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Increasing Employment Chances With Apprenticeships

Statistics show that in 2015, 249,000 will observe the national youth service scheme. There are thousands of other graduate equivalents who are not involved in the scheme from schools of nursing, Open University and some other institutions of higher learning. There are also those...

Things To Do While Awaiting Employment

The Nigerian economy is presently not in an enviable condition and we all know that it has not been easy with many graduates. Does this mean that one should continue to wait till a well-paying job comes along?  NO!!! Staying idle, doing nothing is...

African Economic Merit Awards Will Boost Africa Economic Growth

•Stimulate international business Community The organisers of the African Economic Awards (AEMA) has expressed optimism that aside from  rewarding African entrepreneurs and Non Governmental Organisations (NGOs) that have ‎contributed immensely to the development of Africa, it will also stimulate international business community. The President/Chief Executive Officer...

SIM Registration: NCC Slams N1.4 tn Fine On MTN

Professor Umar Danbatta, the new chief of Nigeria’s telecoms industry watchdog, has approved punitive sanctions totalling one trillion and forty billion naira (N1.04 trillion) against MTN Nigeria, over alleged breach of SIM registration rules by the mobile phone company, Technology Times has authoritatively confirmed. The...

As the MDGs expire

The  development agenda was centred on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), which were officially launched following the Millennium Summit of the United Nations in 2000.They have essentially now been replaced by the Sustainable Development (SDGs), which is tied to the Rio+20 Outcome Document. The UN...

Nigeria inflation rate edged to 9.3% in August – NBS

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Monday said Nigeria inflation rate edged higher to 9.3 percent in August, compared with the 9.2 percent rate in July. This is contained in August 2015 Consumer Price Index (CPI) issued from the NBS in Abuja. The News Agency...