It was hailed as the best thing to happen in the oil and gas sector especially in Nigeria – a serial importer of crude products. The year was 2013 and in September of that year, Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man, announced yet another of his gargantuan projects – the construction …
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Minister of State, Mines and Steel Development, Dr. Uchechukwu Sampson Ogah has said that about 44 different minerals in commercial quantities in the country, urging the Republic of Korea to invest in Nigeria’s solid minerals sector for the mutual benefit of both countries. The Minister also added that Korea …
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The Lagos State Government has empowered 190 youths and women in Afowo Community, Badagry, in the fish cage culture system to further drive youth and women empowerment in a bid to help them to make positive changes. The State Commissioner for Agriculture, Ms. Abisola Olusanya, who made this known at …
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Fredrick Nwabufo, journalist and columnist, has convened an ideological and voluntary group for journalists committed to peace-building, national cohesion and progress. According to the columnist, the group named, ‘Journalists for United Nigeria (JUN)’, is strictly non-partisan; not a pressure or lobby group, but a think-factory to connect minds in the …
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The National Economic Council (NEC) Thursday received and discussed the initial report of its Ad-Hoc Committee interfacing with the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on the complete deregulation of the downstream sub-sector of the industry, and appropriate pricing of petrol. Laolu Akande, the spokesman of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, in …
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Nigerian Women in Public Relations (NGWiPR) has announced its inaugural Reverse Mentorship Workshop, with the theme: ”Leadership Visibility. Leveraging Trends. Managing Complex Teams”. The global virtual event, designed for senior professionals with at least 15 years experience, will hold on July 28 – 29 from 11 am – 1 pm …
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by Adegoke Adegbami Early in 2021, I granted an interview to a media platform. The last question of that interview session was about my advice to the operators and regulators of the microfinance subsector in Nigeria. Of course, my answer was practically an outline from the work I did for …
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Guaranty Trust Bank has announced the appointment of Mariam Olusanya as Managing Director. This is according to a notice signed by the company’s secretary, Erhi Obebeduo, and sent to the Nigerian Exchange Group Limited (NGX). Olusanya has over 20 years experience cutting across Transaction Services, Treasury, Assets and Liability …
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Financial management is one of the most important responsibilities of any individual; most importantly for a creative and/ business owner. The consequences of making a single bad financial decision are too dire to even imagine and it is perhaps inevitable that negative consequences will be the direct result of any …
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A Nigerian man, Chief Ugochukwu Okoro, who is an Igbo Community leader staged a one man protest at MSC office in Toronto, Canada over his containers that were been held by the shipping company. During the protest which he streamed live, he accused MSC of exploiting Nigerians doing business with …
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