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FG goes tough on electricity companies
The Federal Government has ordered the power companies to provide electricity to Nigerians or quit the stage for more serious players. Babatunde Fashola, Minister of Power, Works and Housing, made the commitment at a news conference in Abuja on Monday. The minister said that federal government will invest about N72…
Read More »Bolarinwa Olajide emerges winner of the #FlyLufthansatoRussia contest
Sports journalist Bolarinwa Olajide has emerged winner of the “#Fly LufthansatoRussia” contest and is already on the all-expenses paid trip to Russia. The popular social media influencer emerge winner after beaten tourism expert, Chiamaka Obuekwe and Nigerian comedian, Nosa Afolabi for the Lufthansa Premium Economy ticket and more to Russia.…
Read More »IKDC deploys technology to reduce downtime
Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company (IKDC) has deployed Automatic Circuit Recloser Mechanisms around its Akute network axis. The company said, the idea aimed at improving the turn-around time for resolving faults on the network. The device, which is used in overhead distribution systems maintenance to interrupt the circuit and clear faults,…
Read More »Two bag 3 years, seven others arraign for vandalisation
Fate finally dealt two vandals a heavy blow last Thursday, June 28, 2018 following their sentence by a Chief Magistrate Court of Anambra East Magisterial District, at Otuocha, Anambra State for vandalising the property of Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC). Chief Magistrate Onunkwo Esquire sentenced the duo of Amaechi Joe…
Read More »Lufthansa Group conducts first training for 56 agents
The Lufthansa Group has recently conducted its first New Distribution Capability (NDC) Partner Programme virtual training in Nigeria for 56 agents, even as it look forward to another training in Abuja and Port Harcourt. Travel agents were invited to take part in the full-day, web-based training to improve their knowledge…
Read More »Services sector holds key to tackling Nigeria’s unemployment Challenge- PwC
Structural reforms to lay the foundation for long-term sustainable growth in the broader economy and the services sector, is critical to solving the country’s unemployment challenge. This is according to a new report released by leading professional Services firm, PwC Nigeria recently in Lagos. The report titled “Structural transformation and…
Read More »Enugu Electricity formerly inaugurates Special Taskforce to check electricity offences
In a bid to check electricity offences in the south east, the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) has inaugurated a Special Investigation and Prosecution Taskforce on Electricity Offences (SIPTEO). The company said the decision is to check Individuals and organisations engaging in acts of energy theft and meter bypass, as…
Read More »Automation is key to achieving competitive edge
As organisations rapidly extend their digitisation capabilities, the pressure remains on profit margins, firmly placing the focus on automation as a way to increase productivity. “IT organisations may seem at the forefront of all things digital, but many are still grappling with manual processes that are hindering their quick advancement…
Read More »Sona Group promotes made in Nigeria products
Sona Group Industries, a diversified conglomerate and a key player in Nigeria’s industrial growth has called on stakeholders in the industrial sector to take advantage of the vast opportunities in the Africa market, embrace and promote Made in Nigeria products. Speaking at the Food West Africa 2018, Chairman, SONA Group,…
Read More »Facebook suspends 200 apps
About 200 apps have been suspended by social media giant, Facebook Inc in the first stage of its review into apps that had access to large quantities of user data, a response to a scandal around political consultancy Cambridge Analytica. The apps were suspended pending a thorough investigation into whether…
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