Boko Haram: Morning yet on the road to Sudan
The sudden emergence of the Muslim militant sect with its earliest base in Borno State within the past two years had gradually assumed the ferocious dimensions of an Aqaeda group whose pattern of killings and bombings is beginning to be a thorn in the flesh of security agencies in Nigeria.
Close-Up campaign: Unilever, NDA partnership drives brand visibility
The partnership between Unilever Nigeria Plc, manufacturer of Close-Up Toothpaste and the Nigerian Dental Association (NDA) to drive the Brush Day &Night campaign has been described as responsible for the product’s brand visibility and rising market share.
Low rates keep lid on UK mortgage arrears
Low interest rates have kept the level of UK mortgage arrears and home repossessions steady, according to the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML). It reported that a total of 9,000 homes were repossessed in the second quarter of the year – 100 fewer than in the previous three months.
Stakeholders call for tourism development fund
Stakeholders in the tourism sector have called on the Federal Government to establish a tourism development fund to enable investors to obtain soft loans for tourism projects.
Nationalised banks: Uncertainty hovers over insurance subsidiaries
Having been inactive for over ten months, SpringLife Assurance Ltd could be headed for liquidation following the withdrawal of the operating licence of its parent bank, Spring Bank Plc, and subsequent transfer of the bank’s assets to Enterprise Bank
The economy: Who is in charge? – 2
“It is better sometimes not to follow great reformers of abuses beyond the threshold of their homes”. George Elliot, 1819-1880.
2011 Trade Fair: LCCI engages food specialist to manage beverages segment
The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), has engaged the services of Food & Festival Limited( a food specialist firm) to promote, market and manage the food and beverage segment of the 2011 Lagos International Trade Fair coming up November 4 -13.
2012: Duke’s loyalists plot to dislodge Imoke
Ahead of the 2012 governorship election in Cross River State, loyalists of former governor of the state, Mr. Donald Duke are regrouping to challenge Governor Liyel Imoke in the April contest.
Jonathan urged to set up monitoring c’ttees
THE Niger Delta Nationalities Forum has called on President Goodluck Jonathan to set up a team that will monitor activities of his ministers.
The group suggested that such move will give room for healthy competition on the part of members of the cabinet.
Non-interest banking good for attracting offshore funds – BDAN
Bank Directors Association of Nigeria (BDAN) has lend its support to the introduction of non-interest banking in Nigeria, saying it would enhance the inflow of offshore funds into the country.
Korea debuts in Nigeria’s confectionery market
A South Korean firm, in collaboration with Sinai Collateral, a major distributor and Marketer of Orion food products in Nigeria, has introduced orion choco pie, a confectionery treat created and manufactured by Orion Confectioneries with its head- quarters in Seoul, South Korea.
