The Nigerian consumer market is growing on all fronts and this is a pointer that it cannot continue to be business as usual. Brand handlers who understand this are thinking outside the box to create strategies for a deepened consumer affinity that will guarantee market share, profitability and brand loyalty.

Gunmen suspected to be Boko Haram sect members yesterday went on rampage in Gujba community, Yobe state where they opened fire on the students

Former Speaker of Taraba State House of Assembly, Isa Ajiya, has described as false and reprehensible allegations that the acting governor of the state, bribed lawmakers to get letter of resumption of his boss rejected, threatening legal action if the allegation was not withdrawn.

Daring
A successful business man has a mindset that is willing to take risks and tread on places people would not ordinarily want to tread. He would not chicken out at the slightest threat, so if you intend to start and own your business, you must have a die-hard mentality, otherwise you would quit before you even get started. It is also very important to consider the risks involved and your ability to handle them properly, since every business involves risks. Most business people are very comfortable with modest risk but quite uncomfortable with big risks. Although they are unwilling to gamble on long shots, they are more willing to take chances if their individual skills can affect the probability of success. Then will they have the courage to step out into the unknown and pursue their personal dreams.

Mr. Femi Adeoya is the Chief Executive Officer of Skytrend Consulting Limited, an accounting and business development outfit based in Lagos. Armed with a first degree in Accountancy from the University of Ado-Ekiti in 2000, he did his compulsory one year national youth service in Anambra State where he taught accounting, mathematics and economics in […]

THE candidates of the various political parties for the November 16 election have rolled out their campaign teams which are now working hard to sell their governorship hopefuls.

Nordstrom. That name definitely rings a bell. It could aptly serve as a synonym for service. Nordstrom – the US-based speciality retailer – has carved a comfortable niche for itself as a paragon of service in the minds of its teeming customers – and even non-customers. Its legendary service is such that competitors seek to emulate it, while organisations in different industries hold it up as a standard for excellence in customer service. It’s not unusual for organisations in different sectors to aspire to be the “Nordstrom” of their industry. That’s the enchanting mystique of being an icon for service excellence. (You may wonder: which companies are service icons in Nigeria?)

Dr Junaidu Mohammed is a Mallam Aminu Kano disciple gone bad. The revered leader of the Northern Elements’ Progressive Union, NEPU, and Peoples Redemption Party, PRP, espoused nationalist ideals in his lifetime.

When in 2004, the CBN asked Nigerian banks to put in place a management succession plan, many banks did not take it seriously. Zenith Bank in its usual proactive approach to banking put in place a team of high caliber managers. One of the managers is Godwin Emefiele who took over from the pioneer Managing Director, Mr Jim Ovia an acclaimed banker.

Delta State Government, weekend, embarked on the demolition of illegal structures in Agbor metropolis, in Ika South and Ika North-East Local Government Areas of the state.

Ekiti State Police Command, weekend, said it had not banned political rallies by politicians, saying, however, it frowned at procession that contradicted provision of Electoral Act 2011, as amended which “stipulates 90 days to an election for holding of campaign rallies.”

President Goodluck Jonathan on Sunday advocated a review of labour laws to curtail the excesses of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and other labour unions.

The US government was on the brink of shutting down Sunday after the House of Representatives approved a Republican bill seeking to delay President Barack Obama’s health care law.

The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, said, weekend, that the recent $3,000 and $4,000 general charges introduced for non-scheduled commercial operators take the place of landing, parking, en route navigational charges and passenger service charge, PSC.

National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, weekend, intercepted 158 cartons of fake Tramadol capsules, a semi-synthetic opiod analgesic for the management of pain.