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UBER WEST AFRICA GETS NEW GENERAL MANAGER

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Lola Kassim have been appointed by the private hire company, Uber, as the new General Manager for West Africa. Lola who is a seasoned professional with over 10 years of global experience had recently worked with McKinsey and Company as a management consultant, who provided strategic business advice and helped the energy, public and financial services sectors in West and Southern Africa to achieve organisational  and operational improvements. On the appointment Lola had this to say; “I am…

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BUHARI SIGNED UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM RESOURCE BILL ESTABLISHMENT

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Buhari sign bill to establish a petroleum university in Effurun, delta state to promote and create new technology in the sector. The bill to establish the university is gear towards having a specialised university in the Niger Delta, charged with training and research in petroleum technologies. Petroleum is Nigeria greatest export and also contributes about 9% to its economy so it seen fit to have a university that will help promote and create new technology that…

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JUMIA FOOD APPOINTS NEW MANAGING DIRECTOR

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Jumia Food appoints new Managing Director who is keen on improving customer experience. Jumia Food Kenya, the online food shopping and delivery company with over 200 restaurants in Nairobi and Mombasa that supplies variety of cuisines including Kenyan, Chinese, Indian, Thai etc., have just appointed Shreenal Ruparelia to take over from Duncan Muchangi as the new Managing Director of the company. The appointment of Shreenal who have a rich background in Management Consulting, Start-Ups and eCommerce gathered…

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Still Missing Ahead Of Treason Trial- IPOB Leader Nnamdi Kanu

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Nnamdi Kanu Pro-Biafra leader is expected to be in court on Tuesday October 17 for the commencement of his treason trial,   Kanu Pro-Biafra leader has not been seen in  public since a clash between the army and members of his group, Indigenous  People of Biafra  in mid-September this year. The 50-year-old  spent about 18 months in prison before he was bail by an Abuja High Court in April this year. The government has moved to obtain a court order declaring IPOB a…

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ITALIAN COURT CHARGE SHELL EXECUTIVES OVER MALABU SCANDAL

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Four Senior Shell Executives and others to face trial for Malabu oil scandal. For their role in the bribery conspiracy with Dan Etete, former Nigerian Petroleum Minister that cost Nigeria over US$1 billion,  an Italian court have charged four high level executives of the Royal Dutch Shell Plc to court. The court summoned the tetrad, after it learnt that Shell beforehand knew that the deal involved a convicted money launderer. Although Shell agreed of having prior…

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY OLAUDAH EQUIANO

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The birthday of a  prominent African free slave that supported British movement to end slave trade. Olaudah Equiano was born on the 16th of October 1745 and died 31st March 1797. During his lifetime  he was know as Guatavus Vassa. Vassa was a prominent African in London, a freed slave that supported British movement to end slave trade.  In 1789, his autobiography was published and it helped in the creation of the slave trade Act 1807…

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TECHNICAL TRAINEE POST AT BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO

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Job number 17542BR Job title Technical Trainee Location/City Ibadan Appointment type Fixed term Job purpose and key deliverables British American Tobacco has an exciting opportunity for 24 Technical Trainees(s) to join our team in Ibadan, in the Production department. The job purpose is to provide technical support to the Secondary to achieve production targets by ensuring continuous and cost effective operation of machinery through: –          Minimization of unplanned machine related down time –          Minimization of raw materials, finished and semi finished product…

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US$120M BONNY-BODO ROAD PROJECT GROUND BREAKING CEREMONY

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Nigeria vice president and some high profile individuals flag-off the bonny-bodo road project in bonny island. Bonny local government and bodo city which are both located in Rivers state, Nigeria will finally have a road project which has been abandon for over 40 years to be constructed after the ground breaking ceremony was held yesterday with the vice president of the country, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo and most notable personality in attendance. The project which is…

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SUB-SAHARAN HAS A SLOWER ECONOMIC RATE SAYS WORLD’S BANK

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The World Bank said on Wednesday, down from the 2.6 percent projected in April.sub-Saharan Africa is expected to be 2.4 percent in 2017 The slow rate in the economy of the Sub-Sahara is influence by the fall in the economy of two countries in the region which includes the fall in and South-Africa and Nigeria which needs political reformation caused by the political worries and it’s uncertainty need to be reined. The slow growth of…

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AFRICA SET TO BE POWERED BY OFF-GRID SOLAR SYSTEM

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Off-grid solar system to reach a capacity of 3000mw in Africa and Asia countries by 2022. In the world now, solar is currently the fastest energy source and gradually making a major impact in Africa continents. According to a report from International Energy Agency that in the next five years, off-grid solar capacity in Africa will be tripled which is expected to bring about basic electricity services to almost 70-million more people in Asia and sub-Saharan Africa. According…

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SONANGOL AN ANGOLA OIL COMPANY SAVES $US1.7BN AFTER SPENDING CUTS

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After spending cuts Angola’s state owned oil company saves $US1.7bn. On Friday, Angola’s state owned oil company ( sonangol) said $1.7-billion has been saved and thanks to spending cuts since 2014 due to lower crude oil prices. Due to the slump in oil prices, over the last three years oil companies across the world have made huge cuts to their annual capital expenditure. According to a statement released by Sonangol company, production costs per barrel had…

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Africa’s food currently fortified to address malnutrition

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Dangote Industries Ltd pledges commitment towards Africa’s continued growth through fortifying it’s processed foods with essential nutrients to address malnutrition. Africa according to Aliko Dangote (President, Dangote Industries Ltd) is projected to have the world’s largest workforce by 2030. This abundance of human resources can be seen as a blessing or a curse, depending on the decisions we make today.  According to Mr. Dangote, “we need to invest in their health and wellbeing, and perhaps…

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African Finance Corporation to fund Natural resources development across Africa

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AFC have set aside US$700m for the development of Africa’s Natural resources sector. At the 9th West and Central Africa (WACA) Mining Conference and Exhibitions, Begna Gebreyes , the Vice President, Investment, of African Finance Corporation (AFC) said, AFC will be making available about US$700 million for the development of the natural resources sector of the continent. In his statement he buttressed that for the socio-economic development of African countries, more infrastructure will be needed by resource extraction firms….

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ZENITH BANK EXPANSION PLAN

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Zenith bank chairman, jim ovia discusses the expansion plan of the bank, also had a talk on Nigeria and Africa  economy. Zenith bank is in the UK and several African countries, including The Gambia, Sierra Leone, and so on. The bank  stocks are traded on the London Stock Exchange.  This shows the bank is rapidly expending worldwide. According to the chairman, ”Our UK subsidiary recently opened a branch in Dubai as part of our expansion…

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SECTORS IN GHANA WILL BE REORGANISED WITH THE NEW BANKING REGULATION

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 Ghana’s central bank is tightening bank’s capital requirements because of banking crisis in the country. On 14th August, a deal was approved by the country’s central bank called the Bank of Ghana(BOG) to allow Ghana Commercial Bank (GCB)  to take over the deposits and some of the assets of UT Bank and Capital Bank. Because of “severe impairment” of capital, BOG announced that it had revoked the licences of the banks. Losing their licence  was a shock for all …

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MICROSOFT TECHNICAL SUPPORT FOR ENTREPRENEURS

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Microsoft partners with TEF to provide entrepreneurs with technical support and other resources for improving their businesses. Seeing entrepreneurship as an element for economic and social growth of a country, Microsoft and Tony Elemelu Foundation (TEF) have formed a partnership known as 4Afrika Initiative which aims at providing entrepreneurs in the TEF Entrepreneurship Programme with the needed training, ICT tools and resources required to modernise their businesses, create more value proposition and increase their customer base….

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THREE JOBS OPPORTUNITIES AT DANGOTE

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The Dangote Group is one of the most diversified business conglomerates in Africa with a hard-earned reputation for excellent business practices and products’ quality with its operational headquarters in the bustling metropolis of Lagos, Nigeria in West Africa. The following Vacancies are required for; Position Title Business Country Open for Application Deadline Published Senior Costing Planning and Scheduling Engineer Oil & Gas Nigeria Nigerian 22-Sep-2017 15-Sep-2017 Senior Process Engineer Oil & Gas Nigeria Both 22-Sep-2017…

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WORLD’S LARGEST DRONE SERVICE TO BE LUNCHED IN TANZANIA

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Tanzania has partnered with Zipline International Inc. to launch the world’s largest drone delivery network in January, with drones transporting blood and medicines out of the skies to save the lives of women giving birth and children struck by malaria. California’s Zipline will make 2,000 deliveries a day to more than 1,000 health facilities across the east African country, including blood, vaccines and malaria and AIDS drugs, following the success of a smaller project in…

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Snr. DevOps Engineer Needed at SEAMFIX

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Seamfix Nigeria Limited is an innovative technology solution company that plays a key role in helping to meet the global growing demand for identity management, process automation as well as service support solutions across all sectors. JOB INFORMATION: City:  Lekki, Lagos Work Experience: 4-5 years Salary: Negotiable JOB DESCRIPTION: Build, configure, deploy applications in production & staging environments Implement build and release automation tools, that covers source code control (Git), continuous integration (Jenkins), automated functional…

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FIRST DNA FORENSIC LAB OPENS IN LAGOS STATE

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Lagos state government has announced that it has completed the construction of the first DNA forensic laboratory in Nigeria. The construction of the forensic lab which was approved last year by the state governor as part of the criminal justice sector reforms designed to solve crime through technology and fulfill an unmet need for DNA profiling in the country. Adeniji Kazeem, the State’s Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, represented at the briefing by Funlola Odunlami,…

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