The Deputy Governor, Financial Stability System of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Dr Kingsley Moghalu, has said that continuous strengthening of regulation in the banking sector, as well as various reforms in the sector have helped to improve the financial system and the entire economy.

The real estate sector recorded a growth of 10.88 percent in the second quarter of 2013, which is a slight increase over the 10.06 percent growth recorded in the first quarter of the year.

Governorship candidate of Labour Party, LP, in Anambra State, Dr. Ifeanyi Ubah, weekend, dismissed insinuations that the people of Anambra North senatorial zone would not support his candidature, having produced the governor of the state since the state was created.

Euro Global Foods and Distilleries Limited has urged companies in the beverage sector of the Nigeria economy to source their raw materials locally, saying this will help grow the economy and ensure the companies compete effectively with their peers in the international market.

Director-General of the International Air Transport Association (IATA), Mr. Tony Tyler has advised governments in Africa to ensure that African airlines are all enlisted in the IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) before the year 2015.

The succession crisis rocking the oil rich coastal town of Agrisaba in Nembe Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, has taken a new twist following the alleged invasion and attack on the palace of the Regent, Chief Sampson Awudul, by armed youths from outside the community.

Peace has always been a much sought-after phenomenon by every living creature. The subject and search for true and lasting peace is one that has transcended every bound, and extended to every human endeavour and concern. Simple as the concept may sound, the exigencies and the mode of life in the modern and civilized world of today make such a search a precarious one, coming only at the behest of concerted physical, emotional, spiritual and psychological effort.

There were indications last night that the peace talks slated for October 7, 2013 between the Presidency and the leadership of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, on one hand and the protagonists of the breakaway faction, might not hold after all.

Poor service in Nigeria is like the weather.
Everybody talks about it, but nobody seems to do anything about it. Wherever you turn, you will hear someone complaining about poor service by public servants, telecom companies, IT firms, universities or hospitals. What of banks? Almost everybody has one negative thing or the other to say about the banks, their tellers or ATMs.

Women groups in Imo State have called on the Lawmakers not to repeal the Violence Against Persons Prohibition, VAPP, law signed by Governor Rochas Okorocha in May this year.