Thatcher’s radical policies, successfully adapted across the US, Europe and large parts of Asia, sparked off a new world order and confirmed the evolution of global economic powerhouses. For a uniquely placed country like Nigeria, blessed with resources but hexed with endemic problems, these events hold tremendous relevance and opportunity. They are also crucial to Nigeria making progress towards the United Nation’s Millennium Development Goals of eradicating hunger and poverty and improving environmental sustainability, among others.

Officials of the Cooperative Society of the office of the Head of Civil Service of the Federation have accused its President of mismanagement and misappropriation of fund. Financial Vanguard investigations revealed that over 1,600 members of the Head of Service Cooperative Society are calling for the intervention of anti-graft authorities to investigate the refusal of the President to relinquish his position 22 months after he retired from the Service.

“I just have this love for real estate. When I realised that Nigeria is lacking in the area of accommodation, housing estates to be precise, I decided to go into the real estate sector. Again, I have been a lover of real estate/property because as far back as 1980; I joined my mother in her real estate business. She is very passionate about the business. You see, my mother is Yoruba, from Lagos royal family so we have so many family lands that we had to sell and being the first child, I always went everywhere with her to the extent that people called meMummy’s husband.

The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN has ordered bureaux de change (BDCs) to close all branches within 90 days, saying branch operations is no longer allowed in the subsector. This directive was contained in the revised guidelines for BDCs released on Friday by the apex bank. According to the guidelines, issued via a circular titled: ‘Revised Operational Guidelines for Bureaux De Change in Nigeria’, “Bureau De Change is Licenced as a unit institution.

Access bank Plc has led the call for Nigeria to adopt innovative approaches in its bid to transform its leadership for a better, prosperous society. The Chief Executive Officer/Group Managing Director, Access Bank, Herbert Wigwe made the call while speaking at the 2nd Access leadership conference held in Lagos. According to Wigwe, the question around leadership and innovation is perhaps more pertinent in Nigeria today that just had a successful transition into a new leadership.