(L-R): Group Managing Director/CEO, First City Moment Bank Limited, Ladi Balogun; Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Raji Fashola; Winner, Men’s final of the 13th Governor’s Cup Lagos Tennis, Ante Pavic and Director, PMO & Operational Support, Etisalat Nigeria, Ndidi Okpaluba At the Etisalat sponsored 13th Governor’s Cup Lagos Tennis Grand Finale, held at Lagos Tennis Club, Onikan, Lagos.

Etisalat Nigeria, has reiterated its commitment to talent discovery and development in the country’s sport sector. Director, PMO and Operational Support, of the company, Ndidi Okpaluba made this known at the Grand Finale of the 2013 edition of the Governor’s Cup Lagos International Tennis Championship, held at the Lagos Lawn Tennis Club, last weekend.

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LG has officially announced a phone with curved glass, the G Flex.

 

Curved glass, which could eventually lead to bendable phones, is a pretty neat concept. But the G Flex offers an even more interesting feature.

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In line with promoting awareness for Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) in Nigeria, the Lagos Court of Arbitration (LCA) has embarked on a radio programme, ‘City Legal’, which runs on Tuesdays by 10:00am and Thursdays by 05:30pm, on Smooth FM 98.1.

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Apple just unveiled two new iPads, the iPad Air and the iPad mini with Retina. 

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The best of British music, fashion, design and cuisine came together in Hong Kong for one night only, to celebrate British Airways launching its brand new A380 on the Hong Kong to London route.  The exclusive event, billed as a ‘Gig on a Wing’ showcased the very best  of  British,  to  an audience  that included Keith Williams, British Airways’  Chief  Executive  and  special  guests from Hong Kong’s aviation, travel, business, entertainment and hospitality industry.

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Nokia has announced its first Windows tablet, the Lumia 2520, which is designed to work anywhere, with a vivid 10.1-inch HD display, to provide the best outdoor and indoor readability of any tablet. Building on Nokia's rich mobility heritage, the Lumia 2520 combines both 4G LTE and Wi-Fi connectivity, a 6.7MP camera, and for the first time ever on a tablet, ZEISS optics, letting people take beautiful pictures - even in low light. The Lumia 2520 runs on Windows RT 8.1 for a highly personal and easy to navigate experience, and also features multiple color choices and fast-charging capability - providing up to an 80% charge in one hour.

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Group Deputy Managing Director, Access Bank, Herbert Wigwe

Access Bank Plc has said it would introduce what it described as the nation’s first corporate Internet banking solution with a variety of features optimised to address the traditional payment and cash management requirements of large corporate and other categories of businesses. 

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The Lagos Court of Arbitration (LCA) is set to convene the first regional West African ADR Conference as part of activities to deepen the awareness around Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) through high level discussions about the effective and efficient management of commercial disputes in West Africa and Nigeria.

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Unilever Nigeria Plc, a leading consumer goods company, recently re-launched the Royco seasoning brand with the introduction of a new Chicken flavor and reformulation of the existing Beef flavour. This re-launch was climaxed with a Media Event at the Nicon Luxury Hotel, Abuja.

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(L-R): Manager, Youth Segment, Etisalat Nigeria, Idiare Atimomo; Raffle draw winner of Kia Picanto car, Adewunmi Semeon and Dean Student Affairs, Federal Polytechnic, Offa, Kwara State, Adeyemi Leonard, at the Etisalat Cliqfest raffle draw prize presentation, held at Federal Polytechnic, Offa, Kwara State, recently.

Academics and student community of the Federal Polytechnic, Offa, Kwara State have commended Nigerias most innovative telecommunication company, Etisalat for showing genuine interest in youth development in the country. The commendation came on the strength of the successful hosting of the Etisalat Cliqfest in the Polytechnic recently.

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U.K. retailers are applauding a government probe into tobacco smuggling, The Grocer reports. The Home Affairs Committee is starting an investigation into how the country should be doing to stop the sale and import of contraband tobacco. Contraband tobacco sales cost the United Kingdom an estimated £2 billon each year.

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L-R: Executive Director, Kudirat Abiola Foundation for Democracy (KIND), Amy Oyekunle; President Zonta International CLub of Lagos Zone 1, Ms. Shade Bembatoum - Young; CEO Nigerians Report Online and Officer-in-Charge, United Nations Information Centre, Mr. Oluseyi Soremekun flanked by students and guests during the screening of the 'Girl Rising' film in Lagos recently

In order to shine the spotlight on the transformative power of girls’ education across Africa and the world, the groundbreaking feature, ‘Girl Rising’ was screened for the first time in Nigeria at the Silverbird Cinema, Victoria Island, Lagos as part of the celebration to mark the  International Day of The Girl Child. The Nigerian Premiere was co-hosted by the United Nations Information Centre, Lagos (UNIC), Zonta International Clubs in Nigeria, Kudirat Initiative for Democracy (KIND), and Nigerians Report Online.

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(L-R) Director, Brands and Communications, Etisalat Nigeria, Enitan Denloye; Obi of Onitsha, Igwe Nnaemeka Achebe; Director and Curator, African Artists' Foundation (AAF), Azu Nwagbogu; and Curator, World Press Photo, Paul Ruseler

As part of the events for this year's edition of Lagos Photo Festival, Etisalat Nigeria, in partnership with World Press Photo, a pre-eminent international competition and exhibition that features the best of photojournalism worldwide, held an exclusive VIP exhibition on Thursday, October 17th at the Eko Hotel & Suites, Victoria Island. 

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Customers of United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, now have the privilege  of opening and operating a savings account that gives them many of the privileges usually reserved for only holders of a current account.

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P&G has announced its partnership with the Royal Society of Chemistry, via the PACN (Pan Africa Chemistry Network) to help promote science in Africa. The aim of the partnership is to develop links between industry and academia that currently do not exist, and foster skills within academic communities.

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Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Olusegun Aganga

The Federal Government of Nigeria has announced the reduction of registration fees for businesses by 50 per cent. This action took effect from 1st October, 2013.

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(Reuters) - LG Electronics Inc's display unit has said it will start mass production of curved smartphone displays as the South Korean phone maker plans to launch a smartphone with the new screens to catch bigger rival Samsung Electronics Co Ltd.

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From Left, Acting, Human Resources Operations Manager, Guinness Nigeria, Jaiyesimi Gbolahan, Talent and Learning Specialist, Toyin Adewunmi, Head Sales Project, Edi-Bala Emmanuel receiving the Best Top 5 Large Company from Head of Human Capital, Heritage Bank, Nneka Okoro and Director, Great Place to Work, Kunle Malomo, at the 2nd Edition of Great Place to Work Award held at the Civic Center

Guinness Nigeria Plc has been named among the top five best places to work in Nigeria. The company was presented with the Award at an impressive ceremony at the Civic Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos at the second annual Great Place to Work in Nigeria Awards recently.

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British Airways, leading global airline,  has announced the reintroduction of its ‘Companion Fare,’ a special promotion that affords customers the unique opportunity to purchase a ticket for their companion at a very amazing discount rate.

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It was fun, cheers and laughter as Close Up toothpaste organized its Close Up Loves Naija concerts in Lagos, Port-Harcourt, and Abuja simultaneously during the weekend. The concerts featured top Nigerian artistes such as MI, DJ Jimmy Jatt, KCee, Skales, Emma Nyra, Dammy Krane as well as an array of Comedians and upcoming music artistes.

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As part of its Corporate Social Responsibility efforts, Promasidor Nigeria Limited, makers of Cowbell milk, has donated a borehole and water treatment plant to Isolo community in Lagos. 

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Staff of leading Pan African bank, Ecobank at the weekend, engaged in various forms of community services as part of activities to mark maiden Ecobank Day celebrated simultaneously in 34 African countries where the bank has presence. 

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Nokia has confirmed its participation and support once again as the platinum sponsor for this year’s DEMO Africa to be hosted in Nairobi in October.

The newest addition to DEMO's Global Launch Program, DEMO Africa in its second year will provide the most innovative new and established companies from across Africa the opportunity to launch their products on stage at this high profile event.

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Dell has taken a bold step in unveiling a new family of tablets and new laptops, including a 2-in-1 Ultrabook. The Dell Venue line of tablets is comprised of four new ultrathin models designed to address the changing way people live and work today. Dell’s “damned sexy” tablets, as described by leading Enderle Group analyst, Rob Enderle, deliver leading performance and quality, backed by Intel processing technology. With compact designs that make it easy to stay connected on the go, the Dell Venue tablets have an exquisite fit and finish.

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Leading Margarine Spread, Blue Band, from the stable of Unilever Nigeria’s food brands, in a bid to encourage proper growth among children through optimal nutrition has announced the start of the Blue Band National Growth Challenge in Nigeria. The objective is to draw attention again to school age nutrition and emphasize the role of adequate nutrition for growth amongst school children. The idea is to create some consciousness around growth and promote comprehensive nutrition education among the school children.

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L-R : Nigerias’ Got Talent  Show, Judge, Dan Foster, Senior Brand Manager, Malta Guinness, Wole Adedeji, Nigerias’ Got Talent, Judge, Kate Henshaw and Nigerias’ Got Talent, Judge, Yibo Koko at the Press Conference to formally announce the commencement of Nigerias’ Got Talent Season 2 held at Get Arena, Victoria Island

Leading non-alcoholic Malt drink from the stable of Guinness Nigeria, Malta Guinness, in partnership with Rapid Blue Format Limited has announced commencement of Nigeria’s Got Talent season2. The show is an international format, produced at world class standard that enables Nigerian youths to exhibit their creativity in a dramatic & entertaining way.

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Leading non-alcoholic Malt drink from the stable of Guinness Nigeria, Malta Guinness, in partnership with Rapid Blue Format Limited has announced commencement of Nigeria’s Got Talent season2. The show is an international format, produced at world class standard that enables Nigerian youths to exhibit their creativity in a dramatic & entertaining way.

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Head, Trade Category Management, Tola Elatoyi; Brand Manager, Close Up, Dexter Adeola; Close Up Executive, Princess Nnaji; and Category Manager, Oral Care, Oiza Gyang; all staff of Unilever Nigeria, at the unveiling of the new Close Up Patriotic pack Celebrating Nigeria at 53, at Shoprite, Ikeja Shopping Mall on the 1st of October, 2013.

Nigeria’s number one toothpaste brand, Close Up, in celebration of the country’s 53^rd Independence Anniversary, has unveiled a new pack with the Nigerian flag, while also launching its new promo tagged ‘3 Maps, 3x Fresher Breathe’. The unveiling, which held at the Ikeja City Mall amidst dancing and jubilation as part of activities for the celebration of the country’s Independence, was a welcomed development.

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