In this interview conducted by Naomi Uzor, the immediate past President of the Nigerian-British Chamber of Commerce Senator Dipo Odujinrin says even with 6000 mega watts of electricity the country would still be far from getting out of the woods. Excepts

As the concept of Corporate Social Responsibility catches on with more and more organizations across the country, many are now trying to lay emphasis in their area of strength and specialization, Lucky Fiakpa writes

Customers of GreenHouse Investment Solutions have expressed concern over the uncertain state of the microfinance institution as it battles to recover from failed investments that led to its temporary closure, which could sound the death knell for the microfinance sector that is gradually gaining public trust and patronage by depositors

The Niger State government has revoked the contract of a housing development project worth N1.2 billion awarded to a private estate developer, Legend Consult Nigeria Limited, due to failure to comply with contractual agreement.
The State Commissioner for Lands and Housing, Mrs Salome Ndakotso, declared that the government took the action in order not to derail the promise of the state government to provide shelter for citizens of Niger State.

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Administration is set for an upward review of land fees and charges in the territory.

To ensure that the dream to provide affordable housing accommodation is realized, the Federal Government in collaboration with Real Estate Developers Association of Nigeria (REDAN) have plans to acquire $50 million worth of hydra form equipments from South Africa.

Markets are stubborn and free markets, if not tampered with, are self correcting. These have been the central dictum of capitalist societies over the past two centuries. An individual or a corporate entity’s ability to corner the normal functioning of the market is only temporary.

Skye Shelter Fund, Nigeria’s first publicly quoted close-ended Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT), has achieved a 37 per cent return for the year ended December 31, 2008, a year of widespread losses for other funds.

The pan-African bank, Ecobank Transnational Incorporated, ETI, may well be coming to an end of its geographical expansion which has seen the group opening offices in 27 countries across the continent.

By Patience Saghana
Insurance companies ready to generate premium from micro-insurance, appeal for a guideline to enable them have a backup to fully go into the business. Patience Saghana writes

The former Head of Interim Government in Nigeria, Dr. Ernest Shonekan has urged the federal government to invest more in infrastructure as it will significantly reduce the cost of doing business in Nigeria.