Tobacco, a predominantly natural herb warmed its way into the hearts of many consumers across the world because of its place in the gregarious nature of man. The herb is consumed mostly as cigarette and snuff in the present generation. However, it has come under severe and increasing regulatory scrutiny recently.

In furtherance of effort to boost trade relation between Nigeria and Caribbean countries, Courteville Business Solution, CBS, an ICT/computer-based listed entity on the Nigerian Stock Exchange, NSE, will represent Nigeria in a business symposium aimed at forging closer business ties between both countries.

Skye Bank Plc has said that 20 percent of Nigeria’s population is employed by the Small and Medium Scale Enterprises, SMEs, as the sector remains the engine for economic development of any economy.

Do you still remember a particularly awful service experience you had in the hands of a certain organization some 10 or 15 years ago? If you do, your memory can favourably compare with that of an elephant. I understand that elephants hardly forget anything. In fact, as they grow older (especially the female) their memory gets better and becomes more useful for adaptation to the environment. Well, some customers are like that.

Berger Paints Nigeria Plc has pledged to enhance shareholders’ value as it commenced fresh capital injection in a bid to reposition the company.

The Federal Government is to collaborate with the World Economic Forum (WEF) to address Nigeria’s infrastructural challenges. This is contained in a statement issued on Friday in Abuja by the Head of Information Unit of the National Planning Commission (NPC), Mr Salisu Haiba. The statement said the National Planning Minister, Dr Shamsuddeen Usman, disclosed this at a pre-planning meeting for a proposed collaborative round table on “Infrastructural Development and Public-private Partnership in Nigeria”.

The Comptroller – General of Nigeria Customs Services (NCS) Dikko Inde Abdullahi has explained why he ordered the closure of the two cargo warehouses operated by the Skyway Aviation Handling Company Limited, SAHCOL, and the Nigeria Aviation Handling Company, NAHCo, Plc at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, MMIA, Lagos.

The Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Stock Exchange, NSE, Mr. Oscar Onyema, has called for collaborative effort towards integration of stock exchanges within the West African sub-region, saying that it will engender significant growth in the markets.

Football will not seize to amaze me. Some call it the beautiful game. Others believe it is a “wicked game” like death, football has a mind of its own, it is no respecter of persons, class or pedigree.

AS the November 2013 local government election approaches in Enugu State, over 500 youths of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Enugu North senatorial district, yesterday, took to the streets of Nsukka, to protest imposition of candidates.

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Wema Bank Plc has debunked allegation that it has been taken over by Asset Management Company of Nigeria (AMCON).

FORMER National Secretary of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and National Secretary of the new Peoples Democratic Party,“nPDP, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola, yesterday, explained why he parted way with National Chairman of PDP, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, to team up with Alhaji Kawu Baraje.

Nigerian secondary schools will soon get course books for the teaching of insurance as a subject, as the governing Council of the Chartered Insurance Institute of Nigeria, CIIN, is putting modalities in place to realise this.

Builders under the aegis of the Nigerian Institute of Building (NIOB) have called for a review of the building approval process to include provision of builders’ documents, noting that such will help curb the menace of building collapse in the country.