The real estate sector brought in estimated revenues of N1.25 trillion into the Nigerian economy in 2010, representing a contribution of about 4.7 percent to the nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP).

Mrs. Uche Nwaebili is the Speaker of the Anambra State House of Assembly. Mrs. Nwaebili who is spending her second term in the legislature is a member of the All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA. In this interview with Vanguard’s Emmanuel Aziken she narrates her experience presiding over a male dominated House, the collaborative role of the Anambra State House of Assembly with the executive branch in entrenching good governance and the increasing role of women in governance in the State.

South Africa’s biggest clothing company, Pepkor Ltd., plans to expand into Nigeria as retailers including Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT) fight for a share of some of the world’s fastest growing retail markets.

The sixth edition of the annual Nigerian Real Estate Fair will seek to highlight current trends in the real estate industry.

Following the perennial traffic congestion across Lagos, the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, has reiterated its determination to entrench sanity on Lagos roads by ensuring that every traffic offender is punished in accordance with the law of the land.

EBONYI State Government said, weekend, that it has approved N500 million for the renovation of primary and secondary schools across the state.

John Holt Plc has introduced into the fire services sector two highly sophisticated Rosenbauer superstructure fire fighting trucks, as part of its determination to improve fire and safety solutions in the country.

The declining trend witnessed in the last couple of weeks in the Nigerian Stock Exchange continued last week, as the value of listed equities represented by the market capitalisation depreciated by N198.93 billion.

The World Bank has commended the Edo State Government for championing the willingness and leadership drive for development, which, according to it, is the fastest in the country.

The Minister of State for Trade and Investment, Dr. Samuel Ortom, weekend, called for sanction against China, and other Asian countries where over 80 percent of substandard products come from into the country.

The All African Games camp in Kaduna is bubbling with excitement just as the athletes are ready to sacrifice to get the desired results in Maputo.

IN response to protest by members of the Action Party of Nigeria, ACN, over the list of Commissioner-nominees governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State, sent to the State House of Assembly, the governor has submitted the name of the of Mr. Dapo Adesina, son of former governor of the state, Alhaji Lam Adeshina as a commissioner designate.

In its pursuit to rekindle investors’ interest in the embattled Nigerian capital market which went down since the global financial meltdown in 2008, and attract investment for long-term development, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) took its awareness programme to Rivers State where the people and government were tutored on the need to access the market to fund its several ongoing projects.

The National Institute of Marketing of Nigeria, NIMN, has inducted 40 new members.President of NIMN, Chief Femi Odufowokan, while admitting the 40 new members, said the increase in membership was a demonstration of the institute’s commitment to qualitative capacity- building with regards to the training of professionals for the nation=s economic growth and development.

The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) and the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) have resolved to enter into a partnership to simplify and fast-track business registration processes for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), a significant step towards the formalisation of the nation’s largely informal economy.