AS companies continue to turn in the first quarter 2017 (Q1’17) results to the Nigerian Stock Exchange, NSE, bullish trading is expected to trend this week in line with last week’s performance.

AT 48.6% growth in gross earnings to N147.7 billion, Zenith Bank Plc may have emerged the industry leader on top-line from the onset of 2017 financial year. But at a pre-tax profit of N44.2 billion it pales behind Guaranty Trust Bank’s N50.4 billion, giving the two financial icons a breath-taking and persistent rivalry.

PROFITS at Google parent Alphabet increased 28 percentyear-on-year to $5.4 billion, boosted by advertising on mobile phones and the popular YouTube video service.

TONY Elumelu Foundation (TEF) has announced the names of 1,000 entrepreneurs selected across 37 countries in Africa for the 2017 edition of the Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Programme (TEEP), the third in the 10-year $100 million programme.

IN 2009, the United Nations Industrial Development organisation (UNIDO) announced plans to conduct investor surveys In 22 African countries. A key goal of the survey in the case of Nigeria is to facilitate the creation of a Nigerian Industrial master plan.

ZUNDE Africa Ventures (ZAV) is looking for ambitious, smart, dedicated and passionate student entrepreneurs, across Africa, who are ready to take their businesses to the next level. ZAV has just opened up applications to businesses to invest in between March 20 and May 1, 2017.

CHAIRMAN of Honeywell Group, Dr. Oba Otudeko, has tasked African entrepreneurs to find innovative solutions to migrate the continent from its dependence on imported raw materials for industries.

LAST week we addressed the pledge of goods and other non-real estate property as security for bank loans for your business. We noted that in such properties as precious ornaments, cars, machinery etc with appropriate value can be deposited with the bank in lieu of loan security. And we also said that all the key requirements of a good security would apply in all cases of pledge of any form of property or goods as security for loan.

BY far the biggest employer of people in Africa is what is generally called the “informal sector.” I personally don’t like this title “informal,” preferring something like the “entrepreneurial” sector, but the truth of the matter is that most people in Africa survive and put their kids through school, by being “self-employed” in some sort of business activity.

THE Nigerian Insurers Association (NIA) has called on its members to be prepare for the anticipated Risk-Based Supervision (RBS) regime.

The Managing Director of FBN General Insurance Limited, Mr Olabode Opadokun says he will leverage the enormous economic opportunities to widen insurance.

In 2016, the 40 directors of the three banks, UBA, Zenith and Access Bank, went home with N9.42 billion of the N103.99 billion dividend declared by the three banks

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