No To Police Brutality
JUSTICE U. P. Kekemeke of an Abuja High Court last week delivered a judgment that should halt security agencies that make brutalising people their duty.
JP Clark tasks govt on flood victims’ rehabilitation
WARRI—RENOWNED Poet, Prof JP Clark has asked government at all levels to ensure that relief materials get to victims of the raging flood disaster in the country, lamenting that so far, the response has been slow.
IFC disburses $13 million microfinance loans in 2012
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) through its inclusive business clients has disbursed over $13 million microfinance loans to farmers, students, micro-entrepreneurs, among others.
Power sector privatisation to increase stock market depth, capitalisation
The ongoing privatisation of the power sector is expected to yield fruitful result in the stock market and the economy in general if the companies are made to list on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE).
Oil price benchmark: Okonjo-Iweala begs N-Assembly to approve $75
The Coordinating Minister for the Economy and Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has urged the National Assembly to see reason with the executive and allow the $75 per barrel of crude oil benchmark stand rather than increasing it to $80 as suggested by some legislators.
Equities’ value appreciates by N276bn
An upward trend was recorded in transactions on the Nigerian Stock Exchange, NSE, last week, as the value of listed equities, represented by the market capitalization, appreciated by N275.586 billion.
