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President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Beijing called on the Nigerian and Chinese business communities to work harder to reduce the trade imbalance between both countries which is currently in China’s favour. He spoke at the opening of a Nigeria-China Business/Investment Forum in China. According to a statement by the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, the President said that trade and economic relations between both countries must be mutually-beneficial and conducted with reciprocated respect and trust. He said: “Although the Nigerian and Chinese business communities have recorded tremendous successes in bilateral trade, there is a large trade imbalance in favour of China as Chinese exports represent some 80 per cent of the total bilateral trade volumes. This gap needs to be reduced. “Therefore, I would like to challenge the business communities in both countries to work together to reduce the trade imbalance. “You must also imbibe the spi...

Technology company, Microsoft Nigeria on Wednesday educated non-profit organizations on the use of tools to enhance productivity. As part of its commitment to empower every individual and organization on the planet to achieve more, Microsoft conducted a Customer Immersion Experience (CIE) for four non-profit organizations on the use of the Microsoft productivity tools. The technology giant has before now empowered non-profits with Microsoft productivity tools with an intention to equip them with the necessary tools that will aid their productivity, but the introduction of the CIE was to aid the utilization of these tools. Speaking on the CIE program, Citizenship Manager, Microsoft Nigeria, Olusola Amusan identified that Microsoft is innovating in so many ways to solve the basic challenges that mankind faces with the use of technology. “The Microsoft Customer Immersion Experience (CIE) is a hands-on introduction to Microsoft’s suite of productivity tools...

Student Leaders’ Alliance of Nigeria (SLAN) has passed a vote of confidence on the outgoing Vice-Chancellor (VC) of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) in Ile-Ife, Osun State, Prof Bamitale Omole. The group, which comprised former students’ union leaders of higher institutions, condemned recent diatribe against the VC, saying people behind the attack knew nothing about administering the university. In a statement by SLAN’s international coordinator, Oluwaloseyi Babaeko, the group said Omole deserved the commendation for improving the academic standard of the school, adding that the global rating of OAU increased under the leadership of the outgoing VC. Babaeko, a Master’s student at the School of Politics and International Studies at the University of Leeds in United Kingdom, said: “The call for the arrest and probe of Prof Omole shows desperation for vendetta among the faceless people, who do not like developments brought about by the outgoing VC. Their argument...