Nigeria Head Coach, Audu Adamu, has picked the 12 players that will represent the country at the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup taking place in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates between 16th and 22nd of November.

By  Chris Ochayi ABUJA—THE Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate for the February 6, 2010 governorship elections in Anambra State, Professor Chukwuma Soludo has taken his campaign to the United States of America (USA), where he unveiled his economic blueprint, which he intends to use to transform the state. Soludo,  who spoke at this year’s […]

Just like in the female basketball league where First Bank Basketball Club continued to dominate in the Zenith Bank Female League, Kano Pillars Basketball Club have retained the male title of the 2009 DStv Premier League concluded in Lagos Tuesday. They beat Lagos Islanders 83-72.

Colombia have sent Argentina crashing out of the FIFA U-17 World Cup Nigeria 2009, scoring two goals in the last two minutes to come back from a 2-0 deficit and win the a classic all-South American derby 3-2 in Ijebu-Ode. The Cafeteros will now meet the winner of the Turkey-UAE contest in the quarter-finals.

Dr. Sam Omale a London based financial consultant is the founder and CEO of Rock Global Training & Consultancy which focuses on exotics and structured financial products. Omale holds a doctorate from the Commonwealth University College Belize City

Nigeria is struggling to access about 10 per cent of Chinese market.
According to the Chairman, National Organising Committee, 1st Nigeria-China trade and investment forum, Ambassador Idris Waziri, local investors are warming up to use the opportunity of the forthcoming event as a platform to access the Chinese market. The event is slated to hold in Abuja in November, 2009.

National Centre for Technology Management (NACETEM) has called on Federal Ministries of Education and its Science & Technology counterpart to review all policies on technical and vocational education training , saying it is crucial for the attainment of vision 2020

Nigeria has recorded the first case of the dreaded Influenza A(HIN1) known as Swine Flu. It was discovered on an America girl, aged nine years, residing in Lagos State.

The Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA) has faulted the importation of 740,000 metric tonnes of fish valued at US$594.4 million (N82.8 billion) annually into the country.

The Lagos Chamber of Commerce & Industry (LCCI) has targeted over 1,500,000 visitors from within and outside the country as the 2009 edition of the Lagos International Trade Fair, kicks off tomorrow.

Diamond Bank Plc has reassured its customers of its readiness to partner and provide financial services to enable them grow their various businesses, especially the Micro, Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (MSME) in the country.

ECOBANK Nigeria Plc has recovered a loan of N18.19 billion from its debtors after it scale through the audit of banks by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).

Shareholders of Guinness Nigeria Plc, yesterday unanimously approved the N11.1 billion dividend declared by the Board of Directors of the company, even as they requested for a bonus issue.
The shareholders at the 59th Annual General Meeting (AGM) held in Lagos on Tuesday, approved the financial statement of Guinness Nigeria for the period ended 30th June, 2009.

STAKEHOLDERS accross the sub sectors have stated that banks have a role to play in the realization of the objectives of the Vision 20:2020 , through its partnership with government on the revamping of Nigeria’s old and decaying infrastructure and the provision of new economic and social infrastructure. This belief is anchored on the fact that the nation’s stock of decayed infrastructure has led to rising cost of doing business, declining profitability and the near collapse of the manufacturing sector in the country.

AULIC Nigeria Limited has demanded for the handover of the Lagos International Trade Fair Complex by the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE).
The company has also said that this year’s exhibition would be different to what exhibitors and visitors have been used to over the years as companies would have all their fairs indoor.