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All posts by Ifreke Inyang

  • Governors seek 25% waiver to buy INEC’s data capturing machine

    State governors,yesterday, requested the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to grant them 25 percent discount for the purchase of computers used for capturing data during the registration of voters in 2010. Addressing newsmen at the end of...

    • Posted May 17, 2013
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  • Diamond Bank workers protest

    About 500 contract workers of Diamond Bank Plc on Wednesday protested at the head office of the bank in Lagos over alleged unfair practices and poor working conditions. The contract employees, who were recruited by various vendors...

    • Posted May 16, 2013
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  • NERC to issue code to regulate electricity metering

    The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission on Wednesday announced plans to issue a new standard code to regulate metering of electricity in the country. The commission said a panel had reviewed the proposed metering code and had endorsed...

    • Posted May 16, 2013
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  • Stock Exchange recorded N510.1bn transactions in Q1

    The total value of transactions of listed securities on the Nigerian Stock Exchange stood at N510.1bn at the end of the first quarter, which ended on March 31, 2013. The amount represents an increase of N152bn or...

    • Posted May 16, 2013
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  • LCCI laments state of insecurity

    The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry, LCCI, has lamented the worsening state of insecurity in the country, saying it is already taking a severe toll on investors’ confidence. Speaking at the presentation of the 2013 Lagos...

    • Posted May 16, 2013
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  • 2011 Bonga oil spill: 80 communities accuse SNEPCo of falsifying result

    EIGHTY oil producing communities in Warri North and Warri South-West Local Government Areas of Delta State, yesterday, alleged that Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limited, SNPECo, fabricated the result of samples of oil, soil and surface...

    • Posted May 16, 2013
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  • BlackBerry Messenger to be available on iPhone and Android

    Research In Motion unveiled a lower-cost BlackBerry aimed at consumers in emerging markets on Tuesday, and said it will offer its once-popular BlackBerry Messenger service on iPhones and devices running Google’s Android software. CEO Thorsten Heins said...

    • Posted May 15, 2013
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  • Increasing external debt is inimical to the economy – Nzekwe

    Dr Samuel Nzekwe, a former President, Finance Houses Association of Nigeria (FHAN), on Tuesday said that the rising external debts of Nigeria could lead to further depreciation of the naira. The Debt Management Office (DMO) has put...

    • Posted May 15, 2013
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  • TECNO Q1 hits competition, targets youths, plans Nigeria factory

    Developed in France and targeted towards the aspirational youth African market, the TECNO  Q1 is everything in a smart phone. It sports a 2.6-inch display at 480×320 pixels, has a 5-megapixel camera, 4Gb built-in memory and 512...

    • Posted May 15, 2013
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  • eWorld rallies industry for telecoms day celebration

    A leading ICT magazine, eWorld is collaborating with the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and National Information and Technology Development Agency (NITDA) to rally industry stakeholders to mark the 2013 Telecommunication and Information Society Day (WTISD) which comes...

    • Posted May 15, 2013
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