1. The chairman of Globacom Nigeria, Mike Adenuga has made a bid to buy Ivorian mobile telecoms operator, Comium Cote d’Ivoire in a deal estimated to be worth $600 million.
2. The Senate have passed the Oil and Gas Free Zone Amendment Bill 2015 with the intention to enhance Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
3. Samsung Electronics West Africa has established its Digital Village in Oban Community in Akampka Local Government Area of Cross River State.
4. To aid the seamless enrollment of members of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), SecureID Limited has unveiled a pre-paid solution.
5. Nigeria’s women national team, the Super Falcons will fly out to Canada on May 20 to put final touches to their preparation for the FIFA Women’s World Cup in Canada.
6. The Africa Centres of Excellence (ACE) in Nigeria have signed performance contracts with the Federal Government and the World Bank.
7. The Group Managing Director of Access Bank Plc., Mr. Herbert Wigwe said the bank would place more emphasis on its retail business and strive for a leadership position in customer service.
8. The Maritime Arbitrators Association of Nigeria (MAAN) have continued their pursuit to make Nigeria one of the centres for alternative dispute resolution (ADR) as it is obtained in the developed maritime world.
9. As part of its commitment to developing the Nigerian technical workforce, FMC Technologies Inc. has announced a partnership programme with the University of Port Harcourt to commence the first Master of Science programme in Subsea Engineering in Nigeria.
10. The Federal Government has granted provisional licences to two newly approved private universities: Edwin Clark University, Kiagbodo, Delta State and Hezekiah University, Umudi, Imo State.
