Month: August 2023

C&F Clinches Another Global Brand- Daikin Industries

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Leading reputation capital consultancy and strategic communications leader in West Africa, C & F Porter Novelli, has been appointed to man- age the public relations account of Daikin Industries, a global leader in the manufacture of high-quality air conditioning, heating, ventilation, and refrigeration products (HVAC-R), across major African markets. Daikin Industries is the global leader in developing and manufacturing advanced, high-quality air conditioning, heating, ventilation, and refrigeration products (HVAC-R) and solutions for residential, commercial, and industrial applications. Founded in Japan in 1924, the company strives to combine expertise and experience…

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GlaxoSmithKline loses N7bn In 6 Months, To Halt Nigerian Operations

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…records over N7bn loss in six months Plans are underway by GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Nigeria to stop doing business after evaluating the options for moving to a third-party distribution model for its drugs and consumer healthcare goods. In statement on Thursday it said: “For the above reasons, and having, together with GSK UK, evaluated various other options, the Board of GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Nigeria Plc has concluded that there is no alternative but to cease operations.” Shares in GSK Nigeria, in which British drug maker, GSK has a 46.4 per cent stake…

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INTERPOL Declares Nigerian Woman Wanted Over N750m Fraud

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A Nigerian businesswoman, Ese Cynthia Daniel, has been declared wanted by the International Police over an alleged N750 million fraud. In an INTERPOL bulletin numbered CR: 3000X/ICPO/ADM/LD/VCP/Vol. 4/93, the declaration followed a warrant of arrest issued by a Magistrates Court in Lagos State to the Nigeria Police Force. The bulletin noted that Ese, who hails from Delta State, conspired with accomplices to fraudulently convert the sum in Lagos, between January 24, and 26, 2023. The suspect allegedly obtained the said amount under the pretence of paying the United States of…

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Nigerian Stowaways Narrate How They Survived On Ship’s Rudder For 14 Days

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Four Nigerian stowaways crossing the Atlantic in a tiny space above the rudder of a cargo ship and rescued by Brazilian police have narrated how they survived the perilous journey. The stowaways narrated how they ran out of food on their tenth day at sea. They survived another four days, according to their account reported on Tuesday by Reuters, by drinking the sea water crashing just meters below them, before being rescued by Brazilian federal police in the southeastern port of Vitoria. Their remarkable, death-defying journey across some 5,600 kilometers…

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