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During the 10-day fair, the Bank’s broad clientele and prospective customers will benefit from FirstBank’s expert financial advisory services, on-line-real-time banking, internet and mobile banking, Automated Teller Machine, card products, mobile payment platforms and money transfer services

While the government had been paying workers in the state civil service till date, the local governments had been in default, arising from liquidity crunch, which informed the decision of the state government to intervene by applying for the bailout fund

The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the licence was received on behalf of the Akwa Ibom State Government-owned firm by Governor Udom Emmanuel

According to him, people are no longer bringing cars anymore as most now come through Cotonou port.
“Our ports are almost empty. Seventy per cent tariffs on cars is too expensive,” Nicol told NAN

The motion was sponsored by Rep. Albert Adeogun (Osun-PDP)

The News Agency of Nigeria reports that this was against 166.76 million shares worth N1.12 billion exchanged in 3,287 deals on Tuesday, an increase of 8.89 per cent

He said: “LiveWIRE is a programme designed to provide opportunities for young people in our host communities to realise their potential through creation and development of their own businesses

However, the country said it would not affect the cordial relations between the continent’s two biggest economies, a cabinet minister said on Thursday

However, legal importers paying full tariff of 70 per cent have not been able to compete with smugglers who enjoy a free ride into the market, aided by negligible tariffs in neighbouring Cameroon and Republic of Benin, taking advantage of porous borders

The Fund, managed by FBN Capital Asset Management (operating under the brand name FBNQuest) is a SEC-registered open ended mutual fund that invests in a broad range of money market securities such as treasury bills, commercial papers, fixed deposits and aims to offer a high level of security coupled with a competitive yield.

He said: “We are being proactive and we will do whatever it takes to maintain the technology and make sure that this kind of thing does not happen again

He said the harsh times in the oil sector and its attendant impact on government revenue makes it imperative to look inward for creative ways of growing the economy of the country and boosting gross domestic product

According to him, the state has invested significantly in the distribution infrastructure to the point that over 90 per cent of Akwa Ibom communities have distribution infrastructure and transformers

The NCC had placed a N200,000 ($1,000) fine on each unregistered cell phone line that was not disconnected.
MTN Group of South Africa, the owners of MTN Nigeria has seen its shares tumble by at least 20 per cent in the Johannesburg bourse since the fine was imposed last week, following its failure to disconnect millions of unregistered cell phones lines even though it was given a deadline to do

Africa’s biggest mobile phone company was last week fined $5.2 billion by the Nigerian Communications Commission for failure to cut off users with unregistered SIM cards from its network

Intervening, the President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, posed the question but the senators responded along party lines

Since privatization there has been delayed, and sometimes partial payment for the electricity generated. This has led to the industry owing Transcorp Power about N25 billion. Other GENCOS are also owed

Ahmed gave this directive when the Chairman of Kwara Ethnix Design (Nig.) Limited, Issy Penniken, and the management team paid him a courtesy visit at the Government House, Ilorin

The NNPC in a release stated that in line with its drive to ensure zero fuel queues ahead of the forthcoming yuletide and beyond, the Corporation is working assiduously with its downstream subsidiary company, the Pipelines and Products Marketing Company, and other downstream players to consolidate the prevailing stability in the supply and distribution of fuel nationwide

During the 10-day fair, the Bank’s broad clientele and prospective customers will benefit from FirstBank’s expert financial advisory services, on-line-real-time banking, internet and mobile banking, Automated Teller Machine, card products, mobile payment platforms and money transfer services