The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Administration has invited Canadian investors to explore opportunities in the development of mass housing and other infrastructure in the territory.

In 2009, there was a certain report that rated the Nigeria Premier League as the best in Africa.This raised a lot of eye brows, especially from those Nigerians whose assessment of the league can only be measured by the number of its players in the national team, the Super Eagles.

THERE are many versions of the story of the bombing incident at the headquarters of the Nigeria Police at Abuja on Thursday last week. For the purpose of our exercise today, I have chosen to adopt the official police version. In a statement published in the name of the Inspector General of Police, Mr Hafiz Ringim by his spokesman, Olushola Amore, the Police claimed that it was “a suicide” bombing. However, from my layman’s (and commonsense, at least so I think) point of view, it was nothing of the sort.

The Nigerian electronic payment market, estimated at $4.3 billion, has enjoyed phenomenal growth since 2005. One of the driving forces behind this growth is InterSwitch Nigeria Limited, the first electronic payment transaction switching company which provides the first infrastructure that makes it possible for card holders to use their cards on the ATM or POS of any bank or organisation.

Operators in the Nigerian Stock Exchange, NSE, have expressed concern over the planned demutualization of the NSE, stating that it is a ploy by the Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC, to usurp the exchange and sell it to its cronies.

The auto or car me-chanic has for decades been seen as a dirty, ignorant drop-out who has no mental capacity to compete with others in today’s hi-tech world. But such thinking has been proved wrong as many auto mechanics are graduates and certified professionals in their chosen field. Engr. Benedict John Okoh is the Technical Director of Automaze Nationwide Limited, a modern auto mechanic workshop

The renewed rivalry between Nigerian cable television companies and their South African counterpart, Multichoice Nigeria, owner of the Digital Satellite Television (DSTV) took a new twist recently when the later deployed into the market a hand held decoder; the Drifta.

After over two weeks that the federal high court ruled in favour of erstwhile Director General of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), Professor Ndi Okereke Onyiuke , nullifying her sack by the Securities and Exchange Commission(SEC), shareholders are worried over who leads the Exchange.

Mr. and Mrs. Kingsley Amaechi, both native of Orlu in Imo State are in dire need of help.Kingsley, 37, is a cleaner with Eleganza group of companies with a meagre monthly salary of N10,000, while his wife Ijeoma, 34, is a house wife.

Ghana’s currency traded even against the dollar for the third day in a row, as recent central bank support balanced foreign exchange demand, traders said.

Underwriters in the insurance industry have decried the perpetual lodgment of 10 per cent of their capital base with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) saying that the action which is a statutory requirement has not favoured them in any way.

Two years is a whole lot of time: enough to grow ideas and plans to magnificent importance. In leadership and management, such period had been used to make expressions bordering on efficiency and capacity.

The Association of Foreign Airlines Representatives in Nigeria, AFARN, has expressed its willingness to assist the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, sanitise the operations of agents of foreign airlines and ensure its members operate in line with approved standard practices.

Nigeria and China have signed a bilateral agreement to enhance food security in the country, following the recent visit of Chinese Government delegation to the country. This fact was disclosed to newsmen by Mrs. Fatima Bamidele, permanent secretary, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development while addressing a 15-man delegation from China led by its Vice-Minister of Agriculture, Mr. Zhang Taolin in Abuja. She said that Nigeria stands to gain from China’s expertise in agriculture.

The federal government has been called upon to adopt the Mexican housing model, whereby government provides land along with basic social infrastructure while developers are left with the task of building houses and selling them at cost.