Special Adviser on National Assembly Matters to President Goodluck Jonathan, Senator Makanjuola Ajadi, weekend said the adoption of President Goodluck Jonathan as the sole candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the 2015 presidential election, was the best thing to happen to Nigeria as a country.

ABEOKUTA — The Emir of Kano, Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, yesterday, called for good governance and peace in the country.

The Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry announced that Ethiopia, Ghana, Rwanda and Senegal Heads of State, as well as several ministers and dignitaries have confirmed their presence at the 2nd Africa Global Business Forum, due to take place in Dubai in October.

A POLITICAL bigwig in Rivers State, Dr. Pax Harry, has warned against attempts by any of the political parties to tamper with the existing political formula that rotates its governorship between the upland and riverine parts of the state.

AS schools are officially scheduled to resume nationwide today, we hasten to draw attention to an obnoxious policy that, if not immediately addressed, could do irreparable harm not only to the educational system but to the knowledge industry as a whole.

The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN has made available the sum of N2billion to be accessed by small scale entrepreneurs in Benue state, under the Micro, Small and Medium Scale Enterprises, MSMSEs, development scheme.

OSUN State chapter of All Progressives Congress, APC and Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, weekend, traded words over alleged plan to cause mayhem and make the state ungovernable.

There are indications that some banks are not making adequate provisions for bad and doubtful loans in their books as mandated by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN.

Incidentally, the expression “court jester” has no relationship with a court of law. Rather it is a term used in the Middle Ages to describe a professional CLOWN (capitals mine ) employed to entertain kings and queens and noble men…..

TWO members of a notorious robbery/kidnap gang on the wanted list of Enugu State police command for allegedly terrorizing residents of Trans-Ekulu and its environs have been killed, following a fierce gun battle with the police team.

Unless there is a sudden change of plan, the much expected report of the Federal Fire Service (FFS) on the fire incident that ravaged the accounts section and the office of the general secretary last month will be out this week.

Starting your own business can yield amazing rewards but at the same time it’s a pretty big risk. One of the biggest reasons why people fail is they enter into a business and doesn’t have profitable market.

The Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Stock Exchange, NSE, Mr. Oscar Onyema, has said that high number of fringe players among stockbroking firms in Nigeria has continually rendered the brokerage firms unattractive for foreign partnership.

One of the candidates in the September 30 NFF elections, Amanze Uchegbulam has challenged delegates to the forthcoming elective congress to eschew sentiments and elect the best leaders for Nigerian football as that was the only pointer to the growth of the game in the country.

 By OMOH GABRIEL Signals emerging from the global economy can best be described as complex considering the trends in macroeconomic and socio-political sphere. As of now, the international financial market has not fully recovered from the 2008 financial crisis. Economies are still weighed down by the aftermath of the crisis. The global oil market on […]