Skye Bank Plc has recorded a profit before tax of N10.1 billion for the third quarter ended September 30, 2010, an increase of 69 per cent from the N5.9 billion recorded at the end of the second quarter June 30, 2010.

In recognition of its robust corporate campaign ‘Today Is A Good Day’, Oceanic Bank International Plc was last week adjudged the best financial institution in outdoor advertising after a keenly contested competition.

The market indicators for measuring the performance indices on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) the market capitalisation and the All share index ,Wednesday, appreciated by 0.09 per cent each.

Women constitute between 50 and 80 per cent of Micro, Small and Medium-Scale Enterprise operators globally, according to the Ogun State Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Welfare, Mrs. Josephine ‘Tomi Soboyejo.

THE Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC), in its determined effort to promote export and diversifying the nations economy, organised a one-day packaging clinic for exporters of made-in-Nigeria products and the Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs) manufacturers.

VANGUARDNewspapers has got the most friendly media award by the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) in its first Presidential Exporter-of-the-Year Awards.

Non governmental organisations and stakeholders in the Electrical and Electronic industry, have began lobbying the Federal Government to ban the importation of electronic and electrical waste (e-waste) from abroad into the country.

The Managing Director of CRC Credit Bureau Limited, Mr Ahmed Popoola, has disclosed that total credit to the private sector moved up drastically from N1.5 trillion in 2006 to N2.8 trillion in 2007 and to N8trillion in 2009.

The management of Nigerian Accounting Standards Board (NASB) has been called upon to work assiduously to achieve Nigeria’s convergence with international financial reporting standard within the time frame set for it.

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Prof. Sheikh Abdullah, says the performance of Agricultural research institutes in the country has been average.

The Kaduna State Commissioner for Agriculture, Dr. Ibrahim Ramalan Giwa has recommended the PrOpCom’s Tractor Intervention leasing scheme as a model private sector initiative that stakeholders in the agricultural sector should adopt to achieve the goal of creating better access to agricultural machines to farmers and increased food production.

Dr. Abdullahi Adamu is an administrator, politician, a lawyer and a farmer. The immediate past Governor of Nasarawa State is today the Chairman, Board of Trustees, National Agricultural Foundation of Nigeria (NFAN) as well as the National President of All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN).

GOVERNMENT health care system in Ogun State was, today, paralyzed as medical doctors in the state under the aegis of the Nigeria Medical Association [NMA] members began an indefinite strike .

As the judges evaluate innovative work of about one hundred and twenty five teachers from around the world who are currently competing to win one of 12 worldwide innovative education awards at the ongoing the 2010 edition of Worldwide Innovative Education Forum holding in Cape Town, South Africa, there appears to be growing anxiety among the teachers as to who make semi-finalists.

DARE- deviled armed robbers, today, in Ekpoma, the administrative headquarters of Esan West Local Government Local Area of Edo State attacked a first generation bank in the town and left on its trail four dead persons.