JUST like many mobile phone vendors making it big in Africa, itel has nailed it on price and attractive unique feature.Although demand for mobile phone devices are dropping by the day in the market as price hike caused by the exchange rate, itel 1501 smart phone series has continued to attract patronage from the customers as a result of its unique features, especially its Lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries advantage.

AT the just concluded 10th edition of the Mobile World Con gress, MWC, held in Barcelona, Spain, next generation technology called 5G dominated discussion among industry experts across the world. Surpassing all projections, GSMA Mobile World Congress, the world’s biggest and most influential mobile event, had a record-breaking 93,000 attendees from 200 countries. As expected, over 2,100 companies had showcased their solutions and services with high level networking.

The Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, General Muhammadu Buhari assured, yesterday, that he will respect media freedom and uphold the constitution if elected president.

The Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke, has denied that Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, received N1.329 trillion as subsidy payments between 2009-2011 from the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, as alleged by the ad-hoc committee of the House of Representatives on Subsidy Regime.

pdpelecBENIN—CONTRARY to the assertion by the Edo State Government that Ward leaders of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Ukpato Ward in Orhionmwon Local Government Area of the state defected to the All Progressives Congress, APC, 11 of the 12- member Ward executive, yesterday, denounced the claim, saying that no other member of the executive defected along with the Ward chairman to the APC.

Insurance is a way of managing risks. When you buy insurance, you transfer the cost of a potential loss to the insurance company in exchange for a fee, known as the premium.

A former Minister of Information, Professor Jerry Gana and the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, sharply disagreed, yesterday, on the desirability of using the Smart Card Reader machines for the purpose of authenticating voters eligible to participate in the forthcoming general elections.

Nigeria’s flag bearers at this year’s Confederation of African Football (CAF), Kano Pillars flew out of the country last night to Morocco to honour their postponed continental Champions League first round, first leg match with Moghreb Athletic Tetouan of Morocco.

PEOPLE like to know a little about you before meeting you in per son. If for instance, you are prospecting someone online or via social media, the first thing he/she will probably do is to search your full names and company name on Google. The basis of every relationship, including business and emotional relationship is trust.

Insurance is a way of managing risks. When you buy insurance, you transfer the cost of a potential loss to the insurance company in exchange for a fee, known as the premium.

BENIN—FORMER Minister of State for Works and chieftain of All Progressives Congress, APC, Mr. Chris Ogiemwonyi, has urged Nigerians to boycott the March 28, 2015 presidential elections if the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, bows to the pressure to abandon the use of card readers for the elections.

Being your own boss might be made to look easy when you are on the outside looking in, but it is not as easy as it may seem. Like a lot of other business women, Mrs Toyin Nwaokolo is one of those women who are set to beat the odds when it comes to her business. Determination to succeed where others might have failedhas made her stand firm in her business even when the economy dictates otherwise. In her chat with Vanguard, she tells more.

AFrica’s technology market has clearly emerged the beautiful bride toasted by well established global business organisations. Reasons for the romance are not far- fetched. With American and European markets attaining saturation, coupled with economic and recession issues, it makes the most business sense to approach a great continent with young, aggressive, educated people, who want to make a difference and are hungry for technology.

THE Minister of Com munication Technolo gy, Dr. Omobola Johnson, has said that1.4 million students in 27 federal universities are now connected to internet as a result of the ministry’s efforts. This feat, according to the Minister is a collaborative effort of the ministry with the Ministry of education and the World Bank’s STEP-B project in the deployment of fibre-optic cables to universities and affiliated medical colleges, Nigerian Research and Education Network, NG-REN.

Goodluck Support Group, GSG, Ogun State chapter, have called on Nigerians to vote en mass for President Goodluck Jonathan’s re-election for continuity and consolidation. State coordinator of GSG, Alhaji Sulaiman Abiola, said President Jonathan had recorded great achievements in the economy, social infrastructure, agriculture and security that qualify him for another term to consolidate on these achievements, and move the country forward.