Executives of the Association of Stockbroking Houses of Nigeria paid a courtesy visit to newly elected President of the Nigerian Stock Exchange [NSE], Alhaji Aliko Dangote, where they offered resolute support to his presidency of the Exchange.

GOVERNOR Ikedi Ohakim of Imo has called on commercial banks to relax their agricultural loan conditions to enable more farmers benefit from the federal government’s N200 billion Agricultural Intervention Fund. Ohakim, who made the call in Owerri on Saturday at a forum organised for farmers in the state, said unless the conditions were relaxed, most small-scale farmers would not access the fund.

ORGANISED Labour in the nation’s textile industry, has warned that despite government efforts at raising the textile industry revival fund from N70 billion to N100 billion or even N500 billion, there cannot be real industrial revival if the issues of power and smuggling are not urgently addressed..

IN every negative situation, there is always something positive to gain from it. Climate change, which usually refers to changes in modern climate, has become a very big issue with world governments, especially in the developed world.

LAGOS State government in its quest to bring development to the door steps of the people and free some part of the state for further development has introduced some local taxes. One of these taxes is the consumption tax which is aimed at replacing the earlier sales tax which has become a subject of litigation.