PDP disqualifies 25 aspirants in Plateau

PDP disqualifies 25 aspirants in Plateau

The PDP in Plateau has disqualified 25 aspirants seeking elections into the state’s House of Assembly. The disqualification followed the recent screening of the aspirants.
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Journalists urged to ensure credible polls

Journalists urged to ensure credible polls

Imo State Council of Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, has reminded media practitioners nationwide to ensure peaceful and credible general elections in Nigeria through factual reportage of political events as the polls draw closer.

SEC yet to endorse new CEO for NSE

SEC yet to endorse new CEO for NSE

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said it has not approved a new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) as being speculated.

Excessive spending, not naira stability,  is depleting the reserves – Razia Khan

Excessive spending, not naira stability, is depleting the reserves – Razia Khan

The continued stability of the naira in the face of declining foreign reserves generated apprehension among foreign exchange operators, who faulted the decision of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to defend the naira at the expense of the reserves. Razia Khan, an Economist with Standard Chartered Bank however thinks differently.

Global economic recovery will be mixed  in  2011 – IMF Chief Economist

Global economic recovery will be mixed in 2011 – IMF Chief Economist

Chief Economist, International Monetary Fund (IMF), Olivier Blanchard in this interview with the online team of the Fund assesses the performance of the global economy in 2010, predicting that the two-speed global economic recovery of last year will likely persist this year.

“The only way to improve our economy is to be productive”

“The only way to improve our economy is to be productive”

After the compulsory one year national youth service in August 2003, Mrs. Dorcas Abimbola Adeluwoye left for Lagos in search of a job. She was in the job market for about three months without success so instead of wasting her time and resources, she decided to do something on her own.

Two-speed global recovery to extend into 2011, says IMF

Two-speed global recovery to extend into 2011, says IMF

The two-speed global economic recovery of 2010 is likely to persist in 2011, with weak growth in advanced economies barely enough to bring down unemployment and emerging markets facing the challenges of success, including how to avoid overheating and handle strong capital inflows, the IMF’s Chief Economist, Olivier Blanchard, said.

Bomb Scare: Israel Shuts Borders Against 1,000 Nigerian Pilgrims

Bomb Scare: Israel Shuts Borders Against 1,000 Nigerian Pilgrims

IT was a bad New Year Day for some over 1,000 Nigerian pilgrims performing the 2010 pilgrimage to the holy land in Israel as the Israeli authority on Saturday shut its border against those entering the country from Egypt over a bomb scare which turned to be a false alarm.