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- 18 Apr 2017
Bureau Veritas Awards Etisalat ISO 14001:2004 EMS Certification
As a proof of its commitment to excellence and global best practices, Etisalat Nigeria has been awarded the prestigious ISO 14001:2004 EMS international standards certification. The certification…
- 14 Mar 2017
Etisalat Awarded ISO 14001:2004 EMS Certification
As a proof of its commitment to excellence and global best practices, Nigeria’s most innovative telecommunications company, Etisalat, has been awarded the prestigious ISO 14001:2004 EMS international…
- 3 Sept 2014
NERC, EMS Differ over Certification of Power Sector
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) and Electric Management Services Limited are heading to a battle for supremacy over who has the final authority and mandate to do other technical…
- 31 Aug 2016
Energy Management System Market to Be Valued at $76.75Bn By 2021
Energy Management System (EMS) Market is expected to grow from USD 32.41 Billion in 2016 to USD 76.75 Billion by 2021, at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 18.8% during 2016–2021. The major…
- 26 Jun 2014
NIPOST Intercepts N300Bn Fake Currencies
Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST), through its courier arm, EMS Nigeria has intercepted fake financial instruments valued at more than N300 billion from 2011 to date, as part of efforts to rid Nigeria…
- 7 Jun 2015
JPMorgan May Eject Nigeria from Key Bond Index by Year-end
JPMorgan will eject Nigeria from its Government Bond Index (GBI-EM) by the year-end unless it restores liquidity to currency markets in a way that allows foreign investors tracking the benchmark to…
- 14 Sept 2016
Tourism Revenue: Why Nigeria is 25 Times Less Successful Than Ghana
Tourism should be an easy win for emerging market (EM) and frontier market (FM) economies with weakened currencies, and cheap jet fuel; an opportunity that we think is being missed. When in the last…
- 29 Jun 2010
Motorola Launches End-to-End Digital Radio Technology Solutions in Nigeria
The Enterprise Mobilty Solutions (EMS) business of Motorola, Inc (has announced the launch of its Dimetra IP Small System range, MOTOTRBOTM R1.6 and MOTOTRBO applications in Nigeria. The solutions…
- 23 Aug 2010
EMIS Cries Foul, Says They Are Killing Us
EM International Systems (EMIS) Nigeria Ltd’s come back bid has been thwarted by high-wire politics, orchestrated attempts by financial institutions to starve it of funds and regulatory…
- 17 Jan 2015
JP Morgan May Remove Nigeria from Key Bond Index
JP Morgan said it would assess Nigeria's suitability to remain in a key emerging currency bond index because of a lack of liquidity in the African country's forex and bond markets. The bank, which…
- 16 Jan 2019
Will Nigeria be affected by Brexit?
By Lukman Otunuga, Research Analyst at FXTM Market expectations remain elevated over Theresa May’s Brexit deal facing defeat in the House of Commons this evening. Investors will be paying very close…
- 2 Mar 2021
Resilience of the Labour Markets During COVID-19
Gregory Kronsten It is said by some analysts thatCOVID-19 is responsible for irreversible changes in our economies, including patterns of employment. It was therefore a revelation to read the latest…
- 15 Nov 2019
NIPOST Assures SMEs of Support
Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) will support Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) through its digital platforms, according to Bisi Adegbuyi, postmaster general of the federation. According to…
- 9 Feb 2009
W.Afri.Tel 2009 focuses on new technologies, services
This year’s West African International Telecommunications and Information Communications Technology Exhibition (W.Afri.Tel), is expected to focus on new technologies and services in the…
- 19 Jan 2014
Dark Cloud over Postal Commission Bill
Concern is mounting among courier and logistics operators that the federal government may have abandoned the National Postal Policy and Nigeria Postal Service Bill, a set of all important documents…
- 26 Jun 2020
Subdued Hit from COVID-19, Subdued Rebound Too
By Gregory Kronsten The impact of COVID-19 on output in Nigeria is likely to be less severe than on many comparable economies. The IMF’s World Economic Outlook in April saw GDP contraction of -3.4…
- 15 Oct 2015
Over 1Bn Postal Accounts Can Deepen Financial Inclusion- Abianga
Dr. Asuquo Abianga, the area postal manager (APM), Lagos mainland Territory (LMT) of NIPOST, has described the Post as best placed to drive economic, social, financial and digital inclusion of all…
- 8 Oct 2018
Quacks Dominate Courier Business in Absence of a Regulator
Courier industry is perhaps the only sector that has witnessed a dangerous influx of quacks. Operators of courier companies, who are like messengers sent on urgent errands, now ply their trade…
- 11 Sept 2018
Naira Threatened by External Factors, Gold Sinks
By Lukman Otunuga, Research Analyst at FXTM, External influences may impact the Nigerian Naira this week, with investors keeping a very close eye on any further -turmoil with emerging market…
- 14 Sept 2018
Is Nigeria Exposed to the Emerging Market Chaos?
By Lukman Otunuga, Research Analyst at FXTM It has certainly been an explosively volatile trading quarter thus far as investors juggled with global trade tensions, Dollar strength and chaos…
- 11 Jan 2019
Naira to Find Support From Rising Oil Prices; Dollar softens
By Lukman Otunuga, Research Analyst at FXTM, The Dollar tumbled against a basket of major currencies on Wednesday evening, after minutes from the latest FOMC meeting revealed policymakers had adopted…
- 25 May 2009
MTN Promises Exciting offer at W.Afri.Tel
Nigeria’s leading mobile telecommunications operator, MTN, has promised to bring to the ninth West African International Telecommunications and Information Communication Technology Exhibition…
- 6 Mar 2016
FG Plans to Introduce Post Bank
Adebayo Shittu, minister of Communications, has said that the Nigeria Postal Service (NIPOST), will soon introduce Post Bank to bring banking services to rural dwellers. Shittu said this while…
- 12 Mar 2012
Nipost, Operators Biker as Johnson Unveils ICT Draft Policy
Operators in the courier logistics business weekend rose against perceived marginalization in the new national draft policy on ICT unveiled by Mrs. Omobola Johnson, Minister of Communications, in…
- 11 May 2009
Using Courier Networks to Convey Drugs
Courier industry plays a very important role in the nation’s economy. The contribution of this industry towards economic growth and prosperity through improved productivity, provision of…
- 14 Sept 2015
Panic as NIPOST Asks Workers to Produce Primary School Certificates
There are palpable fears among the staff of Nigerian Postal Services (NIPOST) as the organisation commenced its Operation Show Your Primary School Leaving Certificates nationwide, according to the…
- 4 Aug 2015
Satya Nadella Crowns 2015 Imagine Cup World Champions
For 13 years, Microsoft Imagine Cup has inspired and challenged student developers worldwide to master new skills, build strong teams and bring entire technology projects from concept to completion.…
- 13 Nov 2015
Programos Expands Capital Market Presence with CiFIXProStock Trading Software
Programos Software Group, an indigenous software company with expertise in the computerization of business transactions in the capital markets in Africa, notably Nigeria and Ghana is strengthening…
- 16 Jul 2015
Nigeria Must Devalue the Naira to Survive - S&P
Nigeria will have to devalue its currency at some stage, possibly by more than 15 percent, ratings agency Standard & Poor's said on Wednesday, though it saw the adjustments as likely to be…
- 3 Jul 2015
Foreign Investors Want More Naira Devaluation
International investors, dismayed by Nigeria's decision to delay a naira devaluation they see as long overdue, will hold back from its stock and bond markets, raising risks of a deeper crisis in…