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http://ift.tt/2sWe29B Shoppers outside the main entrance of a Shoprite outlet in Kano, Nigeria. – ©AFP PHOTO / AMINU ABUBAKAR Shoprite Nigeria has reaffirmed its commitment to promoting locally manufactured products with its ‘Made-in-Nigeria’ initiative, which has benefited its producers and customers alike. Majority of products sold by Shoprite Nigeria are sourced locally and by pledging to stock even more local produce across its 23 stores, Shoprite is highlighting its commitment to the growth of the Nigerian economy. The initiative also provides the platform for networking for manufacturers on a quarterly basis to showcase their goods, and helping to strengthen the relationship between Shoprite and local manufacturers. Managing Partner at Integrated Factory Foods, Akhibi Onoke, said the benefits of being able to sell Naija Sweet Rice in Shoprite stores have been evident. Onoke, who started supplying to Shoprite four months ago, said, “The big advantage for us is that our produ...

http://ift.tt/2o31x8E The company’s indebtedness to the lenders, they claimed stands as follows: Access Bank: N9, 278,404,445; Ecobank: N6, 257,203,229.21, FCMB: N441, 700,000; GTB: N618, 004,854.73 In a bid to recover an alleged debt of N16.5 billion, a consortium of four banks, through their Trustee, United Capital Trustees Limited and Receiver/Manager, Gbenga Akinde-Peters have sued a firm, Metal Africa Steel Products Limited at the federal high court, Lagos. In an affidavit sworn to by a litigation officer, Mr Segun Omoshola and filed before the court by Temilolu Adamolekun, the deponent averred that, Metal Africa Steel Product Limited has a bank/customer relationship with Ecobank Nigeria Limited, Access Bank Plc, First City Monument Bank (FCMB) and Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB) who are jointly referred to as lenders. The banks alleged that they availed several facilities to the Company between November 2012 and June 2015 in the course of their relationship. According to...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J By Nwafor Sunday A born Anambrarian, film producer and veteran actor, Bob-Manuel Udokwu, has urged all igbos in the north to come back, plan and establish in their homeland. He said this while making reference to the quit notice threat issued by the ‘Coalition of Northern Youths’ sponsored and supported by the ‘Northern Elders Forum’ that thus, has Ango Abdullahi as spokesperson. In his speech, Bob reiterated the fearless, hardworking and economic capabilities of Igbo people and ask them to come back with a little of what they have in the north. Vanguard gathered that Mr. Bob has trust, belief and confidence in his people perhaps the way he charged them to come back with just a ‘little’. According to him “Igbo’s take their wealth to other tribes and develop the place. “They are the only people that can go to other tribes, buy lands and transform them into roads and mansions.“Whereas the reverse is the case when the people Igbo’s share this country with come t...

http://ift.tt/2rxryj5 Babatunde Jose In seeking pragmatic solutions to the national questions of accountable leadership, vision, commitment to service, probity and altruism, we should draw inspiration from the illustrious lives of the few patriots who walked this way before us. Undoubtedly, Alhaji Babatunde Jose (of blessed memory) was one of them. The doyen of Nigeria’s print journalism, who rose through the ranks from the low rung in the mid ‘40s to become the news editor in 1956, editor in 1957 and subsequently, the managing director and chairman of the Daily Times conglomerate once described himself as “a political journalist.” Indeed, he left indelible footprints in the sands of time, worthy of emulation by all. When he clocked the ripe age of 80 in 2005, Mr. N.A.B Kotoye, in his tribute had this to say about the media icon. “Alhaji Jose built the Daily Times into a publishing empire. At the time of his exit, the paper was the largest circulating newspaper in Africa, south of...

http://ift.tt/2qY7QAc Many men face the difficult decision over whether to be tested for prostate cancer when the current method is fairly unreliable. But now a new blood test known as IsoPSA has been shown to detect prostate cancer more precisely. It is more accurate than the current test as it distinguishes cancer from benign conditions and identifies patients with a severe form of the disease, according to researchers. The benefits of the current, painful test are controversial as it frequently produces inaccurate results that prompt men to have unnecessary surgery, putting them at-risk of urinary incontinence or erectile dysfunction. Some prostate cancers are so slow-growing they do not necessarily require medical attention, therefore a highly accurate test that determines the need for treatment would likely be welcomed. The study, conducted across the United States (U.S.), directly compared IsoPSA, to the current test, known as Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA), in 261 p...

http://ift.tt/2qtKsd2 Rykardo Agbo. PHOTO: NAN Nollywood star Rykardo Agbo has appealed to the Federal Government to help in curtailing the harmful effects of piracy on the entertainment industry. Agbo told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Lagos that piracy has hindered the employment of teeming youths in the industry. “We need the government to help us stem the growth of the miscreants called pirates because they are really eating on other peoples’ intellectual property. “There are a whole lot of very beautiful stories that can be turned into movies for people to watch and learn from; because what we do is all about trying to educate people. “So, this form of vocation is being hampered by some criminals. When you have a prospective executive producer refuse to give you money. “It has stemmed the employment of some hands in getting themselves gainfully employed doing a particular project within that period of time.” NAN reports that Agbo has featured in b...