The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is to begin sim card registration in Lagos next week, Demola Aladekomo, MD/CEO, Chams, a global technology company and the authorised firm assigned to carry out the sim card registration by the NCC, said at the ennovators breakfast series event organised by Financial Technology magazine, a financial technology news portal [...]
Election spending in Nigeria boosted demand for new vehicles in January and February, with car imports rising for the first time in 18 months as political parties splashed out on vehicles for their campaign tours. Port figures showed new vehicle imports rose to 7,956 units in January and February combined, up 58 percent on the [...]
The commission listed the procedure for ensuring a successful voting activity: >>Take your Voter’s Card to the polling unit where you registered recently to be accredited between 8am-12noon. >>During the accreditation stage, an appropriate finger of your left hand will be marked with indelible ink as proof of accreditation. >>Anyone who fails to join the [...]
President Goodluck Jonathan tonight faced the panelists in the presidential elections debate organsied by the Nigeria Elections Debate Group (NEDG). Three other front line candidates Nuhu Ribadu of ACN, Ibrahim Shekarau of the ANPP, and Muhammadu Buhari of the CPC all absented themselves from the Presidential Elections debate organsied tonight by the NEDG in protest [...]
The top spot goes to Sean “Diddy” Combs, who tops our first-ever accounting of rap’s richest by net worth. Fueled by his interests in Sean John clothing, his Bad Boy Worldwide record label and, most significantly, his Diageo joint-venture vodka brand Ciroc, Diddy has a amassed a fortune of $475 million. Methodology In order to [...]
Most Nigerian political parties lack accountability and transparency in their fiscal practices, a report on the finances of the parties by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has shown. For at least three consecutive years, the Commission has prepared damning reports on the state of finances of the existing political parties in the country. Most [...]
Nigeria star Ikechukwu Uche says he is “very, very happy” after scoring two goals on his return to the national team after 18 months out with injury. The Real Zaragoza striker came off the bench to complete the Super Eagles’ 4-0 win over Ethiopia in Abuja on Sunday. The victory keeps them in second place [...]
Onyekachi Gilbert Elizabeth, popularly known as Yeka, has won the first ever Nigerian Idol. The 26-year-old Abia state born singer, who grew up in a music conscious family, walked away with the grand prize of N7.5 m, a recording contract and a brand new car after she was announced winner on Saturday, March 26, 2011. [...]
Wind of Hope, the official biography of President Goodluck Jonathan, will be launched on Tuesday, March 29, in Abuja, the book project coordinator, Mr. Ono Akpe, said in a statement Saturday. Akpe said the public presentation and formal launch of the president’s authorised biography, which had been postponed a couple of times, will hold at [...]
Mr Ken Fujie, Representative of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), says the organisation is collaborating with the Federal Government to produce 400 megawatts of electricity from the Jebba hydropower plant. He made the announcement on Monday in Abuja at the 2010 conference of JICA Alumni Association of Nigeria. JICA is the agency that implements Japanese [...]
OFID (The OPEC Fund for International Development) is pleased to announce that qualified applicants who have obtained or are on the verge of completing their undergraduate degree and who wish to study for a Master’s degree are welcome to apply for the OFID Scholarship 2011/2012. The OFID scholarship will be awarded to support one student [...]
The President, Goodluck Jonathan has earned a 53 percent lead in an opinion poll released yesterday, two weeks ahead of the presidential election, which claims that “53% of the respondents think that Goodluck Jonathan will win the April presidential position.” The president’s bid received a further boost according to the poll which went on to [...]
Policemen yesterday allegedly killed two supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Omuo-Ekiti, Ekiti East Local Government Area. The deceased are: Ayo Faluyi and Michael Ipindola. A third victim, Femi Bankole, was injured and is receiving treatment in the hospital. An ex-Speaker of the House of Assembly Olufemi Bamisile and the State PDP Chairman, [...]
A Handsome $750 million(about N113 billion) is to be injected into Union Bank of Nigeria Plc. The funds are coming from African Capital Alliance Consortium (ACA Consortium). The ACA Consortium is a group of Institutional investors led by African Capital Alliance (ACA), a leading independent private equity firm investing in West Africa, principally in Nigeria [...]
AFTER a brief lull, violence returned yesterday to Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital city and scene of Tuesday’s trouble in which many properties were destroyed. Soldiers and youths clashed on Abak Road. Many were injured. Many vehicles, several tricycles and buildings were torched on Abak Road, Atiku Abubakar, Nwaniba, NEPA Line and Ikot Ekpene. [...]
Nine days to the first of the general elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) yesterday unfolded its plans to forestall rigging. For the umpteenth time, INEC boss Prof Attahiru Jega assured Nigerians that the elections would be credible. He vowed that he would not succumb to pressure to manipulate the polls. Jega and other [...]
Vacancies in Kwara State College of Health Technology, Offa Position available: Assistant lecturer Lecturer III Lecturer II Lecturer I Senior lecturer Principal lecturer Minimum certificates for the departments; Health information management Requirement Bsc/hnd in health information management Must be a member of relevant professional body Must possess health education certificate Medical laboratory science Requirement Applicant [...]
Jobs at Obafemi Awolowo University Investment Company Limited (OAUILC) Salary Package The Salary package is negotiable. However, it is comparable to what obtains in the organised private sector. It will include an official car and on campus accommodation for the Managing Director and other allowances appropriate to each post There will be opportunity for advancement [...]
Internship Programme INT/ICL/3/11/02 Designed for people with creative talents, this six (6) month programme would require the successful interns to report directly to various Group Heads. Selected interns will be working and honing their skills in copy writing, art direction, design and finished art. At the end of the six (6) months, those selected for [...]
Governor of Ogun State, Otunba Gbenga Daniel, today publicly identified with his new party in Abeokuta as he was presented with the certificate of the People’s Party of Nigeria, PPN. He still remains the coordinator of the Jonathan/Sambo Campaign Organisation in the South West, a position that does not seem, in his estimation, to contradict [...]
There were confusion and pandemonium yesterday, as Senator Annie Okonkwo escaped assassination during a rally of the Accord Party (AP) in Anambra state even as his attacker was allegedly shot dead. Daily Champion gathered that trouble started when thugs suspected to belong to the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) invaded the place and started shouting [...]
Baker Hughes Nigeria is recruiting for Student Internship Program in Oil & Gas industry. Posting Title: Student Intern (IT) Requisition ID: 43192 Location: Port Harcourt, Nigeria Full or Part Time Part-time Job Responsibilities * Performs basic support tasks such as answering phones, copying, faxing and/or filing. * Provides additional support for department administrator. * Works [...]
The President of the Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has said his group of companies will be worth $60 billion by 2015. At the moment, the group is worth $32 billion. He also called for the liberalisation of foreign exchange for importers to reduce pressure on the foreign exchange market. Dangote, who spoke yesterday in [...]
Church services were hurriedly rounded off as panicky worshippers rushed home yesterday in Jos, the restive Plateau State capital where another bomb went off. When the pandemonium that followed the blast subsided, four people lay dead; 10 were injured. Two of the dead were believed to be the bomb bearers in whose hands it exploded. [...]
According to news reports and auto blogs, a millionaire in Qingdao, on China’s northern coast, bought a Gallardo (price up to $700,000 in China) last November. Six months later, the engine wouldn’t start. The car was transported to the dealer, who allegedly didn’t fix the problem but dinged the bumper and chassis during the trip. [...]
