By Mike Igini IN 2004, when the forces of tribe and indigene almost truncated the Governing Council recommendation of the immediate past Vice Chancellor of the University of Benin(UNIBEN),  Professor Nwanze, after the selection process and he came tops on the list, I drew the attention of the Federal Government then in a published article […]

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. last week unveiled the latest smart mobile handset, Samsung Jet, at a series of global launch events in Dubai , London , Singapore which also coincided with official presentation to dealers in Lagos .

By Ochereome Nnanna I AM amazed. I am disgusted. Somebody get me a bowl. I want to throw up. A group of Nigerians, under the pretext of propagating their own brand of the well respected religion of Islam, went on a killing spree without apparent provocation. They attacked police stations and slaughtered policemen on lawful […]

The NNPC on Friday in Abuja signed a modified carry agreement with Nigeria Agip Oil Company (NAOC) to finance “Train 4’’ and “Train 5″ of the Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) project.The project, which is expected to cost 473.3 million U.S. dollars (about N71 billion), would guarantee gas supply of 131 million metric standard cubic feet of gas per day to the LNG plant trains.

By Richard Tosanwumi Serious politicians in  our country know that it takes about 18 months for intending contestants to prepare for a presidential election, and 12 months for a governorship election. In case of totally fresh aspirants for both positions, it will certainly take as much longer period because of their inexperience in the politicking […]

ORGANISED Labour in the nation’s textile industry, has warned that despite government efforts at raising the textile industry revival fund from N70 billion to N100 billion or even N500 billion, there cannot be real industrial revival if the issues of power and smuggling are not urgently addressed..

More than 60 per cent of the revenue Nigerian generated since independence, according to statisticians, was in the past 10 years. What happened to the vast resources as the PDP ruled with hardly any opposition?

The federal government of Nigeria has indicated its readiness to pursue the growth and development of the Nigerian economy with significant reduction in risks, through appropriate credit information on individuals and corporate bodies.

UBA Global Investor Services (GIS) the custodian arm of the United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has been appointed by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) as a custodian of money market and other fixed income securities.
According to a statement by the bank, “ This appointment by the financial regulatory institution, is sequel to a satisfactory due-diligence inspection and other processes on the UBA Global Investor Services.”

Gold Fields, the world’s fourth-biggest gold producer, said on Friday output of the metal rose 4 percent in the fourth quarter while costs fell, but it posted lower earnings due to a stronger rand.South African gold miners sell their gold in dollars, and pay their costs in rand, which gained in the June quarter on increasing global demand for risk and expected capital inflows.