Nigerian tax administrator, the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) said during the weekend that it generated 5.007 trillion naira ($32 billion) for the Federal Government in the 2012 fiscal year. According to an official statement, the 3-tiered tax body said the funds exceeded the government’s 3.635 trillion naira-tax target for the year, adding that it was...
Last week I posted about the upcoming event, February 2013 will mark the first time Social Media Week takes place on the continent of Africa! Social Media Week Lagos brings together thought leaders, creatives, entrepreneurs and everyday citizens from Nigeria -and throughout the continent and the diaspora- to explore how people and organizations are connecting to share...
Africa’s top oil producer Nigeria has opened a tender process to sell its oil via multi-billion dollar annual term contracts beginning in June, an official notice showed. The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) invited refiners, trading houses and local Nigerian oil companies to submit bids by April 5. The notice, according to Reuters did not specify...
February 2013 will mark the first time Social Media Week takes place on the continent of Africa! Social Media Week Lagos brings together thought leaders, creatives, entrepreneurs and everyday citizens from Nigeria -and throughout the continent and the diaspora- to explore how people and organizations are connecting to share new ideas and information. Get Involved today, Register now for social media week, Lagos http://socialmediaweek.org/ Technology-Africa's search terms:Nigeria Social Media Week...
TO reposition itself in 2013, the Enugu state chapter of the National Association of Microfinance Banks (NAMB), has actually partnered with Stanbic IBTC and AppZone, a leading modern technology company in the nation on the use of BankOne financial option for the MFBs. The organization is on a purpose to change the state’s microfinance sector and face several...
A blog is not just about providing information. Instead, it is a powerful marketing tool, if it is used correctly. It all depends on the decisions you make, but if you use your blog to the highest potential, then there is a great deal of value that can be found in it. If you blog properly, you can lead your reader in many different directions. You just need to know...
The Nigerian Government through its Ministry of Communications Technology has launched an innovation program, “Tech Launch Pad.” Targeted at technology entrepreneurs, the program is focused on addressing 4 key challenges i.e. skills, quality, relevance and funding, facing software companies. Interventions which the innovation programme will provide within each...
Oprah Winfrey has actually dropped her long-held title as the most affluent black woman world wide to a Nigerian oil mogul, according to a document by an African company journal. Eloping Oprah is Folorunsho Alakija, a 61-year-old woman from Nigeria that is allegedly worth a minimum of $ 3.2 billion, or approximately $ 500 million better than Oprah’s $ 2.7 billion...
It was a pleasure for Microscale Embedded Restricted to be the of the workshop at the successful finalization of the 2nd EIE intercontinental seminar on Computing, Energy, Network, Robotics held on the 21-23 Nov, 2012. The party presented Paper presentations by writers from various colleges within and outside the country. The shop which was held on the 2nd day of...
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