Huawei Technologies Company Nigeria Limited has assured that it would provide advanced and innovative support to MTN Nigeria following the trial roll-out of 5G network technology in Nigeria. In a statement in Abuja, Managing Director of Huawei Technologies Company, Mr. Zhang Lulu, stated the company would keep supporting MTN through...
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Shell, Total, and ENI on Friday signed the final investment decision (FID) to give the go-ahead for the construction of Train 7 of the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) project. The FID was initially scheduled to be sealed last week Thursday. But, after two...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has released the sum of $265 million to airlines operating in the country to settle outstanding ticket sales in an apparent move to check a brewing crisis in the country’s aviation sector. A breakdown of the figure released on Friday indicates that the sum...
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a $1.5 billion emergency programme to alleviate the impact of worsening food insecurity due to the Ukraine war, its director said on Monday. About 20 million farmers on the continent will benefit from the fund as Africa faces a shortage of at least...
The failure of an overhead power line in southern Germany has paralysed production at Europe’s largest BMW plant, in Dingolfing, a company spokesperson said on Monday. Both the early and the late shifts were cancelled in the two assembly halls, with several thousand employees affected by the stoppage, the spokesperson...
Stanbic IBTC Bank Plc has reaffirmed its interest in the growth of the Nigerian entertainment industry in Nigeria. The bank has reiterated its support for the construction of various cinemas as well as the provision of infrastructure to galvanize growth in the industry. Enterprise Finance Officer, Enterprise Banking, Stanbic IBTC...
The Lagos State Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Pharmacist (Mrs.) Uzamat Akinbile-Yusuf, a Nigerian comedian and actor, Atunyota Alleluya Akpobome, popularly known as Ali Baba and other stakeholders in the Tourism and Entertainment industry will, on Wednesday, May 20, 2020, meet to discuss issues bordering on revamping the...
Foreign airlines operating in Nigeria have initiated the unblocking of their low-priced fares on Nigerian routes following the Central Bank of Nigeria's completion of the payment of approximately $7 billion in backlog, which includes over $700 million in unremitted ticket revenue. The CBN recently announced the clearance of $7 billion...
Polaris Bank has introduced its Agency Banking Solution to serve as a vehicle to reach the unbanked and underbanked, as well as deepen financial inclusion across the country. The product known as ‘SurePadi’ was designed to provide convenient and easy access to funds and other banking services in far-flung neighbourhoods,...
The vision of Governor Udom Emmanuel, to make the Akwa Ibom State owned Airline, Ibom Air, become the West African Aviation power house, is nearing reality, following indications that Ibom Air could soon commence regional operations between Nigeria and The Gambia. This was part of discussions Monday, when the Gambian...