Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has called on African leaders to attract more youths and women into agriculture to increase food production

The Nigerian Institute of Management, NIM,has stated that the country’s economic, infrastructural and ethical revolution is being threatened by the current leadership challenges plaguing the country.

Investment is generally challenging and risky. This is more so for beginners with little or no knowledge and expertise when it comes to what to invest in and how to invest. This challenge has kept a lot of people from investing. It has also caused others huge loses.

CROSS River State has in addition to being the preferred tourism destination also become the preferred investment hub in Nigeria with Private investment portfolio currently in excess of 2 billion dollars which have generated employment for hundreds of people in the state, Mr. Gerald Ada, the Special Adviser to Senator Liyel Imoke on Investment Promotion Bureau has said.

Among the stocks that enjoyedinvestors’ patronage last week to emerge in the top ten performing list were Champion Breweries, May & Baker, Presco Plc, Wema Bank, HIS Plc and DN Meyer plc.

Managing Director/CEO,Keystone Bank Plc, has moved for the removal of Nigeria from the list of Non Co-operative Countries (NCCTs) with regard to anti-money laundering compliance.

False reports and errors in financial statements are global problem and they contributed to the global melt down of the capital market. That is why the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) was initiated to stem the tide of such negative reports in the system.

Please I want to commend you for the good work you are doing. I bought shares from former Intercontinental Bank now Access Bank, in 2006 at Aba, Abia State. Sir, I presently work in Abuja and have mailed them concerning my change of address since 2009. Before that time I received my dividend twice, in 2007 and 2008. But up till now I have not received any communication concerning my shares. Please advice my on what to do. (Jane Ego)

THE Federal Operations Unit, Zone A, of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) said it intercepted contraband valued at N153.6m in May.

THE Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Alhaji Ibrahim Lamorde has called on the Nigeria Customs Service,NCS, to establish an integrity unit, noting that it would provide a rallying point for the promotion of transparency and accountability.

The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry, LCCI, has declared that the extreme dependence of government finances and external trade balances on proceeds from the sector exposes the nation to significant risks from oil price and production shocks.

THE Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, has described as untrue the statement by Globalscan boss, Mr Udechukwu that Nigeria risked the outbreak of cancer in the country’s ports and borders if scanners were handled by untrained and inexperienced Customs Service operatives.

For his commitment in taking the Nigeria Customs Service to the next level, the Comptroller General, Alhaji Dikko Inde Abdullahi, CFR, was recently given an award by the Bulgaria Alumni Association. He has also won several other awards both in Nigeria and abroad.

COMPTROLLER General of Nigeria Customs Service, Alhaji Dikko Inde Abdullahi has disclosed that plans have been concluded for a joint anti-corruption campaign with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to sustain the war against economic saboteurs.

THE Federal government cannot finance the infrastructure needed to boost the economy by spending N4.99 trillion without leveraging the capital market, Director General, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Ms Arunma Oteh has said.