1. As part of efforts to strengthen economic cooperation, promote mutual development and trade between Nigeria and the United Kingdom, the British High Commissioner to Nigeria,
Dr. Andrew Pocock at the weekend held a strategic meeting with the President of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), Mr. Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede.
2.
Nissan is bringing the Goal of the Tournament competition to the 2015 Orange Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) football tournament and giving fans and players the chance to win big. Goal of the Tournament gives fans across Africa the opportunity to vote on Orange AFCON 2015’s best and most exciting goals. By voting, they stand to win a Nissan Qashqai at the end of the tournament.
3.
First City Monument Bank (FCMB) Limited said it has commenced its yearly Employee Health Week. The health week, which began on February 2 and will run till Feb 7, 2015 is primarily aimed at promoting healthy living for employees and their families.
4.
Online enterprise solution, PushCV.com, has announced an initiative, Elite Employee Quest 2015 that seeks to connect prime employees to head-hunters and qualified job seekers.
5. It has been unveiled that no fewer than 200 foreign firms from India, United Kingdom, United States, China and other parts of the world
have indicated their readiness to take part in the 26th Internation Trade Fair being packaged by the Enugu Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (ECCIMA), this year.
6.
Youths under the aegis of Activista, a youth arm of Action Aid, UK, marched through the streets of Akure, Ondo State, on Saturday to sensitise voters against the vice of electoral violence ahead of the coming general elections.
7. Super Eagles defender
Kenneth Omeruo returned to the Middlesbrough starting eleven and played all 90 minutes as his club defeated Charlton 3-1 to keep up with their promotion chase.
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The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) has finalized plans to enroll quoted companies with minimum market capitalization of $1 billion into its soon-to-be launched premium board. According to its CEO, Mr. Oscar Onyema, who disclosed this Thursday in Lagos, the plan has reached advanced stages toward the launch of the NSE premium board and development of the growth board.
9.
Chams Mobile and Skye Bank plc have signed an agreement to launch the Virtual Visa Card in Nigeria. The card is an entirely digital payment card for online and mobile use.
10. Dangote Group has said that its current focus is to
increase the pace of the development of its multi-billion dollar new businesses to meet completion timelines.
