German Consul General in Lagos, Ingo Herbert is a distinguished diplomat with vast experience in different roles. He has a pragmatic world view which seeks win-win situations in trade and diplomacy. Herbert was confirmed as Consul General in September 2015.

Barely 48 hours after the governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, appeared before the senators last Tuesday, where he painted a gloomy picture of Nigeria’s economy, with inflation and stagnation being experienced simultaneously, the Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, last Thursday appeared before the same Senators.

Fire works on how best to engage a recovery strategy for the economy begins tomorrow at the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, as its Monetary Policy Committee, MPC, appeared stretched into further review of its positions in the light of new developments in the economic and monetary sphere last week. MPC is the highest monetary policy making organ of the CBN while CBN in turn is the economic policy adviser to the federal government. Meanwhile, all financial market segments closed at the weekend on adverse numbers, meaning the markets would be opening tomorrow on gloomy sentiments as MPC members settle down to begin deliberations.

The challenges confronting the Nigerian petroleum industry have started to take its toll on the economy of the country, leading to a massive decline in revenue to the Federation Account.

The global Chief Executive Officer, Unilever Nigeria Plc., Paul Polman in a recently business forum organised by the company and Lagos Business School (LBS) in Lagos, advised business owners, young entrepreneurs and business leaders on how to build sustainable businesses with profit even as they embark on Sustainable Development Goals.

THE naira yesterday suffered heavily at the parallel market depreciating by N7 against the dollar. Vanguard investigation reveals that the parallel market exchange rate rose from N268 per dollar on Tuesday to N375 per dollar at the close of business yesterday.

ZENITH Bank Plc has been rated Nigeria’s most customer-focused bank by KPMG. In the 2016 edition of the annual banking industry Customer Satisfaction Survey recently released, Zenith topped other Nigerian banks in the Customer Satisfaction Index (CSI) with a total of 74.6 points to clinch the prime position in the retail banking category thereby re-enacting the feat it achieved in 2013 and 2014. Guaranty Trust Bank came second with 74.1 points closely followed by Diamond Bank and Stanbic IBTC with 73.5 and 73.1 points respectively.

In today’s world, you do not need a computer to do any bank transactions. You can easily do such transactions via your smartphone. Mobile banking is now trending because of the increased use of smartphones and internet. But, one major concern is the safety of mobile banking. To ensure the safety of your mobile transactions, Jumia Travel portals shares 5 tips.

Abiola Oseni is the CEO of Trisat communications limited, a software development company. Trisat recently launched an online platform, Nortify.com.ng, to provide digital tools to simplify school management through an IT driven comprehensive school management solution. In this interview, he shared insights on Nortify and argued that integrating technology into school administration is critical to the growth and quality of education in Nigeria. Excerpts

Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, IPMAN, has announced the dissolution of its Board of Trustees and the appointment of new members to replace members of the dissolved Board.