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Innovative Digitised container classrooms unveiled

Consumers within the Lagos state education space were introduced Wednesday to innovative digitised container classrooms. The initiative, by the Lagos state Government, aims at ‘transforming the educational sector.’ At the unveiling, held at Vetland Junior Grammar School, Agege, Hakeem Smith, the chairman of the Special Committee on Rehabilitation of Public School (SCRPS), said that the […]

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Afreximbank sponsors training of 200 young entrepreneurs  

The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) says it has given a grant to the Grand Africa Initiative (GAIN) to enable it train 200 young African entrepreneurs. The training, starting July, focuses on entrepreneurship and intra-African trade, and it will last three months. Benefits to participants are acquiring skills on how to grow and expand their businesses

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Aero Contractors suspend operations over rising price of aviation fuel

Aero Contractors has suspended its operations, due to rising price of aviation fuel. The airline revealed this in a statement it issued on Monday. “This decision was carefully considered and taken due to the fact that most of our aircraft are currently undergoing maintenance, resulting in our inability to offer a seamless and efficient service

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Hard time for consumers over fresh petrol price hike

Nigerian consumers have been slammed with a hike in pump price of petrol. Consumertrics gathered that new price for Premium Motor Spirit, popularly known as petrol, will now be between N170/litre and N190/litre at filling stations across the country. Officials of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority and oil marketers reportedly met Thursday,

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Ghana boosts consumer spending, cushion inflation with salary increase

The Ghanaian government has taken initiative that may see it boost consumer spending with the 15 per cent allowance being given to government employees. The allowance, designated as ‘base pay cost of living allowance’ (COLA), is to cushion the effects of high inflation in the country. This will be added to the workers’ basic salary,

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A’Court orders MultiChoice to sub-license channels to rival company

MultiChoice, Nigeria’s leading pay-TV provider, has been ordered to sub-license some of its channels to Metro Digital Cable television. The Appeal Court sitting in Port Harcourt delivered the ruling on Wednesday. The court overruled a lower court which initially ruled against Metro Digital’s request. According to the little-known Metro Digital, the request being made upon

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NNPC, NIMASA issue public alerts on job scams

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Limited) has alerted the public against the activities of fraudsters advertising job openings in the establishment. Garba Deen Muhammad, the spokesperson for NNPC Ltd said the company is not recruiting. “Whenever the company intends to recruit, announcement will be made using our official website (www.nnpcgroup.com) , verified Twitter handle

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Train travellers might face service disruption, This is why

Nigerians who travel by the trains might experience a service disruption, if aggrieved railway workers carry out their threat of going on strike. The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) workers union cited poor welfare among other reasons.  The workers said there has not been any improvement in their condition since calling off their three days warning

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