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Guaranty Trust Bank’s GTCrea8 Mini Cooper promo Season 2, held on Friday at the bank’s corporate head office, has announced a winner. Adebiyi Mariam Ajoke, a National Diploma 2 student of Business Administration from Lagos State Polytechnic, emerged as the winner and was rewarded with a brand new Mini Cooper.
2. It has been disclosed that the
Federal Government is currently in discussion with the government of Japan on how to revamp and reuse the vast dysfunctional cars and other vehicles which litter the country. Their primary point of interest is said to be a partnership towards the recycling of huge and disused vehicular carcass.
3. The Federal Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU,
for the construction of a 1,000 megawatts (MW) power plant in Katsina State with Strancton Limited.
4. Last week, the
Dangote Foundation donated five all-encompassing mobile clinics to the people of Kwale, in the Republic of Kenya, to support the country’s objective to eradicate the occurrences of HIV infections. Dangote, who said his foundation is committed to promoting healthcare and well-being of Africans, particularly the vulnerable and disadvantaged, affirmed the fact that every African has the right to quality healthcare.
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Stakeholders believe that increased broadband connectivity will impact greatly on Nigeria’s economy. Mr. Olayinka Oni, Chief Technology Officer Microsoft Nigeria, said “people will get a lot more with broadband technology, especially through ecommerce which is said to contribute about 7% to Nigeria’s GDP.”
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. Cement Technology Institute of Nigeria (CTIN), recently announced that it is set to start using the N15 billion cement import levy for manpower development in the industry and related fields. Accordingly, the Institute has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Industrial Training Fund (ITF) to commence the first phase of training 3,000 artisans and craftsmen in the construction industry.
7. According to the Group Chief Executive Officer, UBA Capital, Mrs. Oluwatoyin Sanni,
channeling Pension funds investment into the nation’s capital is capable of increasing the value of listed equities in the market from the current N500billion to N3 trillion by 2019.
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Huawei has announced the expansion of its cooperation with its Nigerian partners to integrate Information Technology Communication (ICT) products and solutions to boost the growth of enterprises business in Nigeria.
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The Ogun State government has gathered together geologists to brainstorm on how best the various resources available in the state could be put to maximum use and ensure the solid mineral sector is active.
10. General Electric (GE), an American multinational,
has signed a contract for the execution of a multi-purpose manufacturing and assembly facility in Calabar, Cross River State. The agreement to build an assembly plant is expected to make Calabar the hub of equipment manufacturing for the power, oil and gas industry in the country.
