All posts by Afolabi Ogunde

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  Etisalat Launches Easy Business Suite for SMEs

  GSM Network Operator, Etisalat has launched a scheme for small and medium enterprises called Easy Business. The suite is designed to add value to SMEs, increase their profitability and serve as a one-stop-shop for all their communication...

  • Posted May 22, 2012
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  Banks Alert Customers on Urgency of NUBAN-compliant Cheques before Deadline

  Banks operating in Nigeria have been sending notifications out to their customers reminding them of the impending Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) deadline on the new Nigerian Uniform Bank Account Numbers (NUBAN). The CBN has set June...

  • Posted May 22, 2012
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  Lagos makes N 11 billion from land charges

  Permanent Secretary, Lands Bureau,Mr Hakeem Muri-Okunola, has announced a revenue of over N11 billion for the year. He said the revenue performance, however, represents a shortfall compared to last years. He said the Bureau is not deterred...

  • Posted May 22, 2012
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  African Leaders Converge on Lagos May 30th to Discuss Urbanization

  Economist Conferences, one of the world’s leading event providers and organisers of the Future Cities conference, is rallying leaders and policymakers from across Africa to a forum discussing new ways to tackle pressing issues of urbanisation.   This year’s...

  • Posted May 22, 2012
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  Jonathan Approved N 176 billion Payment for ex-Convict former Minister

  Shortly after his victory at the polls in 2011 and subsequently being sworn in as Commander-in-chief, Mr. President approved the sum of N 176 billion ($ 1.1 billion) to be transferred to Malabu Oil under controversial circumstances....

  • Posted May 22, 2012
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  Nigerian Stock Exchange Watch: Bearish Sentiments Prevail on ASI (-0.32%)

  Bearish Sentiments prevailed across the entire Stock Exchange as the All Share Index dropped 0.32% to close at 22,309.61. The top-tier banks, UBA (+4.25%), First Bank (+0.86%), GTBank (+0.31%), Access (+0.29%) all recorded positive uptick with the...

  • Posted May 21, 2012
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  Kinetic Events to Host Summit to address the importance of active government participation and policy

  The IT Infrastructure Africa Summit will take place from 12 to 13 July 2012 at the Westin Hotel, Cape Town. The summit is hosted by Kinetic Events, an international business-to-business conferencing company. The development of IT infrastructure...

  • Posted May 21, 2012
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  UBA Subsidiaries to Boost Earnings | Restructuring Process Revisited at 50th Annual AGM

  The Managing Director of UBA Plc, Philips Oduoza has said the bank is poised to witness a boost in profitability based on performance from its African subsidiaries. Speaking at the bank’s 50th Annual General Meeting held in...

  • Posted May 21, 2012
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  Nigerians Reduce Consumption of Tokunbo Car Imports

  According to data from the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Nigerians are buying less used (Tokunbo) vehicles than they did in 2011. The data from the vehicle imports table revealed that Nigerians imported an average of 6,666 new...

  • Posted May 21, 2012
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  CBN Competition Offers NYSC members Million Naira Opportunity

  The Central Bank of Nigeria has thrown open its annual venture prize competition to serving corpers in the country. The competition is part of its corporate social responsibility and in consonance with the principles of the National...

  • Posted May 21, 2012
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