Cement Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (CMAN) has denounced calls by some manufactures that there should be outright ban on importation of cement, rather asked that the Federal Government should strictly implement the 2002 backward integration policy in which cement import licences be granted only to importers who show proof of building factories for local cement manufacturing in the country.

IT was one of the toughest decisions of my life. But I managed to carry it through without batting an eyelid. There was just no alternative, no going back. “I am dropping out of the race”, I announced to the bewildered members of my campaign team, “I am leaving the PDP”.

By Dennis Agbo ABAKALIKI – EBONYI State House of Assembly has lifted the two-week suspension placed on the member representing Ohaozara East Constituency, Mr Iheanacho Nwugo, over alleged gross misconduct and acts capable of impugning the image of the House, especially by his bad dressing and other alleged bad habits. Nwugo’s reprieve came as the […]

Nigeria will host a meeting of the Committee of Ten African Finance Ministers and Central and Regional Bank Governors, the C10, on Tuesday July 14, 2009 in Abuja, to discuss the prevailing global economic and financial crisis, its impact on African economies and possible mitigation measures.

The inability of the five registered market makers by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to meet the liquidity requirement of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) has stalled the commencement of their operation in the nation’s stock market.