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ECOBA Lagos Honours AVM Ehigie, Olotu,Three Other ‘Old Boys’

  The Lagos Chapter of  Edo College Old Boys Association (ECOBA) has honoured retired Air Vice Marshal Joe Ehigie with a Lifetime Achievement Award for his meritorious service to the country and contributions towards the development and progress of Edo College, Benin City. The Award was conferred on Ehigie at ...

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Volvo Engages Swedish Families to Test Autonomous Drive Cars

  Volvo has started the development of  its autonomous drive cars with help from Swedish families who are currently testing the  cars on the public roads of Gothenburg . They are expected to  feed back their impressions to Volvo Cars engineers.  The first two families, the Hains and the Simonovskis ...

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Goodyear South Africa Unveils Upgraded Manufacturing Facility in Uitenhage

  Goodyear South Africa has officially unveiled its upgraded, state-of -the-art Uitenhage manufacturing facility at an event officiated by Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality Mayor, Cllr Athol Trollip. Goodyear has invested close to ZAR 1 Billion in the Uitenhage facility to improve the plant’s high technology consumer tyre production capacity. By ...

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Imperial, Hyundai Partner Bakwena Again for Safe Holiday Motoring

Imperial and Hyundai Automotive South Africa are, again, partnering with the Bakwena N1N4 concessionaire to drive and promote road safety awareness and provide additional patrol support on the N1 and N4 routes this holiday season. This partnership comes in the wake of calls by the Minister of Transport, Joe Maswanganyi, ...

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Kia Readies Luxurious Sedan, Stinger, for 2018 Nigeria Debut

Kia Motors Nigeria said it is ready to introduce the revolutionary and uniquely built luxurious sedan, Kia Stinger,  to the local market in 2018. Buoyed by Kia’s continued offering of best-in-class premium sedans, the appealing style of Kia Stinger set the world aflutter with its striking design. With its gran ...

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FG, Lagos Agree to Demolish Jibowu, Costain Bridges for New Lagos-Ibadan Rail Line

The Federal Government has finally reached an agreement with the Lagos State Government to pull down the popular Jibowu and Costain bridges in the mainland area of Lagos in order to make way for the new Lagos-Ibadan standard gauge rail line scheduled to be completed in December 2018.  Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, ...

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VWSA Trainee , 45 Others Shine at Volkswagen Group’s “Best Trainee Awards 2017”

The annual Best Trainee Awards, which are presented by the Volkswagen Group, honour and promote young talent within the Volkswagen worldwide network. This year’s Best Trainee Award was the 17th of its kind presented by the Volkswagen Group. Since inception in 2001, a total of 477 trainees have been honoured. ...

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Enter the new Mercedes-Benz CLS

Expected to arrive the market in March 2018. , the new Mercedes-Benz CLS combines unique design with a luxurious interior and an extensive standard equipment package. The third generation of the original can now be ordered at prices starting at 68,127.50 euros. The AMG Line (2,737 euros) makes for added sportiness ...

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2018 Ford Trends Report Underscores How Consumers and Brands Are Pushing Through in Uncertain, Interesting Times

People feel increasingly polarised by unrest, upheaval and other changes taking place in the world, and more than 60 percent of adults globally say they feel overwhelmed by things happening around them. Ford’s 2018 Looking Further with Ford Trends Report examines not only the issues dividing the world, but also ...

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Egba, Yewa Indigenes in US, Canada Open N1m Scholarship Application

Indigenes of Egba and Yewa from Ogun State in North America have announced the 2018 N1m scholarship scheme for their fellow citizens in accredited institutions of higher learning in Nigeria. The applications for indigent students from Ogun Central and Ogun West senatorial districts to access the scholarship fund have commenced ...

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