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ALTECH was vilified yesterday for conducting a highly disruptive but ultimately aborted campaign to derail a merger of two other companies in a move wasting it millions of rands and likely to cost it millions more.
With the dwindling oil revenue realities currently facing the nation, the new Director-General (D-G) of the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN), Alhaji Muhammed Nadada Umar has pledged to provide alternative revenue sources across the nation.
SECURITY company Identiguard International has laid charges of perjury and obstructing the course of justice against Metorex CE Charles Needham in another attempt to persuade Metorex to pay a debt owed to Identiguard by the government of the Democratic Republic
BUS operator SA Roadlink said yesterday that it was assessing the effect of KwaZulu-Natal transport MEC Bheki Cele's attempt to ban the company from the province after a fatal accident last month.
The Coca-Cola bottling Company of Ghana has introduced an exciting new Vending Machine to improve trade, marketing and product distribution in the metropolis of Accra.
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is a popular phrase in the corporate world, but few private sector operators really adapt and employ the concept in their operations. Abimbola Akosile and Iheanyi Alozie examine various strides made by Lafarge WAPCO Cement Plc, in its commitment to community development.
TOYOTA SA says it expects to export fewer vehicles this year, but insists that for now it has no intention of following in the footsteps of its Japan-based parent, which announced this week it planned to suspend production temporarily.
An investigation into the death of a worker at PetroSA's Mossel Bay gas-to-liquids refinery is to be launched.
THE bearish trend in the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) reached an alarming proportion Tuesday, as only 14 stocks recorded share price gains, forcing the total value of listed equities to drop by N180.4 billion. Of the 126 stocks that were traded on the NSE, 68 recorded share price depreciation while 44 remained unchanged.
MTN's R1,4bn bid to acquire the African operations of Verizon became easier when a fierce opponent of the deal belatedly gave up its hard-won right to participate in Competition Tribunal hearings.
Canada-based African Queen Mines has abandoned its Braganza gold project in Mozambique to focus on priority targets in Botswana and Namibia.
TULLOW oil has dropped a proposal to locate a mini oil refinery inside Kabwoya wildlife reserve following concerns from environmentalists.
DE BEERS subsidiary Archangel Diamond Corporation had not yet taken any action to withdraw from its agreement to buy into a project to develop the diamond-rich Grib pipe in Russia, Archangel spokeswoman Jocelyn Fraser confirmed yesterday.
CELLULAR operator MTN has won its bid to buy airtime retailer iTalk, despite a last-minute bid by Huge Group to scupper the multimillion-rand deal.
Africell Lintel Sierra Leone has handed over a brand new motorbike to Maj. Karifa Kamara of the Republic of Sierra Leone armed forces as his own share in the ongoing end of year promotion.
Having met all the requirement to set up an offshore office in Kenya, Continental Reinsurance Plc has commissioned its Nairobi office.
Preparatory to launching a new strategic direction for Union Assurance, the new chief executive officer, Mr. Godwin Odah has invited the staff of the company to share in his vision for the company.
Many believe that the Asians were only interested in the oil blocs, and having acquired them, that the linked promises were hollow. They were seen as both difficult customers and insincere partners.
The core business of C & I Leasing Plc is the provision of operating and finance lease and also rendering logistics support to clients.
One of the biggest agro-allied investments in Sub Saharan Africa, Notore Chemical Company, has announced that it churned out its first output of Ammonia in the early hours of today.
Managing Director of budding satellite mobile services GlobalTouch West Africa Mr Isaih Mohammed has said that the only challenge his company could face in providing cheap satellite mobile services to Nigerians and indeed Africans in general, is interconnection with the mobile operators who Globaltouch subscribers would depend on their network to talk to fellow GSM subscribers.
Insurance PHB has concluded arrangements to introduce new products into the market this year, the company's Managing Director, Mrs. Cecilia Osipitan said.
NFT Consult, a Ugandan based personnel service firm has established an office in Kigali, Rwanda.
Millicom International Cellular, a Luxembourg based telecommunications group has been awarded a licence in Rwanda as the third national telecoms operator, a top government official has revealed.
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC)/Chevron joint venture has donated Computer Assisted Design and Drafting (CADD) equipment to the School of Engineering, Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH).
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