Nigeria Today: Top 10 News Stories You Shouldn’t Miss

1. Mr. Adams Oshiomhole, Alhaji Abdullahi Ganduje, Chief Dave Umahi and Alhaji Aliko Dangote, are among the dignitaries to participate in the maiden edition of New Telegraph Economic Summit, scheduled to hold in Lagos on October 27. 2. The Chief Financial Officer of AXA Mansard, Rashidat Adebisi, has won the CFO of the year in the insurance category at the 2015 Nigerian CFO awards held in Lagos. 3. Sixteen states of the federation will attend the 3rd National Para-Soccer Tournament which kicks off today (Monday, October 19) at Package B of National Stadium, Abuja. 4. Nigeria’s home-based team will depart for Burkina Faso on Thursday for a return leg 2016 CHAN qualifier. 5. Ajeast Nigeria Limited, the Nigerian unit of AJE Group, a multinational beverage company has entered the Nigerian market with with the launch of big cola, big orange and big lemon. 6. Ecobank Nigeria has secured a $75 million syndicated subordinated term facility through the engagement of Nederlandse Financierings- Maatschappij voor Ontwikklelingslanden N.V. 7. Afrobeverages and Distillers Limited has entered the Nigerian market with 20 products. 8. Golden Eaglets Head coach, Emmanuel Amuneke has described Saturday’s 2-0 win over the United States of America as a morale booster for the players in the quest to successfully defend the FIFA U-17 World Cup. 9. The President of Face of the World Nigeria, Prince Eerik Odigie has unveiled Nigerian top acts that will headline this year’s edition of the beauty pageant. 10. Access Bank has selected Ireland’s leading self-service banking software provider, CR2’s BankWorld omnichannel suite to manage its self-service channels.

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This article was first published on 19th October 2015 and updated on October 20th, 2015 at 8:39 pm

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