archiveAugust 27, 2016

A turnover of 1.124 billion shares worth N13.839 billion in 15,625 deals were traded this week by investors on the floor of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) in contrast to a total of 1.375 billion shares valued at N12.940 billion that exchanged hands last week in 16,915 deals. The NSE...

Japan will invest $30 billion in boosting growth in African economies and improving the continent’s infrastructure over the next three years, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said. According to Bloomberg report monitored by Business247 News Online, the Asian economy’s future investment in the continent shows that it has “faith in Africa’s...

Gratitude for where we’re coming from, hope for a better tomorrow Being a state broadcast by Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, Governor of Abia State on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the creation of Abia State on Saturday, August 27, 2016. My good people of Abia State. It is with...

Insurance professionals across the country are planning to harness insurance opportunities in the economic diversification of the country from oil to other lucrative sectors. The diversification plan, according to operators, will create new business window for underwriting firms to explore and make more profit, adding that this would form the...

The Country Manager, Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), Oluwatoyin Ademola, says financial illiteracy was responsible for high rate of corruption in Nigeria. While speaking at the ACCA Polytechnic Connect, organised by the organisation for polytechnic students in Ibadan and its environs Ademola, held in Ibadan last weekend, said weak...

President, Association of Bureau De Change Operators of Nigeria (ABCON), Aminu Gwadabe, has decried the poor compliance of banks to the sale of foreign exchange to its members and has called on the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to intervene. Gwadabe said in a telephone interview  said that only about...

    Protocol I am delighted to be here with you today for this very important meeting of the National Council on Development Planning (NCDP) taking place in this historic and dynamic city of Kano. I must say how honored i am to be so warmly welcomed. I thank the...

His Excellency, President Muhammadu Buhari, has approved the composition of the Governing Boards of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) and the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA). The Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF) made this public on Friday in Abuja through a press...