Residency: Arthouse calls for applications
The Arthouse Foundation has called for applications for its Artist Residency Programme 2018. “This call for applications is open to local and international visual artists who wish to engage a new...
View ArticlePEFTI unveils new training room
Folashade Adebayo As more Nigerians seek formal training in movie making, Lagos-based PEFTI Film Institute has unveiled a new training room described as a multi-million naira ‘Executive Training...
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View ArticleEnding the contagion of strikes
Ayo Olukotun Short of significant breakthroughs in the ongoing negotiations between government and striking resident doctors as well as university teachers, the country may well be entering another...
View ArticleLCCI wants greater market access for SMEs
Anna Okon The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry has said that there is a need to provide greater market access for operators in the Small and Medium Enterprise sector of the Nigerian economy. The...
View ArticleNigeria to learn sustainable economic recovery from Tanzania
Anna Okon Tanzania is set to take Nigeria through stages of sustaining economic recovery following its exit from recession in order to prevent a relapse. The President, Manufacturers Association of...
View ArticleLASACO settles N1.063bn legacy pension funds
Nike Popoola LASACO Assurance Plc has settled the N1.063bn legacy pension funds in its custody, in compliance with the directive of the Federal Government, through the Pension Transitional Arrangement...
View ArticleNaira may depreciate on dollar shortage
Oyetunji Abioye with agency report The naira may depreciate against the United States dollar at the parallel market on dollar shortage next week. The local currency closed at 365/dollar on Thursday,...
View ArticleLASG, FAAN mobilise traffic officers for airport road construction
Maureen Ihua-Maduenyi The Lagos State Government and the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria have mobilised security agencies and traffic officers to help passengers as construction work commences on...
View ArticleTin Can Island Customs generate N183bn in eight months
Anna Okon The Nigeria Customs Service, Tin Can Island Port Command, generated N183bn in revenue in the first eight months of this year. The command said it recorded the highest revenue yield in the...
View ArticleGet technocrats to manage economy, group tells Buhari
Ifeanyi Onuba, Abuja The Centre for Social Justice on Thursday called on President Muhammadu Buhari to rejig his cabinet by getting technocrats to effectively manage key sectors of the Nigerian...
View ArticleFG okays N20bn for export claims settlement
Ted Odogwu, Kano The Executive Director/Chief Executive Officer, Nigeria Export Promotion Council, Olusegun Awolowo, on Thursday in Kano, stated that the Federal Government had approved N20bn for the...
View ArticleNNPC, ExxonMobil target increased crude oil, gas production
Everest Amaefule, Abuja The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation and its upstream joint venture partner, ExxonMobil, are seeking new measures to expand existing operational portfolio with a view to...
View ArticleBayelsa PDP faults alleged move by Jonathan to hijack party
Simon Utebor, Yenagoa There is disquiet in Bayelsa State over an alleged plan by former President Goodluck Jonathan to take over the control of the Peoples Democratic Party in the state. A PDP leader...
View ArticleDangote Cement lifts market as stocks gain N175bn
Stanley Opara The country’s equities market appreciated on Thursday as the Nigerian Stock Exchange market capitalisation soared by N175bn after a 4.74 per cent gain in Dangote Cement Plc sustained the...
View ArticleLoad shedding threatens eight NIPP plants
Everest Amaefule, Abuja The inability of electricity distribution companies to absorb the output of power generation firms is threatening the operation of the Gencos, investigation has shown. Worse hit...
View ArticleTelecoms sector adds N1.5tn to GDP, says NCC
Ozioma Ubabukoh The country’s telecommunications sector contributed N1.549tn to the Gross Domestic Product in the second quarter of this year, representing 6.68 per cent increase from the first...
View ArticleSovereign Wealth Fund grows to $2bn
Akinpelu Dada with agency report The Sovereign Wealth Fund currently stands at $2bn, with the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority seeking further growth through agriculture and the addition of asset...
View ArticleImo police fight against cultists
Permit me to use your authoritative medium to commend the Commissioner of Police, Imo State Command, Chris Ezikpe, on his determination to root kidnappers, cultists and other criminal elements out of...
View ArticleReligion and tertiary education
I want to start by commending the authorities of the Summit University, Offa, Kwara State, for saying that although the university belongs to the Ansar-ud-Deen Islamic Society, it is open to all...
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