Tag: business
BBM: BB Phones Dealers Lament Drop In Sale
Few weeks after BBM service was introduced to Android phones, the initiative has adversely affected the demand for Blackberry phones.…
Students Making Best Of Bad Situation
University undergraduates find ways of coping with an unending strike Sporting a white hijab and a headscarf, Obabiyi Aishah Ajibola…
Forte Oil profit soars
Forte Oil Plc on Monday announced a N2.7 billion profit after tax for the nine months ended 30 September. According…
Shell To Sell 4 Oil Blocks
Shell Nigeria is putting up for sale four onshore Niger Delta oil blocks with a combined production of around 70,000…
19 Ships With Petroleum Products Arrive Lagos Ports
Nineteen ships laden with different petroleum products have arrived at the ports in Lagos, according to the Nigerian Ports Authority…
NSE Market Capitalisation Records N4b Growth
The market capitalisation of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) rose by N4 billion or 0.04 per cent on Thursday, as…
World Stocks Rally After Fed Keeps Stimulus Intact
Global stock markets soared on Thursday, especially in emerging economies, as investors welcomed the US Federal Reserve’s surprise decision to…
EU To Join War Against Sea Pirates In West Africa
The European Union said Wednesday that it was preparing to increase security efforts in the Gulf of Guinea, the West…
MTN Refocuses Vision On Subscriber’s Services
Ahead of its celebration of connecting people across the continent for nearly 20 years, MTN Group says it has refocused…
Customs Exposes Auction Scammers
Have you ever received offer for auctions of vehicles supposedly from the Nigeria Customs Service or the Comptroller General of…
Enterpreneur Calls For Quick Passage Of PIB
An oil and gas entrepreneur, Mr Wilson Opuwei, has called for the quick passage of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB)…
‘E-Commerce To Upstage Mainstream Shopping’
Minister of Communication Technology has predicted the demise of standard shops as more Nigerians embraced e-commerce. Speaking at the first…
My Business Is Armed Robbery —Suspect Opens Up
A 20-year old man, Monday Akanni, who was arrested in Mushin, Lagos State, southwest Nigeria, has confessed in court that…
Grasscutter Farming: A Potent ‘Game Changer’ For The Youth, Others
By Prince Arinze Onebunne The World Bank makes it clear that the foundation for development and for breaking the backbone…
The Pains of Small Business Owners
Small business owners have cried out over their neglect by successive governments and the deluge of constraints ravaging the development…
APM Increases Stacking Area
Leading global terminal operator, APM Terminals, is increasing the container stacking area at its Apapa container terminal, Lagos, Nigeria by…
Airtel’s Chief Marketing Officer, Olu Akanmu Quits
Olu Akanmu, Chief Marketing Officer, Airtel Limited, has resigned his appointment with the company. A statement released by the telecommunication…
Tokyo shares crash 7.3 per cent
TOKYO (AFP) – Panicky investors dumped shares on the Tokyo market Thursday, sending the main index plunging more than seven…
Namibia Finds Oil For First Time
The Namibian government and a Brazilian energy firm on Tuesday announced the first discovery of oil off the coast of…
Litigation: Traders Shun Awolowo Market
The multi-million naira Awolowo market in Olosa area of Mushin in Lagos State is currently a shadow of itself as…
Grasscutter Farming Is For All
For us at Jovana Farms, raising grasscutter has become second nature. The production of the animal gives farmers a big…
Subscribers Bemoan Hitches In Porting
Few weeks after the introduction of Mobile Number Portability, MNP, in Nigeria, subscribers have been complaining about the hitches experienced…
New Lagos Seaport To Gulp N240b
The proposed Lekki seaport will gulp N240 billion ($1.5 billion), says the Lagos State Government. Commissioner for Commerce and Industry,…
Stakeholders Seek Stricter Laws For IP Protection
Stakeholders in the IT industry have unanimously called for the review of legal documents in Nigeria to protect owners’ intellectual…
Ladipo Market: Traders Cry For Help
For some traders at the Aguyi Ironsi section of Ladipo International market, this is not the best of times as…
Clearing Agents Flay Slow Scanning Process
Some clearing agents have experienced dissatisfaction over the hitches and delay being experienced at the scanning sites in Lagos Ports.…
E-PPAN Boss Calls For PoS Connectivity
Mrs. Onajite Regha, Chief Executive Officer, Electronic Payment Providers Association of Nigeria (E-PPAN) has called for an industry collaboration that…
Displaced Alakoro Traders Seek Govt Assistance
The displaced traders of Alakoro market, Apongbon, Lagos Island have cried out to the government to provide them an alternative…
Balogun Mall Crisis: Traders Appeal To New Owners
Traders at the new Balogun Ultra Modern Market which has been an object of litigation has appealed to the Balogun…
NPA To Expand Bonny Channel
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has resolved to expand the Bonny channel to accommodate the Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG)…