AXA has been adjudged the number one global insurance brand for the 9th consecutive year. The ranking was according to Interbrand Best Global Brands 2017.

Former Arsenal great, Ray Parlour believes Nigerian midfielder, Alex Iwobi can become one of the best in the world if he adds more goals to his game.

We are happy that domestic retail investors are returning. This is because of what we see in the economy now. The government has shown that it has become more committed in improving the economy through the ease of doing business policy that they just put in place. Also, we have seen the recent improvement in liquidity via-a-viz the continuous reduction in inflationary pressure and monetary policy improvement. So, we are very glad when all these things are happening.

The argument that some NGOs fund terrorism is nothing but an illusion

THE Corporate Affairs Commission, CAC, says it has made provisions for foreign investors planning to invest in Nigeria to register their companies from UK, USA and China without coming into the country.

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has sued the Federal Government over its “failure to stop former governors and now serving senators and ministers from receiving double pay and life pensions, and failure to seek recovery of over N40 billion of public funds unduly received by these public officers.”

The International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) Road Race Bronze Label to Access Bank Lagos City Marathon makes the Lagos marathon the first full marathon in West Africa to get an IAAF label.

THE occasion of the 57th anniversary of national independence should give us a cause for deep reflection and critical thinking without necessarily taking anything away from the celebration. 

THE Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria, CIBN, has certified and granted full accreditation status to the Keystone Bank Training Academy in Lagos, in recognition of its compliance with regulatory standards and best practices. The certification came at the end of a recent evaluation exercise carried out by the CIBN which is the sole accreditation agency under the Competency Framework for the country’s Banking and Finance Industry put in place by the Central Bank of Nigeria

Osogbo—Osun State is said to be on the track of becoming a world class tourists destination with the state government’s determination to reposition tourism in the state and the cooperation with Oyotunji African Village, Sheldon, South Carolina, USA in culture and heritage tourism.

Vertical Capital Management Limited has disclosed that the foreign inflows gained traction in the month of August, 2017.

The Federal Government’s target of wooing retail and high net worth investors in the Nigerian capital market, using the savings bond to finance the budget deficit may seem not to be materialising as the appetite for investment in the savings bond continue to diminish with the value of the bond subscription for  seven months period accounting insignificantly to the stock market capitalisation (market value).

The interbank money market is expected to experience intense scarcity of funds this week following the liquidity mop up of N422 billion by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) last week.

ASABA—AHEAD of the Delta State Local Government elections slated for January 6, 2018, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has pegged chairmanship and councillorship nomination forms at N1 million and N200,000 respectively.

Following the devastation of farmlands in Ndokwa East Local Government Area of Delta State by suspected armed Fulani herdsmen, farmers in the area have recorded poor harvest and sharp decline in revenue from their farm produce.