Low interest rate regime and long term funds are critical to development of the real sector and realisation of the vision 2020.

As the Roman Historian, Plutarch (AD 46-120?) had noted “The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled.” Given their corrupt and greedy lifestyles Nigeria’s leaders do not seem to care about integrity or moral values. They are good at predicting the future without creating it. As Peter Drucker has observed “If you want to predict the future, create it.”

Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Mr Tunde Lemo, in this interview, speaks on the performance of the economy, the exchange rate in the last two years and Asset Management Company of Nigeria, AMCON.

There have been developmental initiatives across various sectors and tiers of government, to address the problem of youth unemployment in the country. However, these efforts have made little or no impact considering the enormity of the problem. Most of the initiatives fall short in terms of scope and scale.Today, the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) is probably the only government institution that has presence (infrastructure and personnel) in all the 774 local government Areas (LGAs) of the country, putting it in a position to be reckoned with, in ensuring youth empowerment.

Long truck queues may resurface at the scanning sites in Apapa ports as the management of APM Terminals Apapa Limited, the concessionaire handling Apapa terminals, has threatened to withdraw scanning logistics at the ports, stressing that it may be forced to review the voluntary logistics support it is providing to port users in getting their containers scanned.

Deepankar Rustag is Managing Director, VConnect Global Services, a local search engine that provides information of product services and business. In this interview, he says the success of small and medium scale enterprises in Nigeria requires collaborative support of government and local banks.

US President Barack Obama urged Africans on Saturday to ask more questions about lop-sided deals with some foreign investors, while dismissing talk of a Chinese and US scramble for influence on the continent.

President Goodluck Jonathan’s gigantic steps to improving agriculture in the country are getting a boost with the recent establishment of an Agricultural International Market in Enugu State. The market which is a sole venture from a reputable industrial outfit based in Lagos, Eugene-Rose, will surely break the much needed barrier in the growth of commerce and industry in the south eastern part of Nigeria.

Bharti Airtel, a global telecommunications company with operations in 20 countries across Asia and Africa, is emerging as one of the most preferred financial services providers in the Democratic Republic of Congo, helping to further widen  the country’s financial sector.

Businessmen, captains of industries, international investors, financial advisors, heads of government parastatals will today gather in the UK for a two-day summit on exploring business opportunities in Nigeria.

Nigerian banks have been given till October 25 to register with the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in compliance with the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) requirement.

WHEN countries in Europe and America screamed out of fright about a global food crisis, not many in Nigeria were alarmed.

Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited, SPDC, yesterday, blamed the crisis currently rocking Lonestar Drilling Nigeria Limited for its inability to liquidate its US$20 million (N3.2 billion) indebtedness to the firm.

STOCKBROKERS and shareholders in the Nigerian capital market have been encouraged to maintain the current tempo in the stock market as bulls continue to overwhelm the bears in the equities market.

GOVERNOR Saidu Dakingari of Kebbi said during the week that the state government had spent N1.4 billion on the purchase of 11,550 tonnes of fertiliser.