For those who before now expecting to continue their various construction projects with the hopes that the cement price was going to be down soon, all got it wrong. Their hopes were dashed yesterday, with a fresh hike in the price of of the commodity. Some weeks ago, we recall, a major cement producer in the country said that it had crashed the price of the product to as low [...]
FG Generates N564.3bn from privatization of 123 Enterprises
LeadershipNG -- The Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) has said that the federal government realized more than N564.3 billion from privatization of 123 enterprises. The director-general of the BPE, Mr Benjamin Dikki, disclosed this in a paper presented over the weekend at the yearly workshop of the Commerce & Industry Correspondent Association of Nigeria (CICAN) entitled [...]
Google offering incentives to YouTube Creators
I guess the time has come! Yes, time to step up and become the creator I'm meant to be, I've been dragging the feet on this despite good preparations I've been making over the months, time has come to launch the channels I've been dreaming about all these years, at least I'm motivated now. The reason is because top video creators are smiling every day and if the story [...]
Mobile banking in Nigeria recorded 430bn transaction since 2012
Mobile banking in Nigeria seems to be gaining ground very rapidly. With 58m subscribers, 15m transactions and N430b total value of transactions mobile banking recorded since inception in 2012, one can say that the system has come to stay. However, with the issue and challenges such as epileptic power supply, poor network connectivity, lack of synergy between mobile payment [...]
GTBank awarded best bank in Nigeria for the year 2014
Guaranty Trust Bank Plc has been adjudged the “Best Bank in Nigeria for 2014” by The Banker Magazine for promoting industry-wide excellence in global banking ethics and adherence to the highest corporate governance standards. The prestigious award ceremony which held recently in London had in attendance more than 350 senior executives from well over 120 countries. The Banker [...]
Industry leaders see IT as strategic business driver – EMC survey
Over 90 percent of business leaders in Nigeria have identified information technology as a strategic lever for business growth, according to a recent research conducted by EMC Corporation. The survey of 528 business and technology decision makers across Nigeria's private and public sectors revealed that more than 80 percent of respondents agree that their organisations [...]
Alibaba issues $8 billion debt in U.S.A
(CCTV) -- Alibaba has issued debt in the U.S. markets for the first time. China’s e-commerce giant issued an 8-billion U.S. dollar bond in six tranches. The largest portions of the bond were 5 and 10 year notes priced at 2.5 and 3.6-percent respectively. The bond’s pricing mimicks top blue chip tech companies in the U.S. and not Chinese tech companies listed in New York. [...]
Firefox Remain Confident As Revenue Growth Sputters
Many at times, it sounds better to have it directly from the sources and put our self on the know instead of assumptive reasoning. Read on and see that doing a genuine and profitable business online is not a child play. After a four-year run with significant annual revenue increases, Mozilla's finances have flattened out as the foregoing analysis shows. But guess what? the [...]
Five Companies That Have Transformed Advertising
The convergence of social, video and mobile technology is rapidly changing the face of advertising. Just over a decade ago, search and display ads were all a company needed to reach their target audience online. Today, with Google getting the lion's share of search traffic and raking in ad revenues of $79.4 billion for 2016 alone - small businesses need a creative and [...]
Naira suffers 182kobo slash!
The dwindling of Naira continued, yesterday, as it suffered another 182 kobo depreciation at the foreign exchange auction conducted by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN. The results of the bi-weekly auction showed that the official exchange rate rose to N158.41 to the dollar at the end of the session, from N156.59 at the last auction on Monday. This translates to 182 kobo [...]
Nigeria will start exporting rice in three years time – FG
Nigeria will become a net exporter of rice in the next three years, the Federal Government has said. According to the government, over N256bn has been invested in the product in the past three years. The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, said this in Abuja on Monday during the second Nigeria Rice Investment Forum organised by the Business [...]
Nigeria adopts measures to stem impact on economy.
Nigeria’s finance minister moves to assure jittery financial markets over the weekend, as falling oil prices erode the country’s revenue and investors sell naira assets from bonds to equities. The Government is working out some surcharges on certain luxury items to make the country’s rich pay a little bit more, as part of several quick measures to ramp up revenue shortfalls, [...]
First Bank, others in global partnership to boost entrepreneurship, financial inclusion
First Bank of Nigeria Plc is in partnership with other institutions to provide women entrepreneurs in Nigeria with an innovative mobile technology solution which will help to promote financial inclusion in the country. The partnership with the United States-based payments company, Visa Incorporated, the Cherie Blair Foundation for Women and the Youth for Technology Foundation [...]
Christie’s Makes History With $853 Million Sale of Contemporary Art
Contemporary art collectors can be summed up in a word right now: Insatiable. Christie’s International in New York made auction history Wednesday when it sold $853 million of contemporary art in about the same time it takes to watch a movie. The auction house’s total exceeded its $745 million sale in May and reset records for Ed Ruscha, Peter Doig, Georg Baselitz, Cindy [...]
Alibaba 11/11 sales break record
(CCTV) The Hangzhou-based e-commerce giant upgraded this year's event into a global online shopping carnival by helping Chinese shoppers purchase overseas products and overseas buyers acquire goods from China. Shoppers from 175 countries placed orders on Alibaba's platforms within the first 40 minutes of the largest online shopping event in China - and maybe globally - which [...]
Skye Bank take over Mainstreet bank
According to business day,Skye bank plc has signed the agreement for the purchase of 100 percent shares of mainstreet bank from the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria(AMCON). The agreement was Management team led by the Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Timothy Oguntayo, signed on the behalf of the bank,while AMCON was represented by its Executive [...]
FG attract foreign investment worth $59.6 billion into the country from 2011-2014
The Federal Government’s Transformation Agenda for the economy has attracted $59.6 billion foreign direct investments (fdi) into the country from all over the world since 2011-2014. The investments cut across cement, sugar, petrochemical, automotive industry and have created jobs for Nigerians and revenues for the government. The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, [...]
What is CSS / Cascading Style Sheet
Cascading Style Sheet (CSS) is a style sheet language used with other web languages to describe the look and formatting of a document written in a markup language. CSS is most often used to change the style of web pages and user interfaces written in HTML and XHTML ('eXtensible' HyperText Markup Language), CSS can be applied to any kind of XML document, [...]
Aliko Dangote: Now 37th richest man in the world
Within 24 hours of his ascension to 23rd position on list the richest people in the world, Aliko Dangote slipped 14 places to 37th position. The African business tycoon has however, retained his number one position in Africa. Forbes made rapid u turn on the ranking in less than 24 hours after it was published. However, Dangote holds the record of the first African to attain [...]
Important Facts About Google Search by Voice
No doubt, when it comes to listing or mentioning all the top webhold names all over the world; google will be within the number one on the list of 70% of people. For some, no other name except google when it comes to searching for information on the internet - they only know one name Google. Google keeps springing up surprises every time and everywhere all over the [...]
Firefox OS – Getting to Know The Amazing Open Source
Mozilla is an open source software community well known for producing the Firefox web browser, one of the leading and popular browser in the world. The Mozilla community uses, develops, spreads and supports Mozilla products. The community is supported institutionally by the Mozilla Foundation and its tax-paying subsidiary, the Mozilla Corporation. In addition to Firefox [...]
Google Search: How to search by image
Google Search is the leading search engine in the world, the largest percentage of internet users think of Google before any other search engine name comes to their mind. Google is enjoying the traffic and the recognition attached to their brand, the company really worked hard to earn the goodwill it enjoys globally and maintains it till this moment. Google has lots of [...]
The Seven Cures for a Lean Purse
Early men from centuries ago mastered the art and act of money making. Looking at the principles and methods they adopted then, you will agree with me that those principles never really changed rather they are enhanced to suit our life styles today. Those principles are interpreted by different people the way they understood them, but in the actual sense everyone of them is [...]
Services Offered by Business Process Outsourcing Companies
Outsourcing in business is the contracting out of a business process to another party (Outsourcing essentially implies the transfer of non-core services to third parties who specialize in providing such services). Outsourcing could sometimes involves transferring employees and assets from one firm to another, outsourcing is also used to describe the practice of handing over [...]
List of Authoring Tools Software
Innovators are working tirelessly to develop tools that enhance the way people live, thereby increasing productivity in all areas of life. These tools range from simple handheld tools used in various homes to the heavy duty equipment we have in many companies. These Automating tools enhance our level of creativity and the output generated (Improve productivity). The more we [...]
Computer Programming: Introduction to Scripting Language
A scripting language or script language is a programming language that supports scripts, programs written for a special run-time environment that can interpret (rather than compile) and automate the execution of tasks that could alternatively be executed one-by-one by a human operator. The term 'Script' in computing is akin to the conventional or dictionary meaning of script; a [...]
Introduction to Server (Computing)
Internet: (is an acronym for International Network) Network is a group of two or more computers connected (linked) together to interact and share resources. Internet - a global computer network providing a variety of information and communication facilities, consisting of interconnected networks using standardized communication protocols. Technology: echnology (from Greek [...]
How to Design Simple HTML Form
HTML (HyperText Markup Language) is the primary and major web language, it is the first scripting language anyone who is aspiring to become a Web Designer or a Web Developer has to learn to excel in the web arena. HTML is the standard markup language used to create web pages. There are hundreds of powerful scripting languages and programming languages used in [...]
What is Cloud Computing?
The Cloud - this phrase could have a lot of meanings depending on your area of perspective and your educational background. Cloud to a layman; is a part of the earth above the ground or sea level, to the English language student; it is a state or cause of gloom, trouble or worry, to a science student; it is a visible mass of liquid droplets or frozen crystals made of water or [...]
Contactless cards: is your bank waving goodbye to the revolution?
You can’t go into some supermarkets, coffee shops, or certain stores without being offered the chance to pay “contactlessly” – so why are some banks still sending out new cards that can’t be used to wave and pay? Over the last year the number of stores and outlets that will let customers pay this way has grown enormously, but whether you’ve actually got the right card in your [...]
10 Places To Visit During Vacation
When planning your next holiday vacation you should weigh all options. There are many kinds of holiday trips that you can purchase depending on the needs and wants of you and your family. Again, when you are considering your next trip take into account, "the climate" whether you are looking for a warm weather destination or cold weather destination. This will help narrow down [...]
Best Honeymoon Destinations
Ever thought of making a post wedding journey with your spouse to a place where you can make your new beginning spicy? If you have a plan to do so, you have to choose a place from here. Virgin Island The virgin islands (both British and US) have the grounds for relaxation and fun, especially for those who have long miles ahead to walk. But i will be talking about Virgin [...]
Introduction to ASP.NET: (The Beginners Guide)
Microsoft Corporation is one of the top 10 internet giants and multi-national companies dominating the technology world with different set of products and services. Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, that develops, manufactures, licenses, supports and sells computer software, consumer [...]
Fundamentals of C/C++
The programming world is never the same again ever since the development of Object-Oriented Programming Languages. The whole story changed, ushering in new ways of coding complex programs and systems with much ease and fun. There are many OOP languages in existence and many are still going to come into existence. Object-oriented programming (OOP) is a programming paradigm [...]
Brief Introduction to C# for beginners
C# (pronounced "C sharp") is a simple, modern, object-oriented, and type-safe programming language. C# combines the high productivity of Rapid Application Development (RAD) languages and the raw power of C++. C# is a multi-paradigm programming language encompassing strong typing, imperative, declarative, functional, generic, object-oriented (class-based), and component-oriented [...]
How To Start a Business In Ethiopia
Ethiopia is strategically located in the horn of Africa with a population of about 57 million. Its proximity to the middle East and Europe, together with its access to the major ports of the region, enhance its international trade. Covering an area of approximately 1.14 million square kilometers (444 square miles) Ethiopia is bordered by the Sudan on the west, Somalia and [...]
Top 10 Richest Footballers in The World
Apart from entertainment, football has another way of putting people to the fore- money. Here, we have the list of top 10 richest footballers in the world. #10. Fernando Torres Before his move to AC Milan, this Spanish playmaker once made the biggest move in England. His 50 million pounds move from Liverpool to Chelsea got him earning about $200,000 weekly. The loss of [...]
Top Ten Richest Actors in The World
The interesting thing about acting is: it does not only make actors famous, it also makes them rich. Here is the list of top 10 richest actors 2014. 1. Jerry Seinfield Jerome Allen (Jerry) Seinfeld is an American writer, actor, comedian, film and TV producer, whose sitcom seinfeld premiered for 9 years (1989-1998) This father of three is the most successful American [...]
How To Start A Business In Cameroon
Cameroon is a diverse country of roughly 22 million people on the gulf bordering Nigeria, chad,Central African republic, Equatorial guinea, Congo and Gabon. Cameroon belongs to the Economic and Monetary Community of West Africa (CEMAC). Goods and services are sold freely within this region. The CEMAC Have common trade and tariff laws. Any entrepreneur [...]
Introduction to Programming
Computer Programming (often shortened to Programming) has come a very long way in enhancing the technology world today. Programming is a process that leads from an original formulation of a computing problem to executable programs. It involves activities such as analysis, understanding, and generically solving problems. Programming to an extent can be called; Computer [...]