PDP to Amosun: We ‘re getting stronger
Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Ogun State has tackled Governor Ibikunle Amosun over his comment on the state of the PDP, saying that contrary to the governor's insinuation, the party was not dead but waxing stronger.
NSE raises N195.36bn from new issues in 2012
A total of N195.36 billion was raised from new issues on the Nigerian Stock Exchange, NSE during the year ended 31st December, 2012, translating into a two-year total of N2 trillion in the value of capital raised on the Exchange.
Bank of Agric sets aside N25bn for farmers in 2 years
The Bank of Agriculture has set aside N25 billion to fund farmers and other operators in the agri-business sub-sector in the next two years.
Achebe: Nigerians to hold memorial service in London, May 18
LAGOS — NIGERIANS in the United Kingdom, will hold a memorial service and cultural reception for late literary icon, Professor Chinua Achebe on May 18 in London as part of global farewell activities for the literary legend.
Will Nigeria fail again in 2030 to reduce extreme poverty?
At the end of the 2013 Spring Meetings of World Bank Group/IMF, world financial leaders avowed to two specific global agenda. First, a historic opportunity to end extreme poverty within a generation, the global target of reducing extreme poverty rate, the number of people living on less than $1.25 a day to three per cent by 2030.
Sterling Bank gets shareholders nod to raise N56.2bn
Shareholders of Sterling Bank Plc, at the 51 annual general meeting in Lagos, authorised the Board and management of the bank to raise fresh capital amounting to N56.2 billion from the capital market.
