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Garmin in collaborationwith MTN Nigeria partner to introduce a range of world class health and fitnessdevices to help boost fitness standards while maintaining a healthy lifestyle. There is an increased focus around the world to behealthy and more active, and through innovation and technology Garmin created arange of wellness devices that enrich the lives of our customers throughwearable location and …

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Fidelity Bank hasexposure of around N17.5 billion naira ($56 million) to Etisalat Nigeria, theNigerian lender’s investor relations team said on Thursday. The Nigerian arm of Abu Dhabi-listed telecomscompany Etisalat is in talks with local banks to renegotiate the terms of a$1.2 billion loan it took out four years ago  after missing a payment. It would be recalled that it was …

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The Central Bank of Nigeria onThursday said it would on Friday release the sum of $100m to authorised dealersto meet the requests of genuine customers in the interbank segment of theforeign exchange market. The release ofthe forex, according to the apex bank, followed bids from authorised dealersfor the amount. The CBN Director, CorporateCommunications Department, Mr Isaac Okoroafor, while confirming the …

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Dayo Emmanuel Christian talent group, TAKEdSTAND is set to present a family beach carnival in Lagos. The event which promises to provide a fun experience for family, friends and corporate Nigeria is billed for 1st April at Baracuda Beach Resort and Water Park on the Atlantic Ocean by Okun Mopo Village, Opposite White House Mopo road, off Ogombo road, off …

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The National Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW,  and the Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria, RTEAN, have been enjoined to join hands with law enforcement agencies to eradicate crime in the country. The call was made at a meeting convened by the Lagos State Police command between the two transport unions on the instance of the IGP Ibrahim Idris, …

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Nigerian football league clubs are set to list on the on the NASD OTC Securities Exchange latest by the third quarter of 2017, Bola Ajomale, Managing Director/CEO of NASD OTC Securities Exchange disclosed this in Lagos. Ajomale said: “We are opening up an opportunity for the clubs to access private funding as required and use such funds in improving the …

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From Left: Technical Manager, Nigerchin Electrical Development Company Limited, Mr. Pradeep Sharma; Group Head, Electrical Electronics Group, Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON), Engr. Richard Adewunmi; representative of Director General SON, Engr. Timothy Abner; Chairman, SON Technical Committee on Cables, Professor Ephraim Aniebona and Executive Director, Coleman Technical Industries Limited, Mr. Michael Onafowokan, during the SON Technical Committee meeting on Cables, …

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Kano State government has revealed that it has introduced measures to save wheat farmers in the state against possible glut of the produce in the grain markets and also to save them from the activities of middlemen. This was disclosed by Kano State Governor, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, during the the official launching of the commencement of 2017 wheat harvest …

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Abuja and Cross River States have been ranked top as the states with the highest bus journey fares in Nigeria in February. The Transport Fare Watch Report for February released on Wednesday by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed that it costs N257.50 and N223.33 for intra-city bus journeys in Abuja and Cross Rivers States. The report indicated that …

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Nigerian football league clubs are set to list on the on the NASD OTC Securities Exchange latest by the third quarter of 2017. Bola Ajomale, Managing Director/CEO of NASD OTC Securities Exchange disclosed this in Lagos. Ajomale said: “We are opening up an opportunity for the clubs to access private funding as required and use such funds in improving the …

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