2011 elections far from free and fair – Sagay

2011 elections far from free and fair – Sagay

Constitutional lawyer, Prof Itse Sagay, SAN, yesterday, condemned the report of both local and foreign electoral observers who monitored the last elections who said the 2011 general elections were credible, free and fair.
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….. arrest lady for setting brother’s house ablaze

….. arrest lady for setting brother’s house ablaze

Residents of Bolanle close, Ikeja, were recently thrown into panic following a midnight fire which destroyed property which monetary value could not be immediately ascertained. Surprisingly , during investigation, one UlomaOguduro, a female was arrested for the offence. Uloma who is currently at the State Criminal Investigations Department(SCID), Panti,Yaba, was allaged to had set his […]

Etisalat trades e-waste strategy with GSMA

Etisalat trades e-waste strategy with GSMA

For Etisalat the best business model is not just to roll out telecom services, collect customers money and gloat over huge Return On Investments. There has to be a sense of responsibility to the business environment that should follow every business model.

We paid N2.1 bn tax on DDC machines – Zinox

We paid N2.1 bn tax on DDC machines – Zinox

Group Chairman,Zinox technologies, Mr Leo-Stan Ekeh last week, hinted that his company alone paid up to 2.1 billion in tax for the 60 percent contract share of the Direct Data Capturing DDC machines used in the registration process of the April general elections.

FUTA students to represent Nigeria at Imagine Cup world finals

FUTA students to represent Nigeria at Imagine Cup world finals

In a keenly contested Imagine Cup software students competition held last week at the University of Lagos Akoka, four students from the Federal University of Technology Akure, (FUTA) representing team ‘Nerds Inc’ whose software work is on Medicare that solves the problems of inadequate medical support systems in rural communities have emerged winners of Imagine Cup Nigeria finals 2011

Movie industry is driven by technology – ADESANYA

Movie industry is driven by technology – ADESANYA

Nigerian film industry has been described as being technology driven. This was the views of the Managing Director, Nigerian Film Corporation, NFC, Mr Afolabi Adesanya. According to him, every aspect of film production involves one form of information technology or the other.

S-Africa loses satellite in orbit

S-Africa loses satellite in orbit

Satellite fleet operator Intelsat reported at the weekend that one of the two principal reflector antennas on its just-launched New Dawn telecommunications satellite for South Africa has failed to deploy in orbit and that release of the other antenna will await attempts to force the first one to spring loose.

SPEAKER: The contention of the South-East

SPEAKER: The contention of the South-East

AS the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP grapples with which zone produces presiding officers of the Seventh National Assembly, the tradition of numbers as a universal political principle may be threatened by intrigues and high-wire politics.

Nigeria, Sweden set to correct trade imbalance

Nigeria, Sweden set to correct trade imbalance

Nigeria and Sweden and have commenced moves to correct the trade imbalance between the two countries. The volume of trade between the two countries is put at about $700 million, with Nigeria’s share put at around $90 million representing just 12.86 percent of the total trade volume.

Baptists okay 2011 poll

Baptists okay 2011 poll

The Nigerian Baptist Convention,NBC, has welcomed the outcome of the recent general elections in the country, saying that the election process was an answer to prayers of the faithful.

Renaissance recommends buy options for 6 Nigerian banks

Renaissance recommends buy options for 6 Nigerian banks

Renaissance Capital, the Russian emerging markets bank with operations in Africa, reinitiated coverage of six Nigerian banks with “buy” ratings after the end of general elections in Africa’s most populous nation.

CBN withdraws N20bn Agric Fund from 6 banks

CBN withdraws N20bn Agric Fund from 6 banks

The Central Bank of Nigeria said it has withdrawn N20.5 billion agricultural fund from 6 banks for contravening the guidelines of the Commercial Agricultural Credit Scheme (CACS).

Oceanic Bank consolidates performance, PBT hits N28.8 bn

Oceanic Bank consolidates performance, PBT hits N28.8 bn

Oceanic Bank International Plc has consolidated its performance, recording a Profit Before Tax (PBT) of N28.863 billion for the financial year ended December 31, 2010, as against a loss of N117.865 billion recorded in the corresponding period of 2009.