The Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), Mr. Oscar Onyema, has called on companies in the Information & Communication Technology (ICT) sector that are yet to be listed in the stock exchange to exploit the opportunities in the nation’s capital market to seek long term funding given the capital intensive nature of the market.

Nigerian social technology entrepreneurs are to witness a boost in their creativity as the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) plans to partner with Co-Creation Hub Nigeria in the development of Nigeria’s information technology sector with the planned transformation of the social technology space in the country.

The campaign for a dramatic slash in fares charged by foreign airlines in Nigeria started like a huge joke, which nobody took seriously, because of the nation’s notoriety for blowing hot and cold at the same time. Not even the military regimes in the country could dare probe into how foreign airlines carried on in Nigeria over the years, as most of the big carriers were known for using prominent traditional rulers and others to have their way round the government of the day.

Oil firms boosted foreign exchange supply in March selling $1.32 billion, representing 190 per cent increase when compared with $454 million sold in the previous month.

Minister of State for Trade and Investment, Mr Samuel Ortom, has stressed the need for local entrepreneurs to invest in the manufacturing of automotive components for local assembly plants. Ortom made the call at the launch of 58 investment profiles on automotive components organised by the Automotive Council of Nigeria (NAC) in Abuja.