Long road to financial freedom
Simon Ejembi writes on the lives and expectations of youths, who use wheelbarrows to hawk yams Muhammadu Shinkafi makes his living by selling yams to residents of Ikorodu, Lagos, but he is not like...
View ArticleTrafigura bets heavy on Africa
Trafigura relies on Africa for almost a quarter of its revenues, the commodities giant has revealed, highlighting one of the highest risk appetites in the industry as it prepares to float a chunk of...
View ArticleFacebook starts selling retail gift cards on website
Facebook Incorporated introduced gift cards on Thursday that consumers can use at Target Corporation and a handful of other businesses in the social network’s latest move into the retail market....
View ArticleTranscorp, GE sign agreement to address power challenge
Transnational Corporation of Nigeria Plc and General Electric have signed a framework agreement to collaborate in addressing the infrastructural needs of Nigeria, with emphasis on the power and...
View ArticleNSE admits Aig-Imoukhuede, three others into council
The Group Managing Director, Access Bank Plc, Mr. Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede, and three others have been admitted by the Nigerian Stock Exchange into the membership of its council. According to the NSE,...
View ArticleEuro Global introduces Julius Tonic Wine
Euro Global Foods and Distilleries Limited has announced the introduction of Julius Tonic Wine into the markets. The company which makes Sabrina Gin, Savana drinks and Seaking Premium Schnapps, said...
View ArticleFCTA allocates N1.65bn to area councils
Civil Servants working in the six area councils of the Federal Capital Territory will soon begin to smile as their January salary is about to be paid. The payment of salaries would be made possible...
View ArticleUnderwriters seek intervention fund on terrorism, kidnapping risks
Do insurance underwriters have enough resources and capacity to immediately contain emerging risks associated with terrorism and kidnapping? The answer is no. The Chartered Insurance Institute of...
View ArticleChina to ensure food supply
China will draw up policies aimed at speeding up the transfer of rural land as part of efforts to improve efficiency and promote large-scale commercial farming, the government said on Thursday, Reuters...
View ArticlePayment for meters: FG urged to re-sensitise Nigerians
The Federal Government through the Ministry of Power, has been urged to sensitize Nigerians more on its recent move to make electricity consumers pay to acquire meters. The call came from a top source...
View ArticleExxon, Chevron earnings boosted by refining margins
Strength in refining and chemicals led to higher-than-expected fourth-quarter earnings for Exxon Mobil Corporation and Chevron Corporation, the two largest United States oil companies. A flood of oil...
View ArticleBP starts Angola oil production
BP has started production from one of the largest subsea developments in the world as flows from the PSVM development off Angola got under way on Thursday. Production from the development in Block 31,...
View ArticleTraining centre faces threat of insufficient funds
If the Federal government does not provide enough funds for the upgrade of its skills acquisition centres across the country, the country’s vision of developing a strong manpower base might be a...
View ArticleSEC to protect retail investors
The Securities and Exchange Commission has said the need to protect retail investors as well as avoiding huge loss of investment was why it reviewed the collective investment scheme. Between 2007 and...
View ArticleBurger King UK finds horse DNA in patties
Fast food chain Burger King said traces of horse DNA were found in samples of patties from a food-processing plant in Ireland but that the meat never reached its eateries, Reuters reported. “Four...
View ArticleBritish company to train public sector employees
A British capacity building organisation, GTC has said it is planning to train Nigerian public sector employees in order to meet the challenges of the 21st century. According to the company, the...
View ArticleIndonesia’s agric ministry backs province’s forest moratorium
Indonesia’s agriculture ministry backs a move by East Kalimantan to impose a forest moratorium in the province, an official said on Friday, in what may signal a softening in the department’s opposition...
View ArticleFirms insured only 750,000 lives in 90 years
In about 90 years of insurance industry’s operations in Nigeria , the life underwriting firms have only been able to insure 750,000 lives in the country. The Group Managing Director, Mutual Benefits...
View ArticleConoil intensifies export of lubricants
Conoil, a petroleum product manufacturing company’s drive to export its lubricant brands to the West coast, got a major boost recently when the company was admitted into the ECOWAS Trade Liberalization...
View Article‘Lenient judgement on stolen pension funds unacceptable’
In this interview with NIKE POPOOLA, the State Coordinator, Federal Concerned Pensioners, Lagos, Mr. David Adodo, speaks on hardships facing pensioners in the old scheme, and way out Recently, a...
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