“From each of the six geopolitical zones, we took one institution and because the bulk is in Lagos, we have four more institutions in Lagos
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The bill, which was co-sponsored by the Senate Leader, Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba, and Senator Nenadi Usman, was referred to the Committee on Investment
The market capitalisation, which opened at N11.404 trillion, lost N208 billion or 1.82 per cent to close at N11.196 trillion due to price losses by some blue chips
This was contained in a statement made available to newsmen in Lagos by the Public Relations Officer of the association, Simeon Nwonu
Stallion was ranked within the top 15 companies and was one the only two high ranked conglomerates along with the Dangote Group
The Federal Government, through the Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation, filed a criminal charge against the Coca-Cola CEO over allegation that the company produced substandard products
The central bank has struggled to keep the naira within its preferred band even after devaluing the currency by 8 per cent last Tuesday in a bid to halt a decline in the foreign reserves of Africa’s biggest economy
Some of the beneficiaries told the News Agency of Nigeria in Asaba, the Delta State capital, that the scheme had made them productive and improved their livelihood
Speaking during a policy monitoring visit by the National Council on Privatisation at the weekend in Enugu, the Chairman of the company, Dr. Godwin Okeke, said the development was made possible by the new Nigeria Automobile Industry Development Policy
“The provision of these 100 motorcycles therefore, is in continuation of our drive for excellence in service delivery; and I am delighted by the kind of responses we are getting from our customers on the noticeable improvement in our services
Speaking on the consumer-reward initiative, the Chief Commercial Officer of Airtel Nigeria, Maurice Newa, noted that Airtel continues to create platforms to enrich and empower its customers
The aircraft was said to be enroute Abuja from Lagos
Kalu noted that Alison-Madueke’s election is an acknowledgement of her positive contributions to the international oil body while she held sway as Alternate President
During the event, organized annually by The Banker magazine, UBA was voted ‘Bank of the Year in Africa ’ for 2014, trumping others to win the highly coveted award for pan-African bank brands
The prestigious award ceremony which held on Thursday at Intercontinental Hotel, Park Lane, London, had in attendance more than 350 senior executives from well over 120 countries
She stated that the government has taken fiscal policy measures that would weather the storm if the oil prices fall to $70 per barrel, $65 per barrel and even to $60 per barrel
The Permanent Secretary in the Niger State Ministry of Youth Development, Hajiya Ramatu Suleiman, said this on Thursday during the post-Executive press briefing in Minna, adding that the CBN had initiated to train 500 youths, but the state government proposed to add additional 350 to make them 850
This does not come as a surprise as the organisation is dominated by Muslim Arab nations
The National Publicity Secretary of APC, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, on Wednesday in Abuja told newsmen that the devaluation of currency had its implications on the people and the economy
The NAN correspondent, who checked near the Sheraton Hotel, Zone 4, Abuja, the rendezvous for most black market operators, found that the closest naira exchange to the official exchange rate was N182