Tag: Industry
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Food industry is like the oil industry – Hilda Baci
World Guinness Record holder in the longest cooking marathon, Hilda Bassey, popularly known as Hilda Baci, has said the food industry is like the oil industry and can generate as much revenue for the nation. Baci on Saturday pledged to continue to work toward putting Nigeria on global culinary map.
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This is not an industry, it’s a cabal- Kizz Daniel
Popular singer, Kizz Daniel has said the Nigerian music industry is a cabal.The ‘Woju’ crooner made this known via his Twitter page. In his words: ”Be calm and locate sense, for this is not an industry it’s a cabal.Plus who no belong, will be long.I be Barnabas, I do it for the passion and love.And…
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CBN okays N22b for entertainment industry, others
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) plans to invest N22 billion in the entertainment industry and software manufacturing. Its Director of Corporate Communications, Mr Isaac Okorafor, who spoke during a one-day Interactive Session with Stakeholders on the five-year policy thrust of the CBN during the weekend in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State capital, said the move…
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UBA Contactless Cards Hit Industry High of Three Million
…Over 10m Debit Card Issued Pan-African financial institution, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has again demonstrated its superiority in the Nigerian e-Banking space with the issuance of over three million Near Field Communication (NFC) technology enabled contactless cards to its teeming customers. UBA has revolutionised the payments landscape in Nigeria in 2015, with the…
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Council seeks ways to further enhance telecoms sector growth
In order to seek ways to further enhance the country’s telecoms sector growth, a delegation from the Nigerian Industrial Policy and Competitiveness Advisory Council today visited the headquarters of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). TheNewsGuru reports Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the NCC, Professor Umar Garba Danbatta, received the council delegation headed…
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Conference to equip educators with relevant industry practices to hold on August 17
Havilah EduConsult will on Thursday, August 17, 2017, organise its second Annual School Leaders and Owners Conference (ASOC) aimed at equipping schools with relevant industry practices. The event will hold at VCP hotel, 292b Ajose Adeogun Street, VI, Lagos. Phillipa Okonji, convener of the conference, says the event will also provide school leaders the opportunity…
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Cuba, Russia improve cooperation, sign new pacts
Cuba and Russia on Thursday has signed seven cooperation pacts covering technology, military, industry, aviation, medical equipment, and railroad transportation. The pacts were signed during a visit by Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin. Cuba-Russia cooperation is in its best shape in over two decades thanks to both sides’ political willingness to deepen their ties,…