GENERAL NEWS (NIGERIA)

As Organisers Announce Tunisian Producer, Dora Bouchoucha, As Patron for 15th Edition  A Nigerian film has been shortlisted for La Fabrique for the very first time as Galatians, a film by Michael Omonua, produced by Abba T. Makama (Polka Dot Films), has  made it to the list of 10 selected projects for ...

In the Nigerian oil and gas sector, fields and refineries are set to lead upcoming project starts, accounting for about 57% of the total project starts between 2023 and 2027, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. GlobalData’s report, ‘Africa Oil and Gas Projects Analytics and Forecast by Project ...

Honda Automobile Western Africa Limited (HAWA) , assemblers of the Honda brand of vehicles in Nigeria, which is also the only original OEM for both motorcycle and automobile in the country, Wednesday in Lagos, revealed the All-new Honda HR-V during a press launch at The Honda Place,  Apapa – Oshodi Expressway, ...

Reiterates Commitment to Boosting Cross-border Business Opportunities in Africa and the World First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s premier financial services institution, has announced a phased corporate name change of its subsidiaries in the United Kingdom and Sub-Saharan Africa. FBNBank UK, FBNBank Sierra Leone, FBNBank Gambia and FBNBank DRC are ...

Coscharis Motors Plc, the exclusive representative of the iconic French automobile brand, Renault vehicles in Nigeria,  gave members and friends of the late Golf buff, Chief Luke Uche Okpuno,  a memorable experience of the French brand during the recently held memorial tournament at the Ibori Golf and Country Club in ...

Ashok Leyland, the flagship of the Hinduja Group, along with Stallion Motors, its exclusive distributor in Nigeria for over a decade, Friday in Lagos, launched Phoenix, the successful light commercial vehicle into the Nigerian market. Stallion is not only a household name in Nigeria as it controls 45 percent of ...

Offers Training to Military Engineers on Usage, Maintenance. Stallion Motors has delivered 700 locally-produced Ashok Leyland Troops Carrying Vehicles to the Nigerian Armed Forces. The vehicles, which were commissioned virtually on Friday by President Muhammadu Buhari, were procured by the Nigerian military following the Executive Order Number 5  which mandated ...

Kia Corporation Thursday unveiled a set of video clips to tease its highly anticipated Kia EV9, the brand’s dedicated battery electric SUV. The Kia EV9 flagship SUV is set to accelerate the company’s transformation into a sustainable mobility solutions provider in the era of electrification.   The Kia EV9 teaser video, ...

Nigeria’s 2023 general elections were “largely peaceful” despite administrative and logistical hurdles at many polling units, according to an independent group of Commonwealth observers. The Chairperson of the Commonwealth Observer Group, former President of South Africa, H.E. Thabo Mbeki, delivered his team’s preliminary assessment of the electoral process at a ...

Emerges As Truck and Plant of the Year JAC Motors, a Chinese truck manufacturer, is stepping up its game and has continued to improve on the quality of its truck models to competes favourably with popular European brands. The  Group Executive Director, Lanre Shittu Motors, Taiwo Shittu, disclosed this, saying some automakers ...