Bola Ahmed Tinubu, presidential candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC), says Nigerians will not have to deal with the challenge of multiple foreign exchange (FX) rates if he is elected president. Tinubu spoke at luncheon with business owners titled ‘business forward’ on Thursday in Lagos. Currently, Nigeria operates two foreign exchange (FX) markets: one…
…Governor takes first ride, announces January commissioning date …Rail line begins operations after test running, to move 250,000 passengers daily By Aypmide Otitoju Exactly 1:31pm on Wednesday, history was recorded in Lagos State. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu formally stepped into the coach of the newly completed Lagos Blue Line and took the first trip aboard the electric-powered…
By Ayomide Otitoju Marlborough, Mass., November 29, 2022 – ExaGrid®, the industry’s only Tiered Backup Storage solution, today announced that the company was honored with two awards at the 13th annual SDC Awards ceremony, Angel Business Communications’ premier IT awards – the Storage, Digitalisation + Cloud Awards, held in London on November 24, 2022. ExaGrid…
One of Nigeria’s leading airlines Dana Air has been awarded as the Best and Most Resilient Airline in Nigeria for the year 2022, by the National Association of Nigeria Travel Agencies (NANTA) at its Abuja chapter’s end of the year party in Abuja. The award which according to the association is well-deserved is in recognition…
By Ayomide Otitoju Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Thursday inaugurated the State Technical Committee (STC) and State Expatriate Monitoring Committee (SEMC) on Engineering Regulations Monitoring (ERM).Governor Sanwo-Olu while inaugurating the committees at Lagos House, Ikeja, urged them to ensure that all infrastructure in the State meet the global standards of engineering practice.The Governor…
Chairwoman of the Nigeria Association of Small Scale Industrialists (NASSI), Lagos chapter, Gertrude Akhimien, has stressed the need for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) to have access to unlimited grants for business growth and profitability.Ms Akhimien said this during a plenary session at the 2022 Maiden National Conference of MSMEs on Tuesday in Lagos….
Over 4,000 bags of smuggled rice were confiscated among other contraband goods, Customs Comptroller in the Oyo/Osun Area Command said on Wednesday.Comptroller Babajide Jaiyeoba also noted no fewer than 21 suspects were arrested in 126 seizures of different contrabands around the command in six months. Mr Jaiyeoba gave the rundown in Ibadan, while briefing reporters…
Coca-Cola’s market leadership continues to receive recognition as the leading total beverage companyrecently emerged winner under two categories at the annual Brandcom Awards. The event which held recentlyin Lagos was widely attended by industry playerswho convened to celebrate an outstanding year of marketing excellence. Following a remarkable lineup of activities, Coca-ColaNigeria subsequently secured two awards…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Lagos State Deputy Governor, Dr Obafemi Hamzat, says the state has attracted over one billion dollars in Data Centre Investment in the past one year.Speaking at the Art of Technology (AOT) 4.0 in Lagos on Thursday, Hamzat stated that this would enable the local domicile of digital platforms and open the…
