The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has conferred the “Icon of Democracy” award on Governor Adams Oshiomhole for “changing the face of Edo State within three years”.

Those who practice advertising, branding, brand language, direct marketing, graphic design, marketing, packaging, promotion, publicity, sponsorship, public relations, sales, sales promotion and online marketing are termed marketing communicators, marketing communication managers, or more briefly, marcom managers.

Prof. Frank Okafor, Power and Control Engineering, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, University of Lagos, said on Thursday that deregulation in the power sector would assist in improving electricity supply in the country. Okafor said this in Lagos while delivering an inaugural lecture titled: Power System Control and Automation; the Challenge of Reliable Power Supply.

United Parcel Service Nigeria, has appointed Mr. Ralph Ozoude as the first indigenous Managing Director for Nigerian operations.

Financial experts have advised the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to strengthen campaigns on its policy cash less economy in both urban and rural areas. The financial experts said in Lagos on Thursday that people had not been fully informed of the policy that is scheduled to take effect from next year.

World Cocoa Foundation, WCF, an international membership foundation that promotes a sustainable cocoa economy by providing cocoa farmers with the tools they need to grow more and better cocoa, market it successfully, and make greater profits, has named Mr. Demeji Owofemi and Lawrence Olusegun Aina as Chief Executive and non-executive Vice-Chairman of Multi-Trex Integrated Foods PLC, respectively.

An expert in economic management is seeking the application of macro-prudential supervision in ensuring financial sector stability for optimum growth.

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said the cash policy will enhance the efficacy of monetary policy as more economic agents will resort to more use of cheques and e-payments while more currency in circulation will be captured within the banking system.

WHen Professor Mohammad Yunus founded the first microfinance bank (MFB) called Grameen Bank in Bangladesh, his aim was to eradicate poverty by empowering the rural poor through loans. The first principle of microfinance banking is that the bank should go to the people.

THE chairman of Enterprise Bank Limited (EBL) has reiterated the bank’s commitment to partner with the Ebonyi State government in its efforts to transform the state.