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Nigerian Marketing Awards Debuts

In a bid to recognize hardworking marketing professionals in Nigeria, one of the leading marketing professionals in the country, Anthony Agenmonmen has unveiled Nigerian Marketing Awards. Prince Yemisi Shyllon, Mr. George Thorpe, and Alhaji Garba Bello Kankarofi will be serving as members of the Advisory Board in the first edition of the awards. The event will be held on 11 November 2022 at the…
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Market

Lagos govt to invest on meat hub status

Lagos government is investing in value adding infrastructure with stakeholders in the meat industry to provide sought-after quality products for the benefit of Nigerians. In a keynote address during the Conference of Southwest Directors of Veterinary Services in Lagos, Commissioner for Agriculture, Ms. Abisola Olusanya, said the state was ready to partner private operators to produce high-quality…
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Technology

Fed Govt Insist on 5% telecom tax

The Federal Government has vowed to go ahead with the planned implementation of a five per cent hike in call and data tariff. A statement from the Federal Ministry of Finance Budget and National Planning said the tariff hike will go on in spite of resistance from the…
Technology

Microsoft ready to partner Nigeria Digital ID4D

American multinational technology company, Microsoft Corporation says it is willing to partner the Nigeria Digital Identification for Development (ID4D) project in the areas of capacity development and data protection. Microsoft’s Government Affairs Lead, Nonye Ujam disclosed this during a working visit to the Nigeria ID4D project office in Abuja. A statement by the Manager, Communications of…
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Banking

Jaiz Bank grew balance sheet to N300b in 10 years

Jaiz bank pic says in that in the 10 years of its existence, it has grown its balance sheet from N12 billion in 2011 to N300 billion in 2021. Within the same period, the bank witnessed rapid branch expansion from three to 45 branches spread across the country today. Managing…
Markets

Reps Summon Niyi Adebayo over unauthoried spending by NIPC

The Public Account Committee of the House of Representatives has summoned the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Otunba Niyi Adebayo, to appear before it to explain why he authorised the Nigeria Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC) to spend its internally generated revenue (IGR) without appropriation from the National Assembly. Under the Nigerian law, spending without appropriation is…
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