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Are you wholly bowed towards relocating to Nashville, Tennessee? If so, one of the most critical tasks in the moving process involves figuring out where to purchase a home in Nashville. You’re in luck since a wide variety of housing alternatives will be available to you. According to Redfin, there is fierce competition when purchasing a home in Nashville. This is because the city is among the best in the nation for job market expansion. Unfortunately, due to high demand, Nashville’s homebuyers are driving up the prices. Here are some of the key considerations that you should adhere to when

By Modupe Gbadeyanka Customers of Emirates Airlines have been advised to plan their travel carefully this December, as departure numbers peak throughout the festive month, including over the UAE National Day and Christmas period. In a statement, the airline operator urged passengers to arrive at the airport up to 3 hours before a flight and take note of their boarding time to ensure they reach the departure gate on time. It noted that travellers could take advantage of a wide array of check-in and baggage drop options from Emirates City Check-In & Travel Store, to newly refurbished First and Business

By Adedapo Adesanya Innovative Nigerian business aviation company, Vivajets, has rolled out a specialised service that enables customers to become part owners of an aircraft as part of a set of innovative product offerings. At a recent international conference held by the company in Lagos, the organization released a guide on fractional aircraft ownership, which the chief executive officer (CEO), Mr Chukwuerika Achum, said allows Vivajets to position itself to meet this rising demand of business aviation on the continent with a full range of services including aircraft management services, fractional ownership opportunities, and aircraft sales and acquisition. Vivajets is

By Modupe Gbadeyanka On October 24, 2023, stakeholders in the tourism industry will gather at the Victoria Yards in Johannesburg, South Africa for the Airbnb Africa Travel Summit to discuss the role of technology in inclusive and sustainable tourism in Africa. A statement from the organisers disclosed that over 200 policymakers, tourism experts, innovators and changemakers are expected at the event, which will have the Minister of Tourism, Ms Patricia de Lille, opening the conference, with Afua Osei, co-founder of She Leads Africa, moderating, and actress and activist, Zozibini Tunzi, presenting the final keynote. Also, the founder of Tech Cabal,

Ecobank’s Rapid Transfer App has been named Best Remittance Product and Service of the Year by the Asian Banker Excellence in Retail Financial Services Awards for West Africa. The Rapid Transfer App was selected following a rigorous and transparent process that saw the Asian Banker accessing banks and non-bank retail financial services players in several countries in West Africa. Currently The Asian Banker Awards covers the Asia Pacific, the Middle East and West Africa where more than 300 banks and non-bank retail financial services players in more than 42 countries are evaluated. Presenting the awards to winners in Lagos, Nigeria,

By Adedapo Adesanya The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has disclosed that the number of active telephone subscribers in Nigeria has reached 208 million. In addition, the teledensity, which measures the number of telephone connections for every hundred individuals living within an area, stood at 108.9 per cent while active Internet subscriptions stood at 154.9 million as the broadband penetration has reached 45.1 per cent. According to the Executive Vice Chairman of the NCC, Mr Umar Danbatta, the development has resulted in improved broadband/telecoms service delivery to Nigerians. The NCC chief, while briefing the new Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry

By Adedapo Adesanya An American investment management services company, Morgan Stanley, has lauded some of the recent policy reforms introduced by President Bola Tinubu, saying they could create a potential uptick in economic growth. In its recent advisory report titled Tales From the Emerging World: Nigeria’s New Dawn? seen by Business Post, the firm drew several policies distinction between the two-month-old administration of President Tinubu and the eight years of his predecessor, Mr Muhammadu Buhari. “Nigeria suffered eight years of economic stagnation under the administration of the previous president, Muhammadu Buhari, a former general who had promised to tackle corruption,”

Seplat Energy Plc (SEPLAT) has commended Mr Xavier Rolet, KBE, a former Independent Non-Executive Director and Chairman of its remunerations committee (REMCO) for his contributions to the energy company’s journey and transformational vision. Dr ABC Orjiako, Chairman of SEPLAT who lauded Rolet after he stepped down from the Board of Seplat Energy Plc effective Thursday, November 11 on personal reasons said, ‘We would like to thank Mr Rolet for his contributions and the wealth of experience he brought to the Board.” Rolet joined SEPLAT board on October 1, 2020, as an independent non-executive director of the company. In his decade

By Adedapo Adesanya The World Health Organization (WHO) has said Africa may take over from Europe as the epicentre of the coronavirus. This is because the number of known coronavirus cases in Africa has risen 51 percent over the past week and could hit 10 million within the next six months. The number of reported deaths is up by 60 percent over the same period, but the real figures are likely to be even higher than those being reported, according to Director General, Mr Tedros Ghebreyesus. Mr Ghebreyesus also addressed concerns around wet markets, the markets across Asia, where live

By Sodeinde Temidayo David The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC) has commenced a one-year professional and vocational training for 40 youths from the SPDC Joint Venture host communities of the Assa North-Ohaji South gas project in Imo State. Speaking on this, the energy company’s Country Head Corporate Relations, Mr Igo Weli, explained that, “The aim is to ready these youths, not only for opportunities in the operations of the Assa North and Ohaji South gas development project but also in the entire Nigerian gas development value chain.” The training is supervised by the Nigerian Content Development and

By Modupe Gbadeyanka Experts have advised African leaders to come up with stronger tax laws and trade treaties in order to block huge amount of money lost to weak tax laws and unfair trade treaties. At the Pan-African Conference on Illicit Financial Flows (IFFs) from Africa organised by Tax Justice Network Africa (TJNA) in Nairobi, Kenya, speakers agreed that a lot of funds have been lost to weak tax laws and trade treaties and that African countries must begin a holistic review of all trade and tax laws to address this. According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), over

Jumia has announced that its anticipated brand festival has been scheduled to run from September 21 to 27, 2020. This virtual event will hold on the Jumia App and website, and it promises to be an explosion of fun-shopping, filled with great offers and these are the three things you should know about the event. The Partners – Your Favourite Brands Top brands like Unilever, Intel, HP, Nexus, Nokia Hisense, Sharp, Samsung, Binatone, XIAOMI, ABSOLUT, Dettol, and Logitech amongst others have been partnered with, to ensure that quality products are acquired at really low prices; Jumia is all about helping