The Coordinating Minister for the Economy and Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, who represented President Goodluck Jonathan at the forum called for a halt in illicit funds transfer from Africa.

President Hollande in his address to participants which included several African Presidents and Heads of Government said that all current challenges trying to pull Africa backwards must be stiflly resisted. Consequently, he called for a global push against the Islamists terrorists, Boko Haram, which threatens the security of Nigeria and the West Africa Sub-Region, in order to put it in check.

EDO State chapter of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has accused Edo State Government of raising tension in the state with what it described as “unguarded, careless and reckless statements unbecoming of a government and a governor.”

Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, candidate for Cross River South senatorial district, Chief Gershom Bassey, weekend escaped assassination as gunmen stormed his residence at Asari Eso Layout, Calabar.

Head Coach of the U-23 National Team, Samson Siasia has said though his team won 4-1 against Gabon on Saturday, the squad is still work in progress as he is still trying to get the right players for the each position. Commending the boys for putting up a brave show in their first competitive game, […]

The newly appointed Group Managing Director of Industrial and General Insurance Plc, (IGI), Mr. Rotimi Fashola has said that he has concluded plans to restructure its operations and repositioning the entire organisation for optimum performance for the benefit of its investors and all stakeholders. Fashola disclosed this when the company hosted the February edition of Members Evening of the Nigerian Council of Registered Insurance Brokers (NCRIB) in Lagos.

President Goodluck Jonathan has dismissed the idea of an Interim Government being insinuated by some people saying that such utterances amount to treason.

Afri-Projects Consortium has denied allegations of wrong-doing against it and the defunct Petroleum Trust Fund, PTF. The company described the statement credited to Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, as a smear campaign intended to rubbish the accomplishments of the Petroleum (Special) Trust Fund (PTF) which operated between 1995 and 1999, under which the firm served as Management Consultants.

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The adage “the Customer is king” has never been closer to reality than in today’s marketplace where the consumer does not only exercise choice among competing brand offerings but does define and even dictate the offerings. Today’s consumers want more than the functional satisfaction of a product or an informative and interesting advertisement.

Lafarge Africa Plc has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Shelter Afrique, a pan-African housing and development institution, for the purpose of facilitating access to affordable housing for low income earners in Nigeria. The agreement which will commence with the development of identified sites at the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, will be for an initial period of four years. The development is meant to boost housing stocks for the middle and low-income classes of Nigerians.

Sequel to our exclusive story earlier this month about abandoned oil rigs at the outer Marina in Lagos, Vanguard learnt that the rigs may have been seized by FirstBank of Nigeria Plc for alleged debts of about N25 billion owed by Seawolf Oil Services Limited, owners of the rigs

Effort to attract Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) into the non-oil export sector got a boost as the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) and the Nigerian Investment Promotion Council (NIPC) agreed to deepen their collaboration to promote trade and investments in the sector. The partnership is sequel to the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between both agencies of government. The event was held in the conference room of NIPC Head office, Abuja.

In addition to the quality of any product, it’s never an easy task to produce a clear and effective brand message that will instantly resonate with consumers, especially when the brand promise is emotional and subject to imagination. The television commercial, TVC, currently running on various television channels has already received wide acclaim for its succinct depiction of the Chi Exotic brand with premium and persuasive imagery.

The management of Dangote Group, has said, that its focus now is to develop its multi-billion dollar new businesses to appreciable level this year to meet its completion timelines, as the group is putting in place infrastructure for business projects such as Refinery, gas, fertilizer and rice production.