LCCI Advises Buhari to Scrutinise Economic Agenda

THE Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry, LCCI, on Wednesday, June 10, advised the new administration to critically scrutinise its new economic agenda before making it public. Remi Bello, president, LCCI, gave the advice in Lagos where he said that the delay in the release of the new …

LCCI Urges Buhari to Unveil Economic Blueprint

THE Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry, LCCI, is expecting the President Muhammadu Buhari administration to unveil its economic blueprint in the next few days. The chamber, in a goodwill message to the new government signed by Remi Bello, its president, noted that the …

Birthdays

Maurice Iwu, professor of pharmacognosy and former chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, 65, April 21. Born in Mbano, Imo State, he attended Christ the King School, Aba, 1957-1962; St Paul X College, Ogoni, Rivers State, 1963-1967; University of Bradford, England, …

Farmers’ Agenda for Buhari

The Lagos Chamber of Commerce wants the incoming All Progressives Congress administration to reduce the current 26 percent interest rates and review policies to enable farmers to survive and increase food production in the country …

First Bank Receives Best Retail Award

FIRST Bank of Nigeria Limited has received ‘The Best Retail Bank in Nigeria Award’ for the fourth consecutive time at the just-concluded Asian Banker International Excellence in Retail Financial Services Awards in Singapore. The award organised annually by the Asian Banker magazine, is …

Empowering Youths in Oil Sector

THE federal government is determined to empower Nigerian youths because the important role they play in economic development. Already it had launched the youth entrepreneurship strategy in the oil and gas industry and has commenced the screening of those who will participate in the …

Dangote Cement Appoints New Managing Director

THE management of Dangote Cement Plc has appointed Onne Van der Weijde as the new managing director for the company as part of strategies aimed at consolidating on its successes. A statement from the company said the new managing director would report to the chairman of the board of directors …

Senate Worried over Poor Broadband Services

DESPITE the number of undersea cables running across the country and the huge investments channelled into broadband services, the Senate has described the poor access to broadband by Nigerians as worrisome. Gilbert Nnaji, chairman, Senate Committee on Communications, stated this when …

NDIC Builds Resource Centre for Government College

THE Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation, NDIC, has inaugurated the N30 million ultramodern resource centre in Government College, Ibadan, Oyo State. The centre, which comprises a computer centre/ICT room, language/seminar room, vocational centre and a borehole, was built for the educational …

Birthdays

Simeon Afolabi, senior pastor of Firstlove Assembly, Rumuokwuta, Port Harcourt, 53, February 22. Born at Ipee in Oyun local government area of Kwara State, Afolabi attended Kwara State College of Technology (now Kwara Polytechnic), Ilorin. He gained admission into the University of Ibadan in 1980 and …

NPDC Condemns Media Reports

– Victor Briggs, managing director, Nigerian Petroleum Development Company describes as inaccurate, media reports that the NPDC has denied receiving […]