The difference lies in the presence of a critical mass of entrepreneurs that triggers an entrepreneurial revolution with all its multiplier effect. It is this entrepreneurial spirit that is empowering China, India, along with Russia and the former Soviet satellite countries in Eastern Europe and the Baltic States, to rise above the gravity of years of underemployment.

The Nigeria banking industry is set to enter another era with the appointment of new chief executives by four banks. The banks are Access Bank Plc, Fidelity Bank Plc, Zenith Bank Plc and Skye Bank Plc.

JUST before I picked my pen to write a piece about the recent blast in Abuja, I was greeted with the news that about the 100 or 200 school girls had been abducted in a village in Borno State. It is quite unfortunate that Nigeria’s situation has got to this alarming level where virtually all aspects of life are calling for urgent attention. Nonetheless, the issue of insecurity is the most important as you can seek employment, good roads, electricity and other basic amenities of life, only if you are alive and well. In this vein, my heart goes out to all the victims of the insurgency and their families and I pray that God should bring an end to these inhuman activities.

Ado-Ekiti—EKITI State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has described as unfortunate, comments attributed to Vice President Namadi Sambo that the state is a war front.

BENIN—CRISIS has en-gulfed the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Etsako federal constituency, made up of Etsako West, Etsako Central and Etsako East Local Government Areas of Edo State, with a call by aggrieved party leaders in the area on Governor Adams Oshiomhole to cancel the outcome of the recent congresses within 14 days or they would be forced to defect to other political parties.

Leader of Niger Delta Peoples Volunteer Force, Alhaji Asari Dokubo, has described Boko Haram as a political movement set up to cow Christians in the North against voting for President Goodluck Jonathan in the 2015 general elections.

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has created a N1 billion fund to support climate change projects in African countries.

IN its bid to stamp out illegal bunkering from the Niger Delta region, the Joint Military Task Force, JTF, has set a Mitsubishi Gallant saloon car, loaded with substance suspected to be locally refined petroleum product ablaze and apprehended two persons for allegedly indulging in illegal oil bunkering.

What is your reaction to Governor Nyako’s assertion that the Federal Government is culpable over the spate of crisis in the North?

Ado-Ekiti—Teachers in Ekiti state have been assured that their glory allegedly trampled on by the Ekiti State All Progressives Congress, APC-led government will be restored.

ABEOKUTA – A first class Oba in Ogun State, the Olubara of Ibara, Oba Jacobs Omolade has said his people will support the second term bid of the state governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun on conditions that he grants their requests.

LAGOS — Spokesman for the northern delegation to the ongoing National Conference, Mr. Anthony Sani, has charged political stakeholders not to input politics into the security challenges facing the country.

Senator Ike Ekweremadu, the deputy president of the Senate, last Monday, delivered a lecture entitled “Constitution review in an emerging democracy” to the faculty and staff of the John Hopkins University, Washington D.C., USA. Following the lecture, Ekweremadu also held talks with U.S specialists on Africa and addressed members of the Nigerian community who came from far and near within the United States to share views on Nigeria with him. At the end of the engagements, Ekweremadu spoke on his observations in an interview.

Applicable tax law : Withholding Tax (WHT) is not a distinct tax type and therefore has no legislation of its own. It is only a mechanism for the collection of other taxes. Consequently, its application is provided for in the enabling law of other tax types i.e. Section 81 of Company Income Tax Act, Section 54 of Petroleum Profit Tax Act, Section 73 of Personal Income Tax Act and Section 13 of Value Added Tax Act

The Nigerian Stock Exchange, NSE has assured the Federal Government of its commitment to developing the tourism sector, just as the sub sector accounts for N32 billion of the total value of securities listed on the exchange.