The Minister of Trade and Investment, Dr Olusegun Aganga, has identified the need to bridge the gaps that currently exist in financial reporting statements, create more employment and reshape national risk management to make the investment environment safer as some of the reasons for the creation of the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) by the Federal Government.
Alh. Aliko Dangote, President of Dangote Group, has pledged to float a N2 billion revolving fund in support of the transformation agenda of the federal government to boost housing development in Nigeria. The pledge came in the wake of the huge housing deficit confronting the country, said to be about 16 million housing units.
Insight Communications management has said that it will not be making entries in this year Lagos Advertising and Ideas Festival, LAIF, Creative Awards.
An excited national taekwondo coach, Osita Egwim believes the reward from Senator Uche Chukwumerije last Wednesday in Abuja would spur the team to victory in major competitions.
ADO-EKITI- Former governor of Ekiti State, Chief Segun Oni has said no fewer than 10,000 children in Ekiti State from the day of birth to five years are at the risk and may suffer from polio, whooping coughs and other killer diseases as Primary Health saddled with the responsibilities of immunising the children against these diseases have been shutdown for two months now.
Thatcher’s radical policies, successfully adapted across the US, Europe and large parts of Asia, sparked off a new world order and confirmed the evolution of global economic powerhouses…
Financial analysts have called for an increase in partnership and trade among African countries, as this will help in the continent’s quest to develop.
Federal Government has been urged to concession all the domestic and international airports in the country on grounds that it will be the only way through which more revenue can be generated to the coffers of the government.
ENUGU- Human rights group, Centre For Victims of Extra–Judicial killing and Torture (CVEKT Africa), Sunday, alerted the Federal Government over unjust, inhuman and discriminatory treatment being meted out to over 120 Nigerians currently serving jail terms in the Czech Republic.
LAGOS- National Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Lagos, has validated the election of Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, candidate, Mr. Adeola Solomon, who represents Alimosho Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives.
The key driver in President Goodluck Jonathan’s transformation agenda is massive investment. This was why the ministries of Commerce and Industry were merged to form the Ministry of Trade and Investment.
Managing Director, Skye Bank Plc, Mr. Kehinde Durosinmi-Etti, has called for the creation of a reliable and improved payment system among member states of the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS.
The recent nationalization of three banks by the Central Bank of Nigeria(CBN) seem not to be over and has taken another twist as other set of shareholders groups continued to ask the court to void the recent action of the apex bank.
Senior Adviser on Foreign Relations to Delta State Government, Mr. Oma Djebah, Sunday, outlined his policy blueprint on how he will market Delta State and her rich potentials to the global community.
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