Later, in the sanctity of the locker room, with a game ball in his hands, Eli Manning summed things up simply and succinctly — par for the course, right there — for […]
Eli Manning returns forgotten feeling to nauseating Giants
Traffic control and travails of LASTMA officials
SIR: Ensuring free and unhindered flow of traffic on Lagos roads is a collective responsibility of all motorists and road users. However, the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) officials are mandated […]
Group pushes for information management development agency
Lucas Ajanaku THE President/Chairman, Governing Council, Institute of Information Management (IIM), Africa, Dr. Oyedokun Oyewole, has urged the Federal Government to create National Information Development Agency (NIMDA) to properly manage the […]
Nigeria huge debt service and meagre revenue
SIR: I read with keen interest and undivided attention a news story titled, “Debt servicing gulps N8trn as FG seeks more loans,” on the front page of Daily Trust newspaper of Friday, […]
‘Nigeria, Ghana markets to watch for key project developments’
Chikodi Okereocha NIGERIA and Ghana are top on the list of markets to watch for key project developments, the “African Energy Outlook 2020” report launched last month by the African Energy […]
Insurance College partners international organisations
THE College of Insurance and Financial Management (CIFM) has partnered with various international organisations to boost its status and meet the industry’s present and future requirements. The College Rector, Mrs Yeside Oyetayo, […]
Inside Eli Manning’s electrifying Giants speech: ‘F-k it!’
This was not a perfect 10. But it was perfect for 10. A day and game that was scripted for one purpose — win for Eli Manning — was kick-started in a […]
Capital Express holdings to sell its foreign operations
Omobola Tolu-Kusimo A CAPITAL Express Holdings is selling its African operations with the exception of its subsidiary in Kenya, the Group Managing Director, Capital Express Holdings, Mr Yinka Obalade, has said. […]
Professionals seek ease-of-doing business in Real Estate
Okwy Iroegbu-Chikezie THE International Real Estate Federation (FIABCI), Nigeria chapter, has called for trade liberalisation and an improvement on the ease of doing business. FIABCI President Mr. Adeniji Adele made this […]
Brokers urge Fed Govt to secure railroad system with insurance
THE Federal Government needs to ensure the huge investment in railroad sector is safeguarded by embracing insurance, the President of the Nigerian Council of Registered Insurance Brokers (NCRIB), Dr. (Mrs.) Bola Onigbogi, […]
Ethiopia To Get $3B Funding From World Bank – Prime Minister
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said on Friday Ethiopia will receive $3 billion from the World Bank to help strengthen reforms in its traditionally state-controlled economy. The announcement was made two days after […]
Oando, NLNG seal gas supply deal for Trains 1-3 & 7
Emeka Ugwuanyi OANDO Plc, through its upstream arm, Oando Energy Resources, has signed two gas supply agreements (GSA) with the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Limited (NLNG), for the renewal of gas […]
Mexico: 50 bodies among remains at farm outside Guadalajara
MEXICO CITY — Human remains discovered last month at a farm outside the city of Guadalajara have been confirmed as belonging to at least 50 people, authorities in Mexico’s west-central state of […]
Recapitalisation: SEC pledges support for insurers
As operators in the insurance sector brace for recapitalisation, the management of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has advised them to take advantage of long term investment in the capital market. […]
LCCI will push for ease of doing business, says Mabogunje
Chikodi Ikereocha Improving the business environment is one of the issues high on the advocacy agenda of the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), its new President, Mrs. Toki Mabogunje, […]
Canadian couple gets $9M jury verdict in bike wreck
PORTLAND, Ore. — A jury has awarded more than $9 million in damages to a man and woman from Vancouver, British Columbia, who were struck by an 18-wheeler truck while riding their […]
Livestock can generate N3t, says ARMTI director
Daniel Essiet The Nigerian livestock industry is capable of generating N3 trillion annually, if properly harnessed, the Executive Director of the Agricultural and Rural Management Training Institute (ARMTI), Dr. Olufemi Oladunni, has […]
South Africa Asks Industry For Options To End Power Crisis
South Africa’s government on Friday asked industry for the cheapest and quickest options to ease a power crunch, as cabinet held an emergency meeting to try and resolve a crisis threatening growth […]
Lagos: Tax payment condition for housing transaction
Okwy Iroegbu-Chikezie THE Lagos State Government will only entertain applications for housing transactions that are accompanied with evidence of tax payments by applicants, the Permanent Secretary in the Lagos State Ministry […]
DPR aligns with ministerial mandate for oil, gas sector
Emeka Ugwuanyi THE Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) said it has aligned its deliverables with the ministerial mandate for the oil and gas sector in Nigeria. The Acting Director of Petroleum […]
Minimum Wage: 19 states yet to show commitment
Toba Agboola THE Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has said 19 out of 36 states across the country are yet to show commitment to the payment of the new National Minimum Wage […]
Botswana Bans Hunters After Killing Of Research Elephant
Botswana’s government has revoked the licences of two professional hunters who shot dead a research elephant and then destroyed its collar to try to hide the evidence. In a statement late on […]
NFL Draft: Giants’ chances at No. 1 pick take hit
This was a win-win-win for the Giants. Eli Manning soaked in an emotional goodbye. A franchise-record-tying nine-game losing streak is over. And no damage was done to the future. The Giants entered […]
Urban Meyer sits in Redskins owner’s box amid Cowboys rumors
Urban Meyer isn’t doing anything to dispel rumors of him making a move to the NFL. Meyer, the 55-year-old who has three national titles as a college coach, was in Redskins owner […]
Glenn Close fans greeted by ‘Fatal Attraction’ bunnies at estate sale
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Fed Govt lists November savings bonds on NSE
Taofik Salako THE Federal Government has listed two new tranches of the Federal Government of Nigeria Savings Bond (FGNSB) on the Nigerian Stock Exchange, paving the way for investors to trade […]
Nigeria’s investment funds hit N993b
Taofik Salako. Capital Market Editor TOTAL net asset of collective investment schemes and funds in Nigeria has risen by N348 billion to N993 billion, an increase of about 54 per […]
Former Sudan President Bashir Sentenced To Two Years In Detention For Corruption
A Sudanese court on Saturday convicted former president Omar al-Bashir on corruption charges and sentenced him to two years of detention in a reform facility, the first ruling against the ex-leader ousted […]
Shell signs innovative $10b revolving credit facility
Emeka Ugwuanyi ROYAL Dutch Shell Plc has signed a $10 billion revolving credit facility. The new facility replaces Shell’s existing $8.84 billion revolving credit facility and is provided by a syndicate […]
CUNY students to be hit with $120 ‘health and wellness’ fee
The City University of New York is set to impose a $120 annual “health and wellness fee” on students — on top of an expected $200 tuition increase. The CUNY Board of […]
Waiting for Edo rice mill
Edo State rice farmers are now smiling to the banks, courtesy of the N5billion loan from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) under the Commercial Agric Credit Scheme, writes OSAGIE OTABOR […]
Giants report card: Eli Manning’s teammates also get credit
Grading the Giants after their 36-20 win over the Dolphins on Sunday. Offense Eli Manning (20 of 28, 283 yards, 2 TDs, 3 INTs) went out as he should, slinging it and […]
Banks, Others Back ENTRACO Volunteers To Clean Up Imo
ABAKILIKI – There are indications that commercial banks, industrialists and religious organisations are behind the success stories recorded by the Imo State Environmental Transformation Commission. The banks include; Zenith, Unity Bank PLC, […]
Is Leah Sharibu Nigeria’s Forgotten Daughter?
The New Year is almost here with us. And as Nigerians try to survive the harrowing ordeal which living in their country has become and remain painfully stuck with a regime that […]
We Develop Infrastructure To Ensure Conducive Learning – Nwajiuba
Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufiu Alike Ikwo (FUNAI) appears to have invested more billions of Naira accruable to it for development of infrastructure with a view to make the university conducive for […]
Market Economy May Not Need Traditional Banking By 2030 – Report
LAGOS – Nigeria’s banking sector is a diversified one, in which the largest banks follow the universal banking model and a range of specialised actors tap specific niches. New trends include merchant […]
Governor Umahi Budgets Funds For Ebonyi International Airport
Ebonyi state government has concluded plans to inject funds in its International Airport project, dualisation of the major highways across the state including Abakaliki/Enugu road, Abakaliki/Afikpo road. This was part of the […]
Financial Inclusion: NDIC Foresees Success Amid Challenges
Despite Challenges, the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC), declared that mechanism has been put in place to capture 80 per cent of Nigerian adult population in the formal financial services sector. Dr […]
Capital Market Can Fund Nigeria’s Infrastructure Gap – Expert
An investment banker and the Head, Debt Capital Markets, FBNQuest Merchant Bank Limited, Mr Oluseun Olatidoye has stressed the need for sound macroeconomic and policy frameworks to enable the capital market attract […]
est In Home State, Umuahia Chamber Of Commerce President Charges Abians
UMUAHIA – The President of Umuahia Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (UCCIMA), Chief Chidi Aruoma has called on businessmen and women of Abia origin living abroad to come home and […]
Agusto’s CEO, Shobo, Retires
Agusto & Co, Nigeria’s foremost Credit Rating Agency, has announced the retirement of its Chief Executive Officer – Vivien Shobo, effective December 31, 2019. Following over two decades with the organisation, Vivien […]
Buni Approves N247m For Payment Of Gratuity, Pension Arrears Of LG Staff
DAMATURU – Yobe state governor, Mai Mala Buni,has approved the sum of N247, 001, 975.93 for the payment of gratuity and pension arrears for 194 additional local government retirees. Of the 194 […]
Oshiomhole’s Aborted Edo Mega Rally Or Mega Crisis?
The lingering crisis in Edo, it appears, is not ending anytime soon. It is so sad that the All Progressives Congress, led by President Muhammadu Buhari, has still not seen the need […]
University Don Urges Organised Private Sector To Fund Research Projects
UMUAHIA – The Founder of Gregory University, Uturu Professor Gregory Ibe, has called on organised private sector to assist in funding research projects in Nigerian universities, especially the privately owned universities in […]
Clearing Of Drains By Govt Will Save The Roads
It is quite gratifying and liberating to know that the rains had subsided for remaining days of the year without the usual cases of floods leading to massive destruction of lives and […]
Kogi Healthcare Agency Boss Wins Award
LOKOJA – The executive director of Kogi State Primary Healthcare Development Agency (KSPHCDA), Dr. Abubakar Yakubu, has won the most Distinguished International Merit Award of Excellence for most innovative top best run […]
Ex-Governors Impoverishing Their States With Huge Pensions
“Court orders AGF to recover N40bn pension from ex-govs.” News Report, December 3, 2019. In what would otherwise have been another dreary week in which one sad report pushed another off the […]
Between Sowore, Boko Haram And The Presidency
If the statement issued by the Presidency to justify the re-arrest and detention of Omoyele Sowore did not say anything, it has at least confirmed that the Presidency has more than a […]
RRS arrests two suspects who pose on social media as modelling agents to lure young models to hotels and rob them
Two suspects who have been posing on social media as models recruiting agents, luring young models to hotels and bars and dispossessing them of money and personal belonging, have been arrested by […]
Man wins $101 million verdict from Live Nation after fall at Jones Beach event
A Manhattan jury has awarded a Long Island man a whopping $101 million payout for a fall at a 2013 concert that left him with a fractured skull. Jurors in Manhattan Supreme […]
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