The Hidden Costs When Choosing Your Flat

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If you are about to rent a flat then you need to be prepared to part with a lot of money that you're not going to get back. While renting is no doubt cheaper than buying, the unfortunate downside is that you won't be investing that money and you'll never get to 'sell up' and cash in.

Thus you need to try and minimise your expenses as much as possible when renting, but that means thinking about more than just the upfront cost of rent. There are many other costs that you need to take into consideration here, so let's take a look at some of them...

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Big Workzone Safety Mistakes That You Can Avoid

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Jackie Chan said once that he never injured himself doing a big stunt. If you've seen his films, then you'll know that he's fallen from clocktowers, slid down huge poles in the middle of shopping centres and run down the sides of slanted skyscrapers. During this time, it is indeed true that he's never hurt himself. Rather the times he's hurt himself have been during the 'little' stunts, like jumping to catch a tree branch.

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Bid Winners Emerge in Airtel Nigeria ‘Bid and Get’ Service

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(L-R): Atinuke Hanson, Manager, Non-Voice VAS & Content; Bid winner of BB Z10,  Okafor Tochukwu Vincent and Mr. Lawrence Wilbert, COO, GenieNG Communications Ltd, at the first presentation ceremony in Lagos for bid winners of the ongoing Airtel Bid & Get Service

(L-R): Mr. Godfrey Efeurhobo, Regional Operating Director, South, Airtel Nigeria; Bid Winner of ipad mini and iphone5, Christabel Agara and Mr. Victor Bannerman-Chedid, General Manager, Value Added Services, Airtel Nigeria, at the first presentation ceremony for bid winners of the ongoing Airtel Bid & Get Service, held recently in Port Harcourt.

(L-R): Atinuke Hanson, Manager, Non-Voice VAS & Content; Bid winner of 46’’ Samsung 3D LED TV, Olabode Uthnan and  Mr. Victor Bannerman-Chedid, General Manager, Value Added Services, Airtel Nigeria, during the first presentation ceremony in Lagos for bid winners of the ongoing Airtel Bid & Get Service

The first set of winners have emerged in the ongoing Airtel Bid and Get service, recently introduced to telecoms consumers across all networks.

The winners are Vincent Okafor, a 22 year old student of Electrical Engineering in the University of Benin, 30 years old banker, Olabode Uthman Otukoya and Port Harcourt-based Christabel Agara, a 22 year-old business developer.

The trio successfully bid for and won Blackberry Z10, Samsung 3D TV as well as ipad mini and iphone5 respectively.

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Airtel Nigeria Introduces Mobile Newspaper Service

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Leading telecommunications service provider, Airtel Nigeria, has introduced a new product which enables customers to receive pictures alongside instant news content while on the move.

The product, known as ‘Mobile Newspaper Service’ is an improvement on the traditional news alert which offers only short texts without the complement of images is available to both prepaid and postpaid customers and accessible on all data-enabled handsets.

For a low rate of N120, customers on the network will get unhindered access to news and other vital information for one month. Also, customers can access the service daily for N5 and weekly for N30.

To subscribe for the Airtel Mobile Newspaper Service, customers are to dial a dedicated code *678#. Once that number is dialed, the news category will be displayed on the phone screen providing customers with the flexibility of selecting the category of news based on preference.

On the selection of a category, and acceptance of subscription, the service is then activated for customers to keep abreast with happenings in the political, social and general arena as they occur.

Speaking on the Mobile Newspaper Service, Airtel’s Chief Operating Officer, Deepak Srivastava said the launch of the service is not only unique, but timely, stressing that it would remove the barrier usually associated with news sourcing either from the print or the electronic media.

“As we relentlessly push to become the most loved brand in the daily lives of Nigerians, we are mindful of the fact that delivering first-rate services that uplift the lives of our customers cannot be compromised.

Airtel mobile newspaper service would provide delightful news experience at the click of a button for low and high networth individuals as well as the youth especially students”, Srivastava stated.

He reiterated that as the largest 3.75G network in the country covering over 200 towns including Abuja, customers would continue to enjoy value propositions that are second to none in the industry.

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Discount Card Firm Partners with Oyo Mega Trade Fair

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As part of measures towards a hitch-free event this year, the Oyo Mega Trade Fair 2013 has entered into partnership with GMN Discount Card, a company that specialises in digital trade promotion and marketing.

Announcing this in Ibadan during the weekend, the president of Oyo Mega Trade Fair, Mr. Delight Owoyemi, said the involvement of GMN in the trade fair would impact positively on the overall success of the 10-day event which kicks off on August 9.

He told the Central Working Committee of the Oyo Mega Trade Fair 2013 that no stone would be left unturned in ensuring a successful outing this year, adding that the success story of GMN as an international digital expert was considered in picking the company for the event.

According to Mr. Owoyemi, the company is a well-known name in discount teams marketing and carding solution, adding that in the next couple of weeks, the Oyo Mega Trade Fair, in conjunction with GMN Discount Card and others key stakeholders, would be conducting targeted, interactive stakeholder forums to enlighten the public on the forthcoming trade fair.

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