Head, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) of Diamond Bank Plc, Mr. Chima Nnadozie, has explained the motive of building capacity for Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs), noting that it was meant to bridge the knowledge gap and introduce them to best practices.

In obedience to biblical injunction of lending a hand of fellowship to less privileged brothers in the society, the co-ordinator of Assemblies of God, Apapa district women ministry, Evangelist (Mrs.) Esther Olubunmi Ogunbola has explained reason for the establishment of a women empowerment initiative foundation, saying it was to bring succour to the hopeless in the society.

Section, 14 (b) of the 1999 constitution states that “ the security and welfare of the people shall be the primary purpose of government.” In the light of this the current stance by most state governors on the new minimum wage, seems contrary to the spirit of this provision. Hence not a few wonder why State governors cannot pay the eighteen thousand naira monthly wage demanded by Nigeria Labour Congress. CHARLES KUMOLU writes.

The United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) and the Bank of Industry (BOI) have agreed to help fast-track the development of the country’s industrial sector in line with President Goodluck Jonathan’s transformation agenda.

Gas producers in Africa have continued to shore up their investment even as European countries continue to seek new measures at forcing down dependency on Russian gas.

When the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, in Bauchi State, started its fight against crime, it discovered that 75 percent of youths in the state were under the influence of drugs

Persons living with disabilities in Lagos State have commended Governor Babatunde Fashola for signing the Lagos State Special People’s Bill into Law. According to them, the new legislation is rated among the best five in the world.

Participants drawn from various sectors of the economy have identified lack of basic infrastructure, corruption, poor corporate governance, inefficiency, low employee morale, and near absence of funds for research and development (R&D) as some of the factors impeding the growth of the Nigerian economy, especially the manufacturing sector.

The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has listed a number of measures it has adopted to checkmate the activities of microfinance banks (MFBs) in the country.

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