• CIBN, Skye Bank pledge cooperation

    The Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria is exploring new ways to forge a partnership with Skye Bank Plc and enhance economic growth. The President/Chairman of Council, CIBN, Prof. Segun Ajibola, stated this when he led the council on a courtesy visit to the management of Skye Bank in Lagos. ...

  • ‘Call for NDIC, AMCON merger misplaced’

    Ifeanyi Onuba, Abuja The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation on Monday faulted the call by a former Director-General of the Nigerian Stock Exchange, Dr. Ndi Okereke-Onyuike, that the corporation should be merged with the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria. In a speech during a book launch in Lagos, Okereke-Onyuike had called ...

  • EU seeks stronger economic ties with Nigeria

    Oyetunji Abioye The European Union says it is committed to ensuring the sustainability of the economic ties between Nigeria and Europe through strategic investment in key sectors, especially the Small and Medium-scale Enterprises. The Head, EU Delegation in Nigeria, Ambassador Michel Arrion, said this at the fifth EU-Nigeria Business Forum ...

  • Lagos seeks permanent site for trade fair

    Anna Okon The Lagos State Government is in search of a permanent site for the annual Lagos International Trade Fair. Governor Akinwunmi Ambode disclosed this during the celebration of the Lagos State Day as part of activities marking the end of the trade fair on Sunday. Ambode, whose speech was ...

  • Ruto's shuttle diplomacy for Amina job to cost millions

    KENYA has chartered a private plane for Deputy President William Ruto’s pan-African campaign for Foreign Affairs CS Amina Mohamed in a move reminiscent of the Sh100 million “Hustler Jet” scandal of 2013.Kenya has launched a massive diplomatic offensive to have Mohamed replace South Africa’s Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma as the next ...

  • Nigeria to end $800m a year wheat import from Russia

    The federal government has resolved to end the importation of wheat from Russia to preserve foreign reserves. Foreign Affairs Minister of State Hajiya Khadija Abba-Ibrahim, stated this at the weekend after the fourth Joint Commission meeting between Russia and Nigeria in Abuja. Nigeria spent $880 million on wheat imports last ...

  • BOI Disburses N36bn To Agro-allied Sectors In 2016

    The Bank of Industry (BOI) has disclosed that it has disbursed over N36 billion within nine months in 2016 to agro-allied sector of the economy in the country. Speaking at the Lagos International Trade Fair SMEs forum organized by the bank over the weekend, Regional Head, BOI, Mr. Obaro Osa ...

  • Banks’ Drive For New Deposits Grow Account Numbers By 6m

    As funds from government coffers are no longer available for banks to trade with, efforts to fill the gap have seen total saving accounts held by deposit money banks rising by 5.69 million between January and September, 2016. According to data obtainable on the website of the Nigeria Inter Bank ...

  • FG spent N750bn on infrastructure in five months – Adeosun

    Oyetunji Abioye The Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, has said that the Federal Government is determined to invest massively in infrastructure, sort out issues around the ease of doing business and encourage patronage of made-in-Nigeria goods in a bid to reflate the economy. She said these were part of ...

  • Insurance remains relevant in capital market —Wapic

    Wapic Insurance Plc says it is working on strategic initiatives to promote business sustainability and insurance relevance among capital market operators. This was made known during the firm’s inaugural business breakfast meeting with the theme, “Business sustainability in economic recession: A risk management perspective,” which took place at its new ...

  • Osinbajo seeks private sector’s support to revamp economy

    Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has called on members of the private sector to see themselves as partners with government in its desire to revamp the economy currently in recession and take the country to a place of permanent prosperity. According to a transcript released by his media office ...

  • Chocolates Trapa prevé cerrar 2016 con ventas de 10,2 millones

    Chocolates Trapa, que perteneció a Nueva Rumasa, se reinventa tras superar el proceso concursal que la firma sufrió de la mano del empresario José María Ruiz Mateos para encarar con optimismo su futuro, que en el horizonte más inmediato prevé cerrar 2016 con una facturación de 10,2 millones de euros.

  • Economía/Empresas.- Chocolates Trapa prevé cerrar 2016 con ventas de 10,2 millones

    MADRID, 13 (EUROPA PRESS) Chocolates Trapa, que perteneció a Nueva Rumasa, se reinventa tras superar el proceso concursal que la firma sufrió de la mano del empresario José María Ruiz Mateos para encarar con optimismo su futuro, que en el horizonte más inmediato prevé cerrar 2016 con ...

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  • How To Make A Woman Ask For More And Last 25mins In Bed. Become Your Bedroom Star

    It doesn’t matter if you’re hitting the rights spots or not – if you last only 30 seconds there’s no way your partner is going to have orgasms. simple and short. This article will tell you of the super effective method to bring your partner to orgasm, and 1 super ...

  • Nigeria worries as oil prices tumble

    Rasheed Bisiriyu with agency reports Fears about early resuscitation of Nigeria’s economy has heightened as oil prices tumbled at the global market on Friday by more than three per cent after the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries said October output reached another record of 33.64 million barrels per day, ...

  • Trump and fateful U.S. election

    ONE of the reasons the United States of America is pejoratively called the policeman of the world is its insistence on global adherence to the values and virtues that have ennobled humanity over the centuries. The policeman was not always the best law and rights enforcer, and sometimes he showed ...

  • $30bn foreign loan will increase poverty – CCN

    Friday Olokor, Abuja The Christian Council of Nigeria, one of the five blocks in the Christian Association of Nigeria, has warned the Federal Government against hurrying to secure the controversial $30bn foreign loan because it could ruin the country in the future. The organisation said while the venture has helped ...

  • All is not well with Nigeria’s federalism – Lawmaker

    Mudiaga Affe, Calabar The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance, Senator John Owan-Enoh, has queried Nigeria’s federalism, saying all is not well with the way it is being operated. Owan-Enoh said clamours by some groups including the Indigenous People of Biafra, Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State ...

  • Nigeria to stop wheat importation – Minister

    The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs,  Hajiya Khadija Abba-Ibrahim, has said that Nigeria will soon stop the importation of wheat from Russia. . Abba-Ibrahim, represented by Amb. Baba Garba, Director, European Affairs in the ministry, made the disclosure at the end of the fourth Joint Commission meeting between Russia ...

  • NDLEA Files Charges Against NAHCO Staff Over Drug

    The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has filed charges against the officials of Nigerian Aviation Handling Company (NAHCO) at the Federal High Court, Abuja following an allegation of an attempt to export 144kgs of ephedrine to Maputo, Mozambique at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA) Abuja. The Chief Security ...