archiveAugust 9, 2016

The Minister of Trade, Industry and Investment, Mr Okechukwu Enelamah, on Tuesday said the Federal Government was following the guidelines of the policies around sectors with “comparative or relative advantage” to diversify the economy. Speaking on Channels Television programme Sunrise Daily he said, “These sectors range from agro-processing, where we...

Paul Pogba has completed his return to Manchester United from Juventus for £90 million, making him the world's most expensive footballer. Manchester United announced his signing from Juventus. According to Yahoo News, the France international has agreed a five-year deal to move back to Old Trafford, with the option to...

First City Monument Bank Limited (FCMB) has said that holders of its MasterCard, Visa and Verve payment cards are in for seamless service following the full implementation of its recently-introduced technology solution called Finacle 10. In a statement by the bank, intending holiday makers will now have access to over...

Ecobank Nigeria has launched ‘Move on up’, a fully-integrated consumer advertising campaign meant to ensure consumers have easy access to digital banking solutions across the country. The Managing Director, Ecobank Nigeria, Mr. Charles Kie, was quoted in a statement by the bank as saying, “We are delighted to be launching...

The United Nations’ International Organization for Migration (IOM) has said that about eighty per cent of Nigerian women who arrived Italy by boat in the first half of 2016 were trafficked for prostitution. “What we have seen this year is a crisis; it is absolutely unprecedented and is the most...

  Employment in oil and gas down by 26% worldwide The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has expressed the hope that oil prices will rise in September through December, following expectations of higher oil demand. OPEC president, Mohammad Al-Sada, who made the projection, yesterday, also disclosed that an informal...

The top 10 stockbroking firms traded shares valued at N55 billion in seven months ended July 31, 2016, according to the data obtained by business247 News Online. This made the firms to account for 60.98 per cent of total value of stocks traded on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE). An...