Ghana oil law aims to keep the people happy

Ghana oil law aims to keep the people happy

Ghana is drafting rules on local hiring and transparency in its oil sector to avoid the discontent that spawned militancy in Nigeria and uprisings across the Arab world, and also keep big oil companies sweet. Grumblings over the energy industry have already started just months after the first
Visible Articles 5 10 15
Separate NOA from Ministry of Comm, NIM tells Presidency

Separate NOA from Ministry of Comm, NIM tells Presidency

For the National Orientation Agency (NOA) to function properly and perform its responsibilities to the Nigerian people, NOA must be divorced from the Ministry of Information and Communications and be married to the Presidency, Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM) tells President Goodluck Jonathan.

Bus branding;Fanta steps up ‘play’, thematic campaign

Bus branding;Fanta steps up ‘play’, thematic campaign

Building discerning brands requires more than just marketing, it requires creativity, emotional intelligence and courage as postulated by varying brand analysts, which is what Fanta, a fruit-flavored carbonated soft drink from the stable of the Coca-Cola Nigeria Limited (CCNL) is currently doing with the branding of the Bus Rapid Transport (BRT) across the city of Lagos.

GTBank Acting MD foresees normal banking activities resuming soon

GTBank Acting MD foresees normal banking activities resuming soon

Acting Managing Director of Guaranty Trust Bank, Mr Segun Agbaje, said he foresees normal banking activities resuming after the various reforms in the sector. Agbaje, who spoke with journalists in Lagos said that the slow pace in bank lending was due to carefulness on the part of banks and customers. He said that banks were being careful in lending to ensure quality loans were given out while customers were also concerned about the kind of projects they invested borrowed funds on.

Some solar dealers go to China to get factory rejects – Olayiwola

Some solar dealers go to China to get factory rejects – Olayiwola

Ms. Oyinkansola Olayiwola is a graduate of English Language from Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye in Ogun State. She had been admitted to read Law and she actually started with Law but along the line, she crossed over to English Language Department to study the English Language. In this chat with Vanguard in Lagos recentl

Foreign investment boosts microfinance services

Foreign investment boosts microfinance services

Despite the global financial crisis, there has been increased foreign investment in microfinance sector globally, both in debt and equity, and this has quadrupled to over $13bn globally.Indeed, microfinance investing has become the flagship of the rapidly growing impact investment movement and the Nigeria’s microfinance sector is not left behind as there have been major foreign investments in sector in the past year.

NIMN hails electioneering campaign concepts

NIMN hails electioneering campaign concepts

The National Institute of Marketing of Nigeria (NIMN) has hailed the marketing communications material deployed by various political campaign candidates during the just ended general elections in the country.

Nigerian realtors set for US training

Nigerian realtors set for US training

Stakeholders in the Nigerian built sector comprising builders, consultants, operators of mortgage finance institutions and other related companies are set to embark on a capacity building training programme to the United States of America.

PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION PETITION: How far can CPC go?

PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION PETITION: How far can CPC go?

WITH 17 Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SAN) on the prowl, the twin-battle to dispossess President Goodluck Jonathan of the presidential mandate he got on April 16 will continue today at the Presidential Election Tribunal (PET).

Tayo’s Largesse!

Tayo’s Largesse!

Hi Readers!
I was pleasantly surprised when we got to the airport in Accra to find the place awash with so many of my relatives; mainly the younger generation of dad’s family in Ghana, and mum’s family from Liberia and Sierra Leone.

8000 entrepreneurs get Ernst &Young award

8000 entrepreneurs get Ernst &Young award

No fewer than 8,000 entrepreneurs across the globe in the last 25 years, have received Ernst and Young Global Limited’s ‘Entrepreneur of the Year’ award, even as the company launched its West Africa chapter, with Nigeria and Ghana as focus.

Developers urged to focus on low-end housing market

Developers urged to focus on low-end housing market

Real estate developers and investors have been urged to concentrate on the development of housing in the low-end property market as a way of facilitating easier access to home ownership by Nigerians.

GTBank rolls out Mobile Money Services in partnership with MTN

GTBank rolls out Mobile Money Services in partnership with MTN

Guaranty Trust Bank has introduced its mobile money product in a worldclass partnership with MTN to the Nigerian market. This development is pursuant to an approval-in-principle granted by the Central Bank of Nigeria for a pilot roll-out of mobile money services.