As a fallout of a two day intensive boot camp session, the 1, 000 Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurs, representing 51 African countries from the Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Programme (TEEP) Class of 2015, emerging African entrepreneurs recount experience:

Ado ekiti—Ekiti State Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has alleged that a letter to stop the Federal Government from refunding money it owed the state on projects has been written by the All Progressives Congress, APC.

Dr. Nicholas Okoye is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Anabel Group. Anabel Leadership Academy is a catalyst for youth empowerment. He spoke on how the Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers, CIS can create employment for teeming youths and how government can create jobs through entrepreneurship amongst other things.

Since the National Automotive Industry Plan (NAIDP) was announced by the Federal Government in October 2013, the Nigerian automotive industry has witnessed serious interest from global and local automobile brands in setting up and doing business in a very promising sector and this has been a welcome development, but my premise has yet remained that – the Nigeria automotive industry should begin to look beyond assemblage to primary production, manufacturing and exportation because we are still trailing behind in consideration of our production capacity, availability of raw materials, political will, technological know-how and market power.

Omu-Aran (Kwara)—Four members of a suspected kidnap gang that had been terrorising residents of Omu-Aran, Kwara State, and its environs have been arrested by the police.

By PAUL BASSEY Four years ago, in a piece entitled “ One visa denial too many”, I wrote “ From September 1-11 2011 in Ravenna Italy, Nigerians sat through a harrowing experience as their decimated beach soccer team, faced a herculean task in the 5th  FIFA beach Soccer competition. “Vice champions of Africa, Nigeria competed […]

Akure—POLICE authorities in Ondo State have declared a fake micro-finance bank operator, identified as Segun Akindele, wanted for swindling hundreds of people at Ikare-Akoko to the tune of several millions of naira.

Akure—THREE students of a polytechnic in Ondo State and five others have been arrested for alleged robbery and cult activities.

THE election of Senator Busola Saraki as Senate President of the 8th Senate and Yakubu Dogara as Speaker Representatives with their respective deputies teaches memorable lessons.

There is the likelihood that between 100 and 150 stock broking firms are likely to meet the recapitalisation requirement in the Nigerian capital market, a capital market operator , who preferred to remain anonymous has said.

This subject matter has been on the policy agenda since the General Olusegun Obasanjo’s administration, and is still a major decision point for the new General Mohammadu Buhari’s administration. I have noticed that some commentators on this issue mistake deregulation of fuels prices with the deregulation of the entire downstream petroleum sector (which comprises of refining, supply and distribution, supply and distribution infrastructure such as pipelines, depots, terminals, etc, and finally retail fuel stations).

The recent controversy over dividend paid by the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Company, NLNG, portrayed Nigerian politicians as neophytes who do not fit well into civilized political culture. In the wake of the controversy, each side of the divide — PDP and APC — sought to outdo each other by a holier-than-thou attitude. In a cultured and disciplined society, Nigerians should have seen beyond these smart alecs who parade themselves as political leaders.

Over 70 Fulani mercenaries, yesterday, invaded Kofar Gwari in Kokona Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, killed two sons of the traditional ruler of the community and that of Sabo Gida and injured two, including a drug seller.

Apparently basking in the euphoria of the accolade that greeted the appointment of former national team captain, Sunday Oliseh as the Chief Coach of the Super Eagles, Chairman of the Technical Committee of the Nigeria Football Federation, Chief Felix Ayansi-Agwu says the country will win laurels with the new gaffer.

Google Inc.’s stock closed at a record $699.62 on Friday, delivering $66.9 billion to investors in one day – a record for Wall Street.