectivity and a pioneer in wireless in-flight digital entertainment solutions, has unveiled its new Text & Talk technology. The new technology uses Gogo’s in-flight Wi-Fi system to allow passengers to send text messages and make phone calls using their own smartphone much like they do on the ground. The […]
Adidas to Celebrate First Anniversary in Nigeria
Global sports brand, Adidas, is to mark its first year of operations in Nigeria this week. Adidas Stores, at Ikeja City Mall Lagos and Abuja’s Grand Tower Mall, will have an exciting day of festivities and promotions on most Adidas products at its store in Ikeja City Mall Lagos. The Senior Business Development Manager at Adidas […]
Pfizer Builds $26Mn Diagnostic and Disease Control Centre in Kano
Pfizer Pharmaceuticals Company has completed a $25.5 million Diagnostic and Disease Control Centre (DDCC) in Kano State. The DDCC is a specialist hospital built as part compensation for the 1996 Trovafloxacin drug clinical trial that the company was involved in resulting in deaths of some children and irreversible illnesses. A healthcare official, David Odiwo, spoke […]
Events This Weekend, November 8th — 10th
Autobiographica The international dance group ‘Battery Dance Company’ is an international dance company coming in from New York City. They will kick-off the festival with a captivating production ‘AUTOBIOGRAPHICA’ Venue: Ocean View, Eko Hotel, VI, Lagos Date: November 8th, 2013 Time: 6:30pm Tickets: ₦5,000.00; VIP; ₦10,000.00 African Themed Night at Eko Hotel Grab your […]
GTBank Principals Cup Now in Six African Countries
GTBank has announced that its Principals Cup competition currently held in Nigeria is set to be inaugurated in five other African Countries where the bank has subsidiaries: Ghana, Sierra Leone, Gambia, Cote d’Ivoire and Liberia. According to the bank, “The competition is an annual football competition targeted at secondary school students. It evolved out of […]
Firstbank Launches e-Commerce Platform
First Bank Plc has partnered 3AL Limited for a portal to provide various services including retail, insurance products and e-ticketing solutions. The portal, www.3al.com is, according to First Bank, Nigeria’s first social commerce channel which has social media and e-Commerce capabilities. It has social media features that enable businesses to interact with potential customers while […]
UK Scraps £3,000 Visa Bond for Nigerians
After deliberating on effecting a £3,000 visa bond for Nigerians traveling to the United Kingdom this November, the UK Government has announced the cancellation of the policy. News emerged months back that the UK will demand £3,000 visa bond from high-risk individuals in certain countries, including Nigeria, when visiting. A Home Office spokeswoman told AFP: […]
Owen Corporation Launches Career Software Pathevo in Nigeria
US-based Owen Software Company has introduced Pathevo, an education and career planning software solution in Nigeria. The software assists those in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education and career on aspects of information and decision making. At the launching in Lagos, CEO of Owen Software Corporation, Professor Adeboyejo Oni, said, “We are delighted to […]
AfDB Approves $153M Financing for Nigeria’s Agricultural Transformation Agenda
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has approved an ADF loan of $ 152.12 million and an ADF grant of $ 0.38 million to finance Nigeria’s Agricultural Transformation Agenda Support Program Phase 1 (ATASP-1), AfDB has announced. The African Development Fund (ADF) is the soft loan arm of the African Development Bank […]
Lagos: Governor Fashola Presents N489.69b 2014 Budget to State Assembly
The Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola, has, for the 2014 fiscal year, proposed a budget of N489.69 billion to the Lagos State House of Assembly. The budget was a ten billion reduction from the 2013 N499.604 fiscal year budget. In the proposed budget, the government earmarked N234.665 billion for recurrent expenditure and N255.025 billion for […]
Main One Gets Loan Facility; To Build Data Centre
Main One Cable Company, a communications services company with submarine cable from Portugal to West Africa, has signed $100 million re-financing facility agreement with four Nigerian banks. It has also announced its intention to complete a $25 million data centre in Lagos by 2014. The company also announced its membership of Alliance for Affordable Internet […]
Zenith Bank Announces N69Bn Profit After Tax for 9 months in 2013
Zenith Bank Plc has reported N69 billion as its profit after tax (PAT) for the nine months ending September 30, 2013. It submitted the report to The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) saying loans and advances portfolio hit N1.1 trillion. The report showed unaudited results for gross earnings at N255 billion in the period under consideration, […]
Partial Solar Eclipse to Occur in Nigeria
The Director-General of the National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA), Seidu Mohammed has disclosed that a partial solar eclipse will occur in different parts of the country on Sunday, November 3rd. He made this known to reporters, explaining what it is, what precautions should be taken and what the eclipse is not. An eclipse […]