By Comfort Obi I HAD willed myself not to write on this topic because I have a lot of respect for Her Excellency, Dame Virgy Etiaba, the Deputy Governor of Anambra State. Like me, she is of the Anglican Communion. And more, she is my sister-Knight. I have, therefore, unlike me, had some restrictions. I […]

According to him, “The failing University system was resultant from lack of research skills in modern methods — there is disconnect between research and economy; under-funding, which result in constraints of equipment for carrying out state of the art research; over loaded teaching and administrative schedules, which leave little time for research, etc.”

To determine the extent/level of distortion; advise on possible review and make suggestion on ways and means of ensuring efficient implementation of the outstanding parts of the plan.

A consortium of eight Nigerian banks led by UBA, as the lead bank, are in a $265million supplementary refinancing deal for ExxonMobil and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). The banks are United Bank for Africa Plc, Oceanic Bank, Standard Chartered Bank, Skye Bank, Zenith Bank, Bank PHB, Access Bank and Union Bank Plc.

Insurance companies operating in the country have the options to freely go into Merger and Acquisition (M & A) or have the law compel them to do so as the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) says 51 insurance companies operating in the country are too many.

The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) has called on the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to review its decision on the uniform year-end for banks in the country, urging it to instead, adopt a double year-end for the banks.

Trading on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) normalised, Tuesday, as the value of listed equities, driven by losses on the share prices of blue chip companies, dipped by N136.83 billion.

African Petroleum (AP) Plc, a quoted company on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) has begun the second phase of donation of helmets to motorcyclist nation wide being part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (C.S.R) in building the nation.

The Lagos State Association of Microfinance Banks has entered into partnership with PROBANK, a Greek banking group, to create a common software for microfinance banks in the country.

American International Group Inc. shares continued to plummet one week after the company approved a reverse stock split and as jury deliberations began in a $4.3 billion trial against its former CEO.