Bankers in Nigeria have faulted the ongoing mergers and acquisition in the banking sector, alleging that people of questionable character are clandestinely taking over the nation’s banks in the name of mergers and acquisition.

I recall that, Late President Umar Yar’Adua (God bless his soul)crystallized a 7-Point Development Agenda, which unfortunately, failed to impact positively on the social welfare of the critical mass in our country. Some critics believe that Yar’Adua would have done better if he focussed on two or three critical areas of deprivations for urgent attention and remediation

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Friday ordered banks to lend to all the agricultural value chains and develop sound financial delivery system that would serve the needs of farmers

Worried by the spate of reputation challenges presently confronting the nation, the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations, (NIPR), said it would soon convene a national summit involving key stakeholders, with a view to dissecting the image problem of the country and chart a new way forward.

Mr Lugard Aimiuwu, President of National Institute of Marketing of Nigeria (NIMN), has advised the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) against constant increase in lending rates. Aimiuwu told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that frequent increase in lending rates would affect the growth of the real sector, particularly agriculture and small scale enterprises.