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The Africa Trade Forum 2018, hosted by Nigeria’s Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, and co-organised by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), The Rockefeller Foundation, and the African Union Commission (AUC), is set to take place on 2-3 November, 2018 in Lagos. The Forum will bring together…

By Theresa Moses Nigeria’s construction industry is filled with vast opportunities that have the capacity not only for revenue generation, but also, to improve the quality of lives of the citizens. Yet, with these opportunities, the industry is saddled with the dearth of skilled manpower. This is the view of…

Ikeja Electricity has been honoured with the 2018 WSO-NG Concerned Organization of the Year. The award, which was presented by the World Safety Organizations (WSO), an International Association of HSE Professionals, is in recognition of IE’s outstanding dedication and support to ‘Making Safety a way of Life.” In another category,…

Lufthansa Group achieved an Adjusted EBIT of EUR 2.4 billion for the first nine months of 2018 – a 7.7 percent decline on the prior-year period which is primarily attributable to the integration costs at Eurowings. Adjusted EBIT margin for the period amounted to 8.8 percent. Nine-month results were also…

Overstay visitors in Nigeria will now be forced to pay up $4000 US dollars, the federal government has said. Their time according to the government will be a factor of the permission of stay by their visas. Vanguard reports that, the idea according to the government is aimed at monitoring…

The Federal has been urged to improve the support to young entrepreneurs and create the enabling environment that would enable the Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to grow sustainably. Aigbe Omoregie, founder, Young CEO Initiative, a Non-Government Organisation (NGO), made the call in Lagos, on Saturday. The Young CEO Initiative…

The Chief Executive Officer, Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company (IKDC), Dr. Anthony Youdeowei, says the electricity distribution company is working on a structured plan that will ensure that all its customers are metered in no distant time. Dr. Youdeowei said this in a speech he delivered on Monday, at the unveiling…

By Amechi Obiakpu Against the erroneous perception that electricity provider, Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company (IKDC) derives pleasure in throwing its customers into darkness, the company has said that it sells light and not darkness. The Group Managing Director of Sahara Power Group, owners and operators of Ikeja Electricity and Egbin…

The Naira, on Thursday, appreciated to N363.95 per dollar in the Investors and Exporters (I&E) window even as the volume of dollars traded declined by 35 percent. Data from FMDQ showed that the indicative exchange rate for the window dropped to N363.95 per dollar yesterday from N364.01 per dollar on…

Google users, going forward can delete their search history if they desire, as the search engine will make it easier to delete all the data it generates and collects about those using its products. The data, the company said will include searches and location, among other triggers that make it…