Tata Housing is keen on making an entry into the African market during 2012-13 as part of a vision to offer affordable homes globally.

Consolidated Hallmark Insurance Plc generated Gross Premium Income of N3.06 billion for the financial year ended December 31st 2010.The figure represents a 25 per cent improvement over 2009 figure of N2.45 billion.

THE 60-day ultimatum given to Bi-Courtney Highway Services by the Federal Government to embark on immediate palliative and reconstruction works on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, is currently facing strong opposition which may derail the take-off of the project and the realisation of its objective.

Former governor of old Plateau State, Amb Fidelis Tapgun has expressed support for the single six-year tenure being proposed for the president and governors by President Goodluck Jonathan. He, however, challenged those condemning the proposal to come up with alternatives.

About 53,000 houses have been delivered through monies disbursed from the National Housing Fund (NHF) scheme since its establishment in 1992.

NCR Nigeria Plc has announced its readiness to diversify its operations, extending its services to the telecommunication and airline sectors and the general commercial market place.

Chile’s copper output tumbled 8.5 per cent to 426,477 tonnes in June after a contract workers’ strike, heavy rains and power outages hit operations at the world’s top copper producer, the government said.

Former Head of State, Chief Ernest Shonekan, has called for collaboration between the public and private sectors in driving the growth and development of the Nigerian economy.

The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), said despite the impressive growth figures of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) recorded, the impact on private sector performance and welfare of the Nigerian people is not visible.

The general public perception of the Nigerian insurance products has not been sophisticated, difficult to understand, traditional and largely unknown by the potential customers.

WHAT has Western education got to do with killing policemen on the beat or bombing churches and pepper soup joints? They are not true Muslims.

Nigeria’s top nine banks that featured in the Banker’s top global 1000 banks have a combined tier one capital of $11.332 billion.

THE best ploys in defence are to stick to your story and more importantly blame others. President Goodluck Jonathan is applying both in his comments on the proposal to hand the president and governors a six-year tenure. There is a sweetener that will sell the proposal – the legislature will also get a modified tenure.

Dr. Abiye Sekibo, former Minister of Transport and the Action Congress of Nigerian (ACN) governorship candidate in Rivers State in the 2011 polls, in this interview, debunks claims making waves that he was induced by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP- led government in the state to withdraw his case at the Election Petition tribunal. He also stated that his withdrawal was based on technical grounds and frustrations his party received from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). He however stressed that he has no intention of leaving ACN at this critical time but maintains that he will continue to play the role of opposition in Rivers State:

The usefulness of cooperative societies in Nigeria can not be over-emphasised as such societies have led to not only the socio-economic development of their members, but have been instrumental in employment generation for millions of dependants.