Nigeria Ball Point Pen Industries PLC, NIPEN, makers of BIC shaving stick has accused an Onitsha-based company (name withheld) of faking its products alleging that the company has lost several millions of naira, forcing it to relieve several workers of their jobs.

WARRI— AGGRIEVED members of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Warri South-West Local Government Area, Delta State have called on the three leaders of the ruling party at the national level to reconcile their factions in the party in the interest of peace and unity, so as to deliver the party in the area in future elections.

ASABA—Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State has charged the 14-man Governing Board of the State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission, DESOPADEC, to ensure prudent management of resources of the commission for the benefits of the people.

The Tin-Can Island Command of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS said it collected N185.7 billion revenue from January to July 2015. The Public Relations Officer of the command, Mr Chris Osunkwo, made this known in Lagos. He described the sum collected as a remarkable improvement over the N162.3 billion collected in the corresponding period of January to July 2014.

As cyber-security threats shift from hacking for fun to deliberate efforts in order to get financial information, an expert in information security has warned that banks, other financial institutions and large corporations in the country may experience cyber-attacks before the end of the year, unless they strengthen their cyber resilience through implementation of adequate technology.

The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has said that with the introduction of the integration of systems and certificates into Nigeria Integrated Customs Information System (NICIS), the era of shoddy deals and undercover transactions is over.

Ecobank and the Global Fund have continued their innovative financing partnership programme to contribute to the fight against malaria, Tuberculosis, TB and Human Immune Virus, HIV/AIDS. The programme is designed to strengthen the financial management skills of program implementers in Nigeria, South Sudan and Senegal. Ecobank has pledged $3 million towards the scheme.

Chams Plc, an indigenous ICT firm in Nigeria, has announced the shutdown of the Ikeja ChamsCity digital Mall, due to lack of use of its digital citizen registration and mass enrolments infrastructure, losing about N9.2 billion. Other business process outsourcing services offered at the digital mall that includes contact centre services, computer based testing, pre-qualification employee tests and staff training, will now be offered by ChamsCity from Its new location in Victoria Island, Lagos.

Actis, a pan-emerging market investor said it has invested over $300 million (N5.91billion) in Nigeria to date, while it made an investment worth $3 billion in 23 other countries across the African continent. Actis’ previous and current investments in Nigeria include: Mouka Foam, owners of the Mouka Matress brand, Diamond Bank: one of Nigeria’s leading banks; Jabi Lake Mall: Abuja’s one-stop leisure, restaurant and retail destination; The Palms, the first ever international-standard diversified retail mall in Nigeria;

THE story of Dickson’s rise bespeaks the possibilities that can emerge when responsible governance lends a catalytic hand to those without access to the traditional levers of privilege and power. Like the overwhelming majority of the state’s indigenes who identify with Dickson’s governing philosophy, the governor’s appreciation for modest beginnings and the transformative power of […]