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  • EuroZone Crisis Update: The Plot Thickens as Sovereigns Set to lose Sovereignty

    To understand the developments in the Eurozone crisis, one must first understand the yearnings of each separate interest group. These interest groups are the citizens of Eurozone member countries, the governments that lead them, and the international...

    • Posted December 12, 2011
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  • Nigerian Cassava Bread: The President’s Economic Magic

    I would like to categorically state that I have no qualms about any plan(s) that would move the country forward economically. However, starting that “economic plan” on a comic note is rather appalling. Perhaps, the senseless passion...

    • Posted December 12, 2011
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  • ADVERTISEMENTS: Who Should Be Held Accountable For Failed Promises?

    A couple of years ago, I attended a course in the Enterprise Development Centre (part of Pan African University). We often used the case study method to illustrate the theories we were being taught. One case study...

    • Posted December 12, 2011
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  • Unrestricted Internet Journalism

    With billions of conversation going on the internet, journalism found its voice again. As a result the Internet has become standard publishing channel with the perilous challenge of integrity, monetization and sustainability. But internet journalism has also...

    • Posted December 12, 2011
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  • Arewa Peace And Unity Meeting: Moving The Talk Forward

    There is rumbling in Nigeria’s underbelly. Our nation is at a crossroad and even at that we still have the opportunity like never before to create a great future. At last week’s Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF, Peace...

    • Posted December 12, 2011
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  • Standard Chartered Eyes Nigeria for Islamic Banking

    Standard Chartered is in discussions with regulators to offer Islamic banking services in Oman and Nigeria, now that both countries are revamping their regulatory environments to encourage Islamic finance, the bank’s global head of Islamic banking on Sunday....

    • Posted December 11, 2011
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  • FDI Inflows To Nigeria Fall 19% Over Second Quarter – CBN

    Foreign direct investment in Nigeria, Africa’s top oil producer, declined 19 percent from the previous three months to $1.53 billion in the second quarter, the central bank said. Foreign-currency inflows fell 15 percent to $23 billion during the period,...

    • Posted December 9, 2011
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  • Nigerian Solicitor Exposes Shady Tax Deal Between HM Revenue and Goldman Sachs, Threatened with Sack

    After having his identify exposed on Thursday when Parliamentary evidence was made public, the whistleblower who exposed that senior tax collectors let Goldman get away with not paying millions of pounds in tax penalties may be facing...

    • Posted December 9, 2011
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  • Nigerian Foreign Reserves slip to lowest since November 9

    Nigerian foreign reserves stood at $32.99 billion at December 2, its lowest since November  9, as the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) struggles to sustain stability in the domestic foreign exchange market, the apex bank’s data showed yesterday....

    • Posted December 9, 2011
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  • Stanbic IBTC MD is the Highest Paid Director in Nigerian Banking Industry, GTBank Second

    The highest paid director in the Nigerian banking industry is the Managing Director of Stanbic IBTC and she walks home with twice more pay than the second highest paid director of any Nigerian bank. This is contained...

    • Posted December 9, 2011
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  • YOUWIN And The Fallacy Of The Businessplan

    When I had begun to cheer federal government, I realized YOUWIN would be blighted by the factors that have been chasing Nigeria and foreign businesses to neighbouring countries. It is just that we have put the cart...

    • Posted December 9, 2011
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  • Rethinking ASUU’s Strategy

    ASUU’s strategy has always been this: it directs all its members in Federal and State universities to embark on total and indefinite strike at federal government breach of the union’s agreements. These strikes mean: no teaching, no...

    • Posted December 9, 2011
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  • Earnings Watch: Bagco Releases Refreshing 1st quarter 2012 Results

    Nigerian Bags Manufacturing Company Plc or Bagco Plc has announced its 1st quarter 2012 results on the Nigerian Stock Exchange. Turnover was up 25% to N 3.5 Billion from N 2.8 Billion over the same period last...

    • Posted December 8, 2011
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  • Alcatel-Lucent Expands 100G Optical Networking Capability

    Paris, December 6, 2011 – Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) today announced a major advance to its global leadership in 100G optical networking by introducing a breakthrough in single-carrier coherent technology that will extend optical signals...

    • Posted December 8, 2011
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