VIRGIN ATLANTIC IS NOT LEAVING NIGERIA

Virgin Atlantic is not leaving Nigeria contrary to public insinuations,following the retrenchment of it Nigerian crew.

According to Kudirat Scott-Igbene, Marketing and Communications Manager of Virgin Atlantic, the changes made were

MTN GROUP MD RESIGNS OVER MTN NIGERIA $5.2 BILLION FINE

Phuthuma Nhleko

JOHANNESBURG 

The CEO of Africa's biggest telecommunications company resigned on Monday because of a $5.2 billion fine meted out to from MTN Group's Nigerian subsidiary.

Sifiso Dabengwa was quoted in a company statement as saying he resigned "due to the most unfortunate prevailing circumstances occurring at MTN Nigeria."

Former group president Phuthuma Nhleko will act in

Entries for UBA Foundation National Essay Competition closes November 13, 2015

Senior secondary school students in Nigeria have a few more days more to enter the UBA Foundation national essay competition, which closes November 13, 2015.

UBA Foundation, which is the corporate social responsibility arm of United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has announced that the closing date for

Photos: Mo Abudu, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde, Joseph Benjamin, Others At The Heineken James Bond Premiere

The Silverbird Galeria is presently filled with top shots in the marketing, media and entertainment industries for the exclusive premiere of Heineken James Bond's latest release, "Spectre". 

With senior executives from Nigerian Breweries, Marketing Director, Franco Maria Maggi, Corporate Affairs Adviser, NB, Kufre's Ekanem to top celebrities including Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde, Mo Abudu, Joseph Benjamin, Mai Atafo, Zainab Balogun, Lamide Akintobi,

Transcorp Outlines key issues affecting Power Generating Companies in Nigeria

Transnational Corporation of Nigeria Plc (Transcorp)’s power subsidiary Transcorp Ughelli Power Plc (Transcorp Power) today detailed the key issues affecting the ability of most Generating Companies (GENCOs) to operate at peak levels and increase available capacity.

The issues they highlighted are as follows:

·         Since privatization there has been delayed,

and sometimes partial payment for the electricity generated. This has

FREE SHOPPING VOUCHER FOR GUESTS AT AFRIMA 2015

During the ceremony of unveiling the activities of the 2015 All Africa Music Awards, AFRIMA ceremony in Lagos, the International Committee of AFRIMA has announced a 5000 (five thousand) units of discount vouchers worth N3,000 (Three thousand naira only) to be distributed to all guests/participants by Supermart.ng, an online supermarket at this year's All Africa Music Awards, AFRIMA on November 15 at Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria.

Unveiling the partnership deal, Director of Communication and Sponsorship, AFRIMA, Matlou Tsotsetsi said " There is a global call to action today for collaboration. Businesses, great and small are called upon to examine economic challenges and share ideas on how it can be eliminated in Africa. This is a good opportunity for us to air our views about the approaches being used to shop

NIGERIA CUSTOMS APPOINT SIX NEW DEPUTY COMPTROLLERS GENERAL

Customs Comptroller General, Col Hameed Ali (RTD)has appointed Six acting Deputy Comptrollers-General of Customs in the on-going re-organisation in the Service.

A statement by the spokesman, Mr. Wale Adeniyi, gave the names as: Idris Suleiman (Finance Administration and Technical Service); Iya Umar (Tariff and Trade); and Dan Ugo (Enforcement Investigation and Inspection).

The rest are: Grace Adeyemo (Excise, FTZ & Industrial Incentive) ;Austin Warikoru