Standard & Poor’s on Friday called for industry-wide regulation to restore confidence in rating agencies, giving its initial take on a draft bill that would put credit raters on a short leash.

Oceanic Bank Interna tional Plc has restated its commitment to excellent customer service with the adoption of a new corporate campaign tagged today is a good day.

To meet the escalating demand for content and connectivity across Africa, SES WORLD SKIES, a division of SES S.A), says Netcom Africa has signed a multi-year deal to expand its delivery of telecom and broadcast television services throughout Nigeria and West Africa.

The object of the earlier articles in this series is to show that the Central Bank’s (CBN) condemnation and indictment of banks is as hypocritical as the proverbial ‘pot calling the kettle black’! Indeed, the CBN’s posturing assumes an immoral colouration, because in reality, the malaise in the banks was actually instigated by the failure of the apex bank to effectively perform its secondary role as the official regulator and supervisor of the money market.

Fidelity Bank Plc has been named the Most Socially Responsible Company (MSRC) in Nigeria for the promotion of Arts at the 3rd Social Enterprising Reports and Awards (2009) organized by Tru-contact and the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR).

The four new Executive Directors approved for Union Bank of Nigeria PLC have resumed duty. They are Messrs Philip Ikeazor, Ibrahim Abubakar Kwargana, Folashodun Adebisi Shonubi and Adekunle Adeosun.