Emerald Institute targets CEOs, directors, others for strategic and leadership programme
Businessam Staff
August 24, 2019
Emerald Energy Institute and the University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT) are organising a strategic and leadership training programme for chief executive officers, directors, executive management and other managerial positions in corporate organizations. The programme is designed to equip persons occupying managerial posts in corporate organizations, institutions and government parastatals in the country with the aim […]
IBM’s Dipo Faulkner is new president, American Business Council
Businessam StaffAugust 10, 2019
Dipo Faulkner, the country general manager of IBM West Africa, has been elected president of the American Business Council and chairman of its board of directors in Nigeria. His Presidency took effect from August 1, 2019, according to a statement made available to business a.m. The American Business Council represents the voice of United States’ […]
Lafarge Africa declares N9.1bn H1 PAT, reveals near term growth strategy
Businessam StaffAugust 5, 2019
Lafarge Africa Plc, a member of the LafargeHolcim Group, has declared a net Profit After Tax (PAT) of N9.1 billion for the half year period of 2019 ended June 30. This restores the building materials manufacturer to a positive territory when compared against a loss of N3.9 billion recorded in the same period of 2018, […]
Ibadan-Sagamu road: Julius Berger opens social media channel
Businessam StaffAugust 1, 2019
In order to provide helpful information for road traffic users during the rehabilitation process of the Ibadan-Sagamu expressway, Julius Berger Nigeria Plc has launched a twitter account. The construction company said the social media channel will facilitate the communication of helpful information regarding traffic incidents, as well as detour instructions related to Julius Berger’s scope […]
Baru, NNPC GMD, praises OPEC scribe on re-election, global oil market stabilisation
Businessam StaffJuly 3, 2019
Maikanti Baru, group managing director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Wednesday expressed delight over the re-election of Mohammed Sanusi Barkindo of Nigeria as secretary general of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) for a fresh three-year term. A statement signed by Ndu Ughamadu, the corporation’s group general manager, public affairs, said Baru, in a […]
Nigeria Stock Exchange donates N10m to Maisandari Alamderi Model School
Chris IkosaMay 28, 2019
A Maiduguri based school,the Maisandari Alamderi Model Nursery and Primary School, has become the beneficiary of a N10 million donation by The Nigerian Stock Exhange (NSE), part of a three-year funding scheme for the administration and maintenance of the school which it donated to the Borno State government in 2017, to help internally displaced persons […]
Ali Pate gets two appointment from World Bank Group, Harvard University
in Kano, Jacob AjakaiyeMay 28, 2019
By Jacob Ajakaiye, in Kano Muhammad Ali Pate, the Nigerian former junior health minister, has received two appointments from the World Bank Group and the public health graduate school of Harvard University, the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health. Pate, a medical doctor, was appointed earlier this May by the World Bank Group as […]
Beta Glass, FCMB to sponsor NSE Corporate Challenge 2019
Businessam StaffMay 23, 2019
The 6th edition of The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) Corporate Challenge has received sponsorship boost from Beta Glass and FCMB as silver and bronze sponsors respectively. The event is scheduled to take place on Saturday, July 6, 2019, at the Muri-Okunola Park, Adeyemo Alakija Street, Victoria Island, Lagos. Started in 2014, the NSE Corporate Challenge, […]
Aiteo restructures, makes top level appointments
Businessam StaffApril 28, 2019
NIGERIA’S INDIGENOUS GLOBAL oil exploration and production company, Aiteo, at the weekend issued a statement saying it was restructuring its executive management and announced top level appointments that it said too immediate effect. According to the company, the announcement and appointments followed what it said was “a review of its operational and investment objectives and […]
Ausso Leadership Academy launches #Take5toGiveBack to impact governance at the grassroots
Businessam StaffApril 23, 2019
Nigeria’s leading business and entrepreneurial mentorship platform, the Ausso Leadership Academy (#ALA) has launched the #Take5toGivebackprogramme in a bid to extend the ultimate mentorship experience to grassroots government decision makers in Nigeria. The initiative was launched as part of her one-year anniversary commemoration. #Take5toGiveback, a brainchild of the Alumni of #ALA aims to impact Local Government Chairmen and […]