Business

The Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo on Saturday, performed the groundbreaking ceremony of the N200 billion Benin Industrial Park at Iyanomo in Ikpoba Okha Local Government Area of Edo State.  Speaking at the event, Prof. Osinbajo said the industrial park will create 170, 000 direct and indirect jobs and would contribute significantly to the country’s manufacturing sector.  He commended the Governor of …

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Photo Caption: From Left: Oscar Onyema, CEO, Nigerian Stock Exchange ( NSE) , Timothy E. McPherson, Minister of Finance, Sovereign State of Accompong and Kamil Olufowobi, CEO Most Influential 100 Limited during a courtesy visit to the NSE CEO in Lagos, Nigeria recently. The NSE CEO after some informal discussions presented Macpherson with a special edition of city of Lagos …

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A Nigeria-Centric Restaurant, Labule, has opened a new outlet in Lekki Lagos, yesterday. Labule, Nigeria-centric restaurant, operated by an indigenous company, Roots Foods Limited, offering real Nigerian local delicacies in a unique environment that combines the setting of a modern quick service restaurant with that of an African setting of a local ‘buka’, has opened a new outlet on Admiralty Road …

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What problem can be found in every country in the world and affects one in three people globally? What problem is so rife that the World Health Organization (WHO) terms it “the new normal.”? The surprising answer is malnutrition. It is not an issue that grabs many headlines or attracts much funding, yet malnutrition in its various forms, from hunger …

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Photo Caption: From Left: President Kaduna Polo Club, Suleman Abubakar, Country Head, Premier Banking, Ecobank Nigeria, Mrs Rita Etomi Ademola; Emir of Katsina, Alhaji (Dr). Abdulmumini Kabir  Uman;  President, Nigeria Polo Federation, Francis Ogboro; Area Manager, Premier Banking, Irene Hope –Dabor and Relationship Manager, Premier Banking. Abuja Salamatu Oniyangi during the Kaduna International Polo Tournament held in Kaduna State recently …

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With about 7 billion people living in the world, natural resources have come under tremendous strain globally. Rising temperatures, water scarcity, double burden of nutrition and increasing gaps between the poor and the rich are some of the challenges facing the world. Some corporate organisations have come to understand that companies must be a part of the solution to these …

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The National Assembly must have a budget office that will provide analyses and advice to the legislative arm of government so as to ease the passage of the document and enhance its implementation. Former Minister of National Planning, Shamsuddeen Usman, who said this in Lagos on Friday, said such an institution will bring efficiency to the national budget implementation and …

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Photo Caption: From Left: Area Manager, Public Sector, North East, Ecobank Nigeria, Umar Bako; Area Manager, Personal Banking, North East, Ecobank Nigeria, Babagana Kyari; Senior Teacher/Rep. Principal, Govt. Girls Unity College, Damaturu, Shehu Zakari; and overall best student of Govt. Girls Unity College and award recipient of Ecobank, Suhayya Suleiman Dan Azumi, during the World Saving Days lecture organized by …

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The former Minister of Finance and National Planning, Dr. Shamsudeen Usman has called for close collaboration between the executive and legislature to address the issue of lag in budget implementation. Usman who made the call at the 2018 budget seminar organized by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), tagged the ‘Nigerian Capital Market and Budget 2017: Lessons for 2018’ said …

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Chairman Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance and other Financial Institutions, Senator Rafiu Adebayo Ibrahim, has disclosed plans by the 8th Senate, under the able leadership of Dr. Bukola Saraki, to do everything it takes to empower the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) realize the tough mandate given to them by the government and people of Nigeria. The Senator who …

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