All posts tagged "featured"

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  MTN Nigeria records 5.7 percent subscriber growth

  Reports coming from MTN Nigeria indicate that the Network has reached an all time record of 45.6 million subscribers, which indicates a 5.7 percent growth in the third quarter of 2012. According to a report released by...

  • Posted October 27, 2012
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  Expert calls on banks to implement Basel II Accord

  In a bid to ensure the soundness and prevent future collapse of the financial system, both the listed banks on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) and unlisted banks operating in the country have been charged to implement...

  • Posted October 26, 2012
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  World Bank Moves to Cut down Flaring by 30%

  The World Bank has called on oil producers, both countries and companies, to cut down natural gas flaring by 30 per cent by the year 2017. This declaration was made by the World Bank-led Global Gas Flaring...

  • Posted October 26, 2012
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  Expatriates to Dominate Aviation Sector for Next 10 Years

  The Nigerian aviation sector is dominated by expatriates engaged as pilots and engineers and it has been like that for decades. The situation will not change for the next decade unless Nigeria decides to train about 1,200...

  • Posted October 26, 2012
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  FG to Issue First 50 million ID cards Free

  The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has promised Nigerians that the Federal Government (FG) will bear the cost of providing the first 50million national identity cards.   This declaration was made by the Director-General, National Identity Management...

  • Posted October 26, 2012
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  Innovation Prize for Africa Announces Deadline Extension for $100,000 Prize

  Due to the high demand from African innovators, The African Innovation Foundation (AIF) and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) announced the extension of the deadline for submitting entries to the Innovation Prize for Africa...

  • Posted October 26, 2012
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  Emperor Amaechi’s New Jet

  Rivers State governor, Rotimi Amaechi has had a rough couple of weeks. It started with the murderous villagers in the Aluu community and their wickedness in cutting short the life of four University of Port Harcourt students...

  • Posted October 26, 2012
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  Ecobank Transnational Declares N254.4 billion in Gross Earnings After Nine Months

  Ecobank Transnational declared gross earnings of N254.4 billion in its 3Q, 2012 earnings. This result represented a 63% year-on-year improvement over the N155.9 billion it made in 2011. Provision for doubtful debts soared 8.8% to N13.5 billion...

  • Posted October 25, 2012
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  Earnings: Fidelity Reports N13.1 billion Profit After Nine Months, 117% year-on-year improvement

  Mid-tier bank, Fidelity, reported its earnings to the Nigerian Stock Exchange before the close of business yesterday. The bank declared gross earnings of N80.4 billion, a remarkable growth of 75% from the N46.1 billion it made over...

  • Posted October 25, 2012
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  AfDB hosts a workshop to boost local currency bond market development in Africa

  The African Financial Markets Initiative (AFMI), managed by the African Development Bank (AfDB), hosted a Pan-African Stakeholder Workshop from October 22 to 24, 2012, at the Ramada Plaza Hotel in Tunis. The workshop offered a unique opportunity...

  • Posted October 25, 2012
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