‘Don’t depend on your certificate’
Mobola Adekunle-Pearse is the owner of Peers Events. She tells ADEMOLA ALAWIYE why she went into the business and the challenges she faces Why did you choose to go into business and not apply for a...
View ArticleWe need independent body to set budget benchmark — Okonjo-Iweala
The Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, spoke with journalists in Abuja on the controversy surrounding the 2013 budget. IFEANYI ONUBA was there T he Executive sent a budget benchmark of $75...
View ArticleCyprus crisis: Coming hours ‘to decide’ fate
The coming hours will decide Cyprus’ fate as it struggles to meet the terms of an international financial bailout, a government spokesman has said. “Any solution involves pain,” Christos Stylianides...
View Article100 million Nigerians’ll get identity numbers in 30 months — Onyemenam
The Director-General, National Identity Management Commission, Mr. Chris Onyemenam, in this interview with DAYO OKETOLA, speaks on the National Identity Management Scheme What is the National Identity...
View ArticleChina needs ‘renewed reform momentum’
China needs a “renewed reform momentum” to sustain long term growth, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development has said. It said the financial sector, urbanization, state ownership and...
View ArticleBP to buy back $8bn in shares after Russian sale
Oil giant BP has said it will buy back $8bn (£5.2bn) of shares, returning to shareholders the money they had put into a complicated Russian venture. According to a British Broadcasting Corporation...
View ArticleMy first assignment was to insure my life — NEM MD
In this interview with NIKE POPOOLA, the Managing Director, NEM Insurance Plc, Mr. Tope Smart, speaks on how he found love in insurance Why did you marry an insurer like yourself? I knew my wife in...
View ArticleMicrosoft releases Office 2013 in Nigeria
Microsoft has announced the availability of Office 2013, the next iteration of the company’s flagship Office product line for consumers in Nigeria. Office 2013 has been designed to work with both touch...
View ArticleInsurance industry battles to tame rate-cutting
Despite the success of the ‘no premium, no cover’ initiative, the insurance industry is confronted by the problem of rate-cutting among operators. Stakeholders are of the opinion that if left...
View ArticleRSL plans Adamawa, Lagos housing estates
As part of its drive to provide affordable housing in all states of the federation, Resort Savings and Loans Plc has initiated a housing project in Yola, Adamawa State, and is also working with...
View ArticleIs CBN over-regulating the banks?
While some experts believe the banking sector needs strong regulation to avoid another financial crisis, others think they are being over-regulated and coerced, Ademola Alawiye writes. The banking...
View ArticleOgun gets committee on housing quality control
The Ogun State Ministry of Housing has set up a three-man committee to monitor all housing construction projects across the state and ensure quality control. According to a statement by the Information...
View ArticleLands bureau to inaugurate CORS network
As part of measures to ensure efficient administration, management and allocation of land resources, the Ogun State Bureau of Lands and Survey will inaugurate its Continuously Operating Reference...
View ArticleApple buys indoor GPS company
CALIFORNIA: Apple has bought indoor GPS company, WifiSlam, reports The Wall Street Journal. The acquisition cost Apple about $20m and proves that the iPhone maker is serious about improving its Maps...
View ArticleExpansion opportunities still available in collocation market – IHS
Infrastructure sharing firm, IHS Nigeria Plc, has identified expansion opportunities in Nigeria’s collocation market despite a declining average revenue per user and shrinking capital expenditure...
View ArticleNAICOM to attract investors to insurance sector
The Deputy Commissioner, Technical, National Insurance Commission, Mr. Ibrahim Hassan, has said the body has embarked on various initiatives to make the industry attractive to both local and foreign...
View ArticleBuyer found for UK Blockbuster stores
LONDON: The DVD and games rental store Blockbuster has been sold to restructuring specialists Gordon Brothers Europe after filing for a form of UK bankruptcy earlier this year. According to reports by...
View ArticleNaira closes at two-week high
The naira closed at a two-week high against the dollar on Friday, as dollar sales by two oil companies and the Central Bank of Nigeria strengthened the naira by 0.38 per cent. According to Reuters, the...
View ArticleAgriculture disputes threaten new US-EU talks
WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama used Washington’s grandest stage – the State of the Union speech – to announce negotiations with Europe aimed at creating the world’s largest free trade agreement....
View ArticleCyprus in last ditch EU talks to save economy
Cypriot President, Nicos Anastasiades, held last-minute talks with international lenders on Sunday in an attempt to save the Mediterranean island from financial meltdown and possibly becoming the first...
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