Economies Improving Business Regulation and Empowering Entrepreneurs
The World Bank Group has reported in the 2011 doing business report that in the past year, governments in 117 economies carried out 216 regulatory reforms aimed at making it easier to start and operate a business, strengthening transparency and property rights, and improving the efficiency of commercial dispute resolution and bankruptcy procedures.
There is no domestic debt crisis, Nigeria’s is 16.8 per cent of GDP
The Director-General, debt Management Office (DMO), Dr. Abraham Nwankwo spoke to journalists in Lagos on Tuesday.
Customers always come back because they enjoy our services, People’s Inn boss
Mr. George Onicha is the Proprietor of People’s Inn, a pepper soup and drinks joint located along Iyana-Ipaja road in Lagos. In a recent chat with Vanguard in Lagos, he spoke on how he ventured into the pepper soup and drinks business and the challenges he encountered at the initial stage. Excerpts:
Reps committee backs APCON clearance of political Ads
The House of Representatives Committee on Information and National Orientation has given their full support in ensuring that all advertisements conform to the Code of Advertising Practice.
Africa Re affirms A by Standard & Poor’s
Africa Reinsurance Corporation (Africa Re) has been affirmed A_ rating by Standard & Poor’s as a result of its strong competitive position across the continent; strong operating performance based on exceptional stability and strong capitalization.
Maggi NCP produce winners
A total of 45 winners have emerged in the on-going Maggi National Consumer Promotion (NCP), among them five winners of the star prize of N1 Million each in the draws, which held at the Lagos office of NESTLE Nigeria Plc. The draws which is for participation in the pan Nigeria promo is for the month of September.
Biochemistry student finds a career in a beauty salon
To what seems like a job for the women is gradually been overtaken by the male counterpart and have begun to take the lead in the business.
Delta House calls for revocation of contract of varsity building
THE Delta State House of Assembly, has called for the revocation of the contract for Faculty of Law building in Oleh campus of the state University, saying that the contractor lacked the capacity to execute the project.
Orji assures Aba residents of infrastructural devt
GOVERNOR Theodore Orji of Abia State, has promised residents of Aba, the commercial capital of the state, that his administration was committed to tackling infrastructural and environmental problems facing them, especially the area of bad roads.
ASUU agreement with FG not binding on states – Obi
GOVERNOR Peter Obi of Anambra State, insisted, weekend, that the agreement between the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has nothing to do with the state and private universities, even as he said that the state government was taking necessary measures to resolve issues with the striking lecturers of the state university.
Ohanaeze Assembly re-affirms support for Jonathan
THE General Assembly of the apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, weekend, ratified the decision of the various arms of the body in support of the presidential ambition of President Goodluck Jonathan in 2011 elections.
