An independent fibre optic infrastructure and telecommunications services provider, Phase3 Telecom, has firmly refuted claims that it and Alheri Engineering limited owe Federal Government of Nigeria the sum of $75.5 million (about N27.18 billion at N360 to $1) over fibre optic agreement with Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN). Reacting through a statement released by the…
Pan-African financial institution, United Bank for Africa (UBA), has today, changed the face of e-banking with the introduction of Leo, the UBA Chat Banker who enables customers make use of their social media accounts to carry out key banking transactions. At the official launch of Leo, UBA’s Chat Banker, which took place in Lagos on…
The management of Swipha has explained why it shut down the company, pointing out that it was due to a strike action embarked upon by its workers. In a statement last week, Managing Director of Swiss Pharma Nigeria Limited, Gaby El Khoury, stated that the industrial action started after the company was acquired by a…
Today, Saturday, January 13, 2018, talented actress and former beauty queen, Ibinabo Fiberesima, added another year. To mark the special day, the former President of Actors Guild of Nigeria, AGN, released some stunning photographs. Since releasing the pictures, the humble and easy-going movie star has been receiving loads of messages as she celebrates her birthday.…
When the roll call of the most peace state houses of assembly is called, Lagos will definitely not struggle to be among the top five. This is because the Lagos State House of Assembly has enjoyed a relative peace since the period of Olorunnimbe Mamora to Adeyemi Ikuforiji and then Mudashiru Obasa, the present leader…
Many people are joining the Believers’ LoveWorld (BLW) Medical Corps, an independent NGO, guided by Pastor Chris Oyakhilome and aimed at helping people and battering the world through the word of God. It’s a global Christian medical outreach, committed to providing medical care, relief assistance, and sustainable health care solutions in regions of crisis and…
Leading digital money transfer service WorldRemit (www.WorldRemit.com) has raised $40m to drive its next phase of global growth, aiming to serve 10 million customers connected to emerging markets. Half of these customers will be in Africa. As part of the expansion, WorldRemit will enable customers in Africa to transfer money to 148 countries as easily…
Nigeria’s Ministry of Mines and Steel Development has accused the management of BUA Group of using armed militia, soldiers and policemen to mine marble and limestone in mining sites allocated to the Dangote Group. The Ministry, in a statement signed by its Permanent Secretary, Mohammed Abass, also alleged that the company has been using a…
Nigeria’s Landmark hotel, Transcorp Hilton Abuja, has emerged the winner of two 2017 World Luxury Hotel Awards in the Best Luxury Contemporary Hotel (Nigeria) and Best Luxury City Hotel (West & Central Africa) categories. The multiple award-winning five-star hotel was honoured with the prestigious award at a spectacular Gala Ceremony hosted by the historical Kulm Hotel St.…
Aiteo Group and Benedict Peters, its Executive Vice Chairman, have announced the appointment of 13 Nigerian lawyers to assist the recently engaged international laws firms in the country. The list of the Nigerian lawyers comprises seven Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SANs) and six other lawyers of repute. They are to address legal and political-based issues…