Nigeria

A fresh fuel scarcity has hit Yenagoa the Bayelsa State capital, with virtually all the filling stations under lock and key. A litre of the product now sells at N350 in the black market in the state capital. Most motorists, whose vehicles use fuel injectors, parked their vehicles at home for fear of having such vehicles damaged by black market fuel which source they could not ascertained. The development has led to 100 per cent hike in transport fare in the capital city while residents...Read Full Story

In an effort to empower Small and Medium Enterprises, SMEs with affordable telecommunications solutions, Airtel Nigeria has introduced ‘Club Business’, a specific package aimed at boosting business productivity and profitability. According to the company, Club Business was initiated to enable owners of SMEs to form a club of 20 members with their employees in order to benefit from specialized discounts including free calls for the for first 100 minutes and subsequent charge of 20k/sec for...Read Full Story

Dr. Eugene Juwah This is an exclusive interview with the Executive Vice-Chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission , Dr. Eugene Juwah, sourced from the official website of the Nigerian Punch Newspaper with Dayo Oketola of the Nigerian Punch Newspaper live at the time of the interview. The key points centers on "Registration of SIM cards in Nigeria" Punch: Many things have happened since you took over the leadership of the Nigerian Communications Commission; can you recollect some of...Read Full Story

A 38-year-old hunter and blacksmith, Amidu Olajire at the weekend committed suicide by shooting himself with a locally made single barrel gun. The man was said to have committed the act around 6.30am on Saturday in front of an uncompleted bungalow building at Condemned Road, Bakari Area of Ibadan, Oyo State, shortly after visiting his grandmother. Though, nobody could actually confirm why the man decided to an end his own life but a family source said the late Olajire might have killed...Read Full Story

Nigerian coaches must be ambitious – Zenith Bank On February 13, 2012 · In Sports Zenith Bank wants Nigerian coaches to be ambitious and aspire to be at the zenith of their careers by acquiring requisite skills and setting standards for themselves. And one of the ways to achieve this is through training and discipline. The Bank said this in their head office in Lagos at the weekend while presenting cheque to Delta State Football Association for the sponsorship of training of their...Read Full Story