TO popularise the game of scrabble in the country the more, the Nigeria Scrabble Federation (NSF) has concluded plans to organise the first National Collegiate Scrabble Championship at the University of Ilorin in Kwara State.

The banking industry has extended its dominance to bureau de change (BDC) services, with the 24 banks selling $11.4 billion to retail foreign exchange end users through their BDC units.

*Says no court declared Victor Umeh APGA chairman *Explains ….how we formed APGA By Jide Ajani, Deputy Editor &  Luka Biniyat WHEN APGA was formed,  people saw it as a joke. And with what is going on now in the party, it seems the joke is not about to end. What is APGA? I found […]

The gross inadequacy of affordable housing for the teeming Nigerian populace, especially in urban areas, has constituted a major challenge to succeeding government’s since the nation’s independence.

The turbulent situation in the Nigerian Banking sector raises several questions on corporate governance and risk management. One of the key departments in any organization is the Internal Audit and Control department and the unit has a key role to play in assessing the risk appetite of the business. This week we look at how to make these units more efficient using risk based auditing techniques.

The door of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) is beckoning on some insurance Chief Executives and Insurance Brokers to grace its cell as the spate of unethical business practices in the industry has taken a new dimension. The new sharp practices being employed by brokers is that of withholding or refusal to remit premium with some claiming they have used the premium or part of it for PR to get the business.

By Ingram Osigwe IN Nigeria, setting up a business concern is like challenging the unknown. No matter how great your preliminary figures showed a prosperous future for the business, you are soon confronted with a bitter truth of how wrong your prediction was. Many businesses have failed as a result of this. Many other intending […]

By Peter Duru MAKURDI – A devastating flood has hit Agatu local government area of Benue State sacking about four council wards and well over 14 villages and communities in the process. The unfortunate incident which has rendered over 3,700 persons homeless also destroyed and washed away property and farmland valued at several million of […]

By Dayo Johnson IN honor of the late Social Crusader and Lagos Lawyer Chief Ganiyu Oyesola Fawehinmi, the Ondo State governor Dr Olusegun Mimiko has declared  Monday a work-free day for all workers in the state. The state government is organising a lying-in state for him at the Akure Sports Stadium  on Monday after which […]

By Umar Yusuf YOLA – Nigerians have been told to do away with selfishness and unnecessary regional sentiments in order to realize the noble objectives the 1999 Constitution, as there was nothing wrong with the Constitution. Senator Abubakar Halilu Girei, who made the appeal in Yola at the weekend, while reacting to calls from certain […]