archiveJuly 27, 2017

The Nigerian Stock Exchange continued its positive rally on Thursday as the market All-Share Index (NSE ASI) and the Market Capitalization increased by 1.37 per cent, while the year-to-date return stood at 38.59 per cent. The All-Share Index closed at 37,245.17 against the previous close of 36,740.77 while Market Capitalization...

Former Nigerian Vice President and a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has described the decision of the APC-led Senate to block the passage of Bill No 3, which he noted would have granted devolution of power to the states as shocking and saddening. In a...

This week’s episode of Patito’s Gang is addressing the question Can an Honest Person do Business in Nigeria? The thirty –minute analytical television programme created by Prof. Pat Utomi – renowned political economist, as usual takes a deep look at the investment and business environment and concludes that notwithstanding challenges...

Buhari administration is an enabler of the Nigerian private sector, says Osinbajo *Acting President adds: Indorama’s success story a manifestation of Buhari’s vision for a truly private sector-driven economy ``It is impossible for government to ever be able to provide all the capital needed to invest in infrastructure, or to...

A total 222 of the 300 directors from ministries, department and agencies (MDAs) of the Federal Government who wrote examinations to fill the 20 vacant positions of permanent secretaries were said to have failed. According to Daily Trust, only 78 out of the 300 that sat for the examination on...

Acting President Yemi Osinbajo said on Thursday that the Federal Government was unequivocally committed to the success of the private sector. He made the remark during the formal release ceremony to discharge the Indorama Eleme Petrochemicals Limited (IEPL) from the five-year monitoring programme of the Bureau of Public Enterprise (BPE)...

….says society has an obligation to make healthcare affordable The American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) has announced the appointment of Dr. Olakunle Akinboboye as chair of the ABIM Cardiovascular Board. The appointment of Akinboboye by the 81 years old ABIM, is the first by the body to have a...

Sterling Bank Plc on Thursday posted a profit before tax of N4.3 billion for the half year ended June 30, 2017 which is a bit lower that N4.38 billion achieved in the preceding year. The bank also recorded a gross earnings of N57 billion against N50.05 billion posted by the...