By Ossom Raphael ABUJA – Speculators in Nigeria’s foreign exchange market are set to count huge losses as the Naira continues to surge against the dollar, following the interventions made by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in the Investors and Exporters (I&E) window. Prior to CBN’s renewed intervention in the I&E window preceeding the... Read More
The Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN) said only 75%, a total of 28,094 candidates passed the exam. The council’s registrar Josiah Olusegun Ajiboye who disclosed that about 7,023 candidates didn’t write the exam, added that majority of them have actually written the exam before and will be allowed to write the exam at the next available... Read More
LWPT, in collaboration with the Methodist Church, have reprinted popular Bible Month guides Letter of James and Jonah. These 30 day, book of the Bible study guides are available to order in October in hard copy online at www.preachweb.org/advance-orders for £1 plus £1.50 pp. Bible Month booklets help churches and circuits during busy seasons to... Read More
Lagos, Nigeria September 02, 2020….// Africa’s leading financial institution, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has announced its audited financial results for the half year ended June 30, 2020, showing commendable growth across key performance indices as well as increased contribution from its African subsidiaries. Notwithstanding the challenging business and economic environment occasioned by the Covid-19... Read More
Cash incentives offered to help with the cost of recruiting apprentices Employers of all sizes are being invited to apply for generous cash incentives to help them take on new apprentices and get more people into work, Apprenticeships and Skills Minister, Gillian Keegan has announced today (1 September). Apprenticeships are a great way to get ahead in... Read More
——Today, it has been reported and widely shared that one of Nigeria’s President’s closest aides, Mallam Sarki Abba, tested positive for Coronavirus a couple of weeks ago. He is also the Senior Special Assistant on Domestic Affairs, to President Muhammadu Buhari. These reports are surprising however, to Mr. Abba and close friends. On speaking... Read More
Businesses now accept that the future of organising, processing and presenting their data is in the cloud NAIROBI, Kenya, August 31, 2020/ — By Patrick Ndegwa, Business Sales Lead for SEACOM (https://SEACOM.com/) East Africa There’s been a definite shift around the discussion about the cloud in Africa. Businesses now accept that the future of organising,... Read More
Nestlé Central and West Africa Region appoints new Chief Executive Officer Mr. Alarcon has a robust and in-depth understanding of Central and West Africa ACCRA, Ghana, September 1, 2020/ — Nestlé (www.Nestle.com) has appointed Mauricio Alarcon as new Chief Executive Officer of Nestlé Central and West Africa Ltd, effective September 1, 2020. Mr. Alarcon has a robust... Read More
The renewed interest in the crisis that continues to rock Southern Kaduna would be helpful if it produces a genuine effort at resolving the problem and ensuring lasting peace in that part of the country that remains troubled, divided and to all intents and purposes, a killing field. It was reported that between July 21... Read More