IN its bid to further support driver-partners, Uber has opened a support centre in Lagos known as Greenlight Hub in Lagos. The hub, which is strategically located at the Maryland Mall in Maryland Lagos, is open six days a week, and will serve as a resource centre where existing and potential driver-partners can receive support for app-related inquiries.

AS car acquisition becomes more difficult, Kia Motors and Stanbic IBTC bank have struck an accord on how to make car ownership easier for prospective car buyers. Kia Motors Nigeria has partnered Stanbic IBTC bank to overcome liquidity crunch and excess documentation require-ments to become a car owner in Nigeria. The finance scheme tagged ‘Drive Your Dream, Pay at Your Pace’ is in a bid to help people drive home their dream car despite the uncertainty rocking the Nigerian economy, the customers’ interest is at the core of this tie-up.

A WIDE-RANGE evaluation of the landmark achievements of the administration of Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State in the education sector presents a platform for one to appreciate the governor’s overwhelming passion for quality education and his commitment to guarantee the future of the children as leaders of tomorrow.

GOVERNOR Muhammad Badaru Abubakar has re-affirmed the commitment of his administration to promote Islamic activities in the state. The governor gave the assurance at the launching of appeal fund for the construction of Izala secretariat in Dutse, commended the Izala group for choosing Jigawa to conduct their annual national preaching and the appeal fund launching.

DataPro, a leading Credit Rating Agency (CRA) recognised and approved by the Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), has re-affirmed Sterling Bank long-term rating of BBB+ with a stable outlook for the year 2017/2018.

THE Standards Organization of Nigeria, SON, has commended the Executive Management Committee of Africa Tyre Village for their passion and commitment to lead the market in the right direction.

eTRANZACT International Plc said it recorded N620 million operating profit for the financial year ended December 2016.

TRANSNATIONAL Corporation of Nigeria (Transcorp) Plc has announced financial results for the half-year ended June 30, 2017, recording N4.2 billion as profit after tax (PAT). This translates to a 134 per cent growth against a loss position of N12.19 billion recorded in the corresponding period in 2016. The conglomerate achieved the growth in profit from a total comprehensive income of N6.22 billion, a 285 percent growth from the loss of N11.50 billion recorded in the second quarter of 2016. While the company’s total assets rose to N264 billion for the period under review from N232 billion attained as at December 31, 2016, the shareholders’ fund grew to N93 billion, up from N86 billion.

The naira yesterday appreciated to N362.29 per dollar in the Investors and Exporters (I&E) window due to sharp increase in dollar supply.

EIGHT electricity genera-tion plants in Nigeria generated zero megawatts per hour in five months, latest report from the National Bureau of Statistics has revealed. The generation companies (GENCOs) reported to have done zero MW out of the 25 included Afam (I-V), Trans-Amadi, Rivers IPP and AES Barge.

I’m told that the Land Use bill failed because of strong opposition from Northern senators, who fear resource control “through the back door”; which basically means that they want to withhold justice from oil-producing states

SPRINGFIELD Agro Limited, a Kewalram Chanrai Group company, in partnership with Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd., a part of the US $19 billion Mahindra Group with a growing global presence, has announced collaboration with Katsina State Government, and launched the Farm-To-Folk initiative. An end-to-end farm mechanization solution, the Farm-To-Folk initiative will develop agriculture and farming ecosystem in Nigeria and provide customized farming solutions for every need of the farming community.

By Theodore Opara BAJAJ Auto, India,  world’s largest manufacturer of three-wheeler and two-wheeler has introduced a new range of products into the Nigerian market.  The new range of  products include the Bajaj MaximaC, a mini truck for cargo delivery and mini ambulance trucks all tailor-suit for Nigeria’s rough and bad rural roads. The new range […]

IT was not the first time she was saying it, but it hit me differently this time. I was on my way home from the Lagos Airport and had been dropped off at our residential estate gate, not too far from where Evans, the kidnap kingpin, lived. From there, my wife said someone would be on hand to take me home.

IN one swing, South African President Jacob Zuma swept the governments of his country since independence in 1994, into the dust bin of history. Describing the past two decades as those of waste, Zuma condemned the administrations of the legendary Nelson Mandela, Thabo Mbeki, Kgalema Motlante and his own.