A preliminary research conducted by World Wide Worx for its 2009 annual Mobility study, with the support of First National Bank (FNB), leaders in cellphone banking in Africa, and Research In Motion (RIM), developers of the BlackBerry solution, has discovered that the South African cellular market which reached a milestone of 50-million connections at the end of 2008 had only 68% as individual users.

State Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) chairman, Rt. Reverend Peter Imasuen, who spoke of the association’s position, insisted in a statement that “no day passes without innocent citizens being kidnapped, robbed, brutalized and harassed by undesirable elements.

HEAVY flooding has devastated many parts of Asaba thereby rendering some of the roads and streets unmotorable, while some residents have lost valuables to the flood.

THE Director-General of the Nigerian Stock Exchange, Professor Ndi Okereke-Onyiuke, has alleged that the tools applied by international rating agencies to rank exchanges were to the disadvantage of the local stock exchange.

By Taye Obateru Jos – Former President, Ibrahim Babangida,yesterday, honoured the invitation of the Prince Bola Ajibola Commission of Inquiry into the November 28 crisis in Jos through his counsel Mohammed Ndayako. Ndayako announced appearance for the former president when the names of those invited to appear that day were called but said the memoranda […]

Federal Government has pproved the recruitment of five thousand more men and officers into the Nigeria Customs Service just as the last batch of recruited personnel will end their training at the end of the year.

Union Assurance Company has become the first insurance company to back Miss Insurance project with a cash donation. Current Miss Insurance, Brenda Nwakanma, disclosed this to the management of the company during her courtesy visit recently.

Who are the people behind First Guarantee Pensions Limited. Any association with companies with the likes of First Bank, etc.

A trio of aviation brokers is leaving Aon Ltd. in London to join Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group P.L.C.
Deputy Chairman Bill Smith, Executive Director John Cruse and Steve Turner—all of Aon Ltd.’s aviation and aerospace global practice group—will join JLT’s aviation practice in London “as soon as they can,” a JLT spokeswoman confirmed.

TOTAL E&P Nigeria Limited has been commended for its laudable sustainable development initiatives. The commendation was made by the Senate Committee on Petroleum (Upstream) when some of its members recently inspected community projects in the company’s operational area in OML 58 in Rivers State. Projects inspected included roads, hospitals, schools, farms, the Egi independent power plant, among others.

FOR two years the price of oil has been dangerously volatile, seemingly defying the accepted rules of economics. First it rose by more than $80 a barrel, then fell rapidly by more than $100 before doubling to its current level of around $70. In that time, however, there has been no serious interruption of supply.

Oceanic Bank International Plc has reported a significant growth in performance measurement indicators as it rounded off the 2008 financial year ending December 2008 with N188.22bn gross earnings, thus confirming its leading position in the finance industry.

The recent reduction in the Monetary Policy Rate and the liberisation of the foreign exchange market has been described as a good development as it would stimulate growth in the real sector of the economy.

The management of Fin Insurance Company has challenged air passengers on the need for insurance following the increasing air travels and traffic.

The recent reduction in the Monetary Policy Rate and the liberisation of the foreign exchange market has been described as a good development as it would stimulate growth in the real sector of the economy.