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Skilled workforce vital for public sector growth – LASG

The Head of Service of the Lagos State Government, Mr Bode Agoro, has stressed the importance of a skilled, future-ready workforce in promoting development in the public sector. Agoro said this at the Lead the Future Conference 2024, themed ‘Strategic Positioning: Leadership and Competitiveness in an Era of Disruption’, held in Lagos. Agoro, while speaking...
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NOVA Bank gets cybersecurity certification

NOVA Bank has received the globally recognised ISO 27032 Cybersecurity Standard certification. The new commercial bank said that the achievement was a major milestone in its commitment to safeguarding customer data and digital operations. The ISO 27032 certification focuses on fortifying cybersecurity measures, ensuring robust protection for data, systems, and online transactions amid an ever-evolving...
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Engage experts in AI policy development, association tells FG

The Information Systems Audit and Control Association, Lagos State Chapter, has urged the Federal Government to involve experts in developing the National Artificial Intelligence Policy. ISACA Lagos Chapter President, Tokunbo Taiwo, made this call on the heels of the recently concluded 2024 Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) Conference, themed “Transformative Role of AI in the...
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$1tn economy feasible, says Tinubu

President Bola Tinubu on Monday said Nigeria is on track to becoming a $1tn economy by 2030. Tinubu premised this assertion on the recent statistics that showed a 3.46 per cent GDP growth for the third quarter of 2024 (July, August, and September). The third-quarter report by the National Bureau of Statistics showed that Nigeria’s...
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Ogun partners Oyan Dam to generate electricity

The Ogun State Government has announced that it will partner with the Oyan Dam on hydropower to generate clean energy to satisfy industrial and domestic needs and sell to other states. The Commissioner for Environment, Ola Oresanya, stated this while welcoming a delegation of the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation National Experts on Advancing Nigeria’s...
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Kano seals Max Air office over N197m tax debt

The Kano State Internal Revenue Service on Monday sealed three companies including the head office of Max Air Limited located on Ashton Road in Kano State over non-payment of liability tax for five years (2012 to 2017). Max Air Limited belongs to the Katsina-based business mogul, Alhaji Dahiru Mangal, who is coincidentally an in-law to...
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CBN extends BDCs recapitalisation by six months – ABCON

The Association of Bureaux De Change of Nigeria has revealed that the Central Bank of Nigeria has extended the deadline for BDC operators to recapitalise by six months. The ABCON President, Aminu Gwadebe, revealed this during a virtual general meeting with members on Monday. With this extension, the new deadline for the recapitalisation would be...
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Nigerian celebs visit India to explore CNG potential

As conversations around Compressed Natural Gas take centre stage in Nigeria, four leading influencers and cultural icons – Innocent Idibia, popularly known as 2Baba; online influencer, Waris Akinwande, Ola of Lagos; northern musician, Dauda Kahutu, Rarara; and comedian, Bright Okpocha, Basketmouth — are embarking on a fact-finding trip to India. The trip is being organised...
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FG plans international cargo tracking to boost revenue

The Federal Government through the Nigerian Shippers Council said it has concluded plans to implement the International Cargo Tracking Note to enhance Nigeria’s security and boost revenue generation. The Executive Secretary of the council, Mr Pius Akutah, disclosed this at a recent event in Lagos. Represented by the Director of Special Duties at the NSC,...
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Why investors should diversify investments

When the word diversification first comes to mind, one will tell him/herself that it is the process of starting to include various types of businesses into an already existing business. But diversification means different things to different people. The American industrialist Andrew Carnegie once said, “Keep all your eggs in one basket, but watch that...
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Man who asked Tinubu to resign admitted in psychiatric hospital

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