The use of microfinance to enhance income generating opportunities of the ‘active poor’ has become a popular tool for governmental and NGOs institutions in raising the standards of living in developing countries.

Members of Association of Nigeria License Customs Agents, ANLCA, and I-Cube West African Company are at daggers drawn over the access gate to Murtala Muhammed International Airport Lagos.

Every product has its Unique Selling Proposition (USP), if companies identify it, the market is theirs, but if not, they continue to play from the indepth background.

Property developers in Lagos State, under the aegis of the Association of Real Estate Developers of Lagos State (AREDOLS), have pledged to work towards a safer housing development practice in the state.

Mouka Foam Nigeria Limited said is set to expand its brand profile with the unveiling of its online payment platform.
With this development, Mouka Foam becomes the first company within the Nigerian polyurethane industry to accept payment online.

Aero, Nigeria’s e-airline is making an unbelievable offer of 0.00 naira exclusive of taxes on all domestic destinations in over 300 flights to mark the golden jubilee of Nigeria’s Independence.

Unity Bank Plc has revealed that its gross earnings grew to N46 billion at the year ended December 2009. The revelation was contained in the Group Managing Director’s review presented at the bank’s 4th Annual General Meeting (AGM) which held yesterday at the Nicon Luxury Hotel, Abuja.

Afribank Nigeria Plc, a foremost bank in Nigeria, donated an ambulance to the Nigerian Red Cross Society (NRCS) during the NRCS/JOS/HAITI Appeal Fund raising ceremony at the International Conference Centre, Abuja, yesterday.

Minister of Aviation Mrs Fidelia Njeze will attend the 16th edition of the annual Aviation and Allied Business Leadership Conference which is scheduled to hold in Gaborone, from August 29 to 31 at the serene Gaborone International Convention Centre Grand Palm Resort Gaborone, Botswana.

Mr Adegboyega Adepegba, the Director-General, Chartered Insurance Institute of Nigeria (CIIN), on Wednesday said that the institute had produced about 2,000 associates members in the last 18 years.Adepegba said in Lagos that the figures were for those who obtained the institute’s associate certificate before the introduction of its new syllabus in 2008.

The Aeronautical Information Association of Nigeria, AISAN, has urged the Inspector General of Police, Mr Ogbonna Onovo, to call to order a police pilot who arrested one of its members for cautioning him against incorrect routing plan from Lagos to Abuja.

Operators and stakeholders in the nation’s capital market have tasked the interim administrator of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), Mr. Emmanuel Ikazoboh to ensure a transparent conclusion of the appointment of a substantive Director General who should be a qualified stockbroker with vast knowledge and dynamics in securities market.

Democracy is popularly defined as a system of government designed by the people for the people. The adoption of this style as best practice of governance by several nation states is supported by the far reaching economic and social progress made by those countries with strong democratic principles and structures.

MTN Communications said it will continue to thrill its customers when it unveiled yet a new set of value adding propositions; MTN Funlink, Smartlink Prolink, Bizlink and Happilink these product bundles, the company says will ensure that its customers enjoy more call time at highly reduced costs across its market segments.

Nigerian Breweries Plc, brewers of Gulder larger has unveiled plans for the 7th edition of it’s annual television reality show; “The Gulder Ultimate Search.”