The Managing Director/CEO of Fidelity Bank Plc, Mr. Nnamdi Okonwo, has said that the vision of diversifying the nation’s revenue base in view of the slump in international oil prices will not materialise unless the Small and Medium Enterprises, SMEs, are strengthened to fulfill their role as drivers of the economy.

LAGOS—WORKERS of Nigerian Railway Corporation, NRC, have petitioned President Muhammadu Buhari, over unpaid monetisation benefits since the policy was introduced by the federal government in 2005.

Although the administration of Governor Akinwunmi Ambode is a year and half in office, it has just started unravelling what it has in stock for Lagosians.

Sergio Aguero has admitted even a top level display from Manchester City may not be enough to stop Lionel Messi.

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has appealed to commentators and analysts to refrain from making statements that could jeopardize the release of the remaining Chibok girls still in captivity.

The ancient city of Ile Ife was agog, yesterday, as the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, performed for the first time the symbolic trip from Ile Oodua, his palace to Oke Mogun shrine, to mark this year’s Olojo Festival.

Gain recorded by two oil and gas firms, Seplat Petroleum Development Company Plc and Caverton Offshore Support Group Plc last week resulted in N9 billion increase in investors’ wealth.

Adeosun: At the various meetings the outlook that was presented was that the global economy will remain subdued and that it has some implications for us in Africa generally but in Nigeria specifically. There is therefore the need to apply the full combination of monetary, fiscal and structural tools to ensure that we are able to return to growth.

Analysts’ have come to realise that entrepreneurs are the backbone of modern economies. It is their important contributions that help society grow as a whole. One of the reasons the United States is such a dynamic, innovative, and prosperous nation is because of the numerous business entrepreneurs that take their ideas to the next level regardless of the risks involved. Entrepreneurs create jobs and innovate and grow the economy.

THAT things are no longer at ease with Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu inside the All Progressives Congress, APC, of which he is touted as the “National Leader”, is beyond dispute. His recent call on his former protégé within the APC coalition, Chief John Oyegun, to resign as the National Chairman of the party ended all speculations as to the current state of the relationship between him and President Muhammadu Buhari.

OLYMPIC star Tyson Gay’s teenage daughter has been shot dead at a restaurant after being caught in the crossfire of a suspected gang attack.

There is strong indication that the European Union will after October 2016, terminate the Temporary Free Market Access it granted Nigeria and other ECOWAS member States to export their products to the Union. This is because of Nigeria’s failure to sign the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)/European Union (EU) Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) over the past six years.

FBNInsurance Limited and FBN General Insurance have highlighted some array of products to meet the diverse insurance needs of the general public.

Microfinance Banks (MfBs) across the country have accessed only N5.8 billion out of the N140 billion available for them from the N220 billion Micro Small and Medium Enterprises Development Fund (MSMEDF).

FOLLOWING what has been perceived as frosty relations between President Muhammadu Buhari and the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, urgent steps are being taken to reconcile the duo before more damage is done to the well-being of the party.