Africa needs $200bn yearly energy investment — IPPG
•Africa Energy Bank to start operations in October — Farouk By Udeme Akpan Africa needs more than $200 billion annually in energy investment by 2030 to develop oil and gas, expand electricity generation and distribution, and grow clean energy, Chairman of the Independent Petroleum Producers Group (IPPG), Adegbite Falade, has said. Falade, who spoke yesterday at […]
Investors lose N138bn on NSE
By Michael Eboh & Chinedu Ibeabuchi THERE was reversal of  fortunes in the Nigerian capital market last week, as investors lost N138.3 billion on their investment in the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE).
Standard Chartered Bank seeks closer ties with SMEs
IN its determined effort to spur the growth of the Nigerian economy , Standard Chartered Bank has indicated interest to partner with the Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to make them vibrant and competitive in the international market.
Intercontinental Bank: Harnessing decades of customer loyalty to consolidate growth
One of the highlights of the Structural Adjustment Programme (SAP) was the liberalisation of the banking sector which occasioned the emergence of new banks and an upsurge in the number of banks in the country.
SON awards Oando Gas & Power ISO 2000 certification
By Yemie Adeoye OANDO Gas & Power,   pioneer of natural gas piping and distribution to industrial end- users and a subsidiary of Oando Plc announced that it had received the endorsement of the International Standard Organization (ISO) for its world class operations and service delivery with the award of the prestigious ISO 9001:2000 certification.
I am the Chairman of Miners Association of Nigeria, not Ekozin – Ojo
By Luka Binniyat AFTER finishing from  the College of Medicine Ibadan, in 1999, Dr. Kola Ojo decided to go into mining in the year 2000. He pitched his tenth in the city of Jos, Plateau State and started with a mineral called tantalite, and later progressed to mine gemstones. He invested heavily in gemstones, setting […]
