All posts tagged "featured"
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Vision 20: 2020 May Likely Fail – NESG
Nigeria is seriously lagging behind its plan to become one of the world’s top 20 economies by 2020, and unless the pace of economic growth is seriously accelerated to cover a huge gap of about $730 billion,...
- Posted December 4, 2012
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Subsidy: 50 Oil Firms Collected N232 billion Illegally- Okonjo-Iweala
Minister of Finance, Mrs. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said Fifty oil marketers illegally collected N232 billion from the Federal Government as fuel subsidy. Mrs. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala who doubles as the Co-ordinating Minister for the Economy said the government has...
- Posted December 4, 2012
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Finance Ministry Releases N170 billion for Q4 2012 Budget
The Finance Ministry has revealed that the government has released N170 billion to cash back the portion of the budget appropriated for the fourth quarter. Speaking at a news conference in Abuja, Mrs. Okonjo-Iweala said the government...
- Posted December 4, 2012
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Nigeria Stock Exchange Watch: ASI (-0.43%) Declines, Hit by Profit takers
Historically, December is a month that does not favour the fortunes of the stock market. Investors usually close their positions for the for various reasons, one of which includes to have some spending money for family and friends....
- Posted December 3, 2012
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Standard & Poors Rates GTBank Stable, Highlights Strengths and Weaknesses
International Ratings Agency, Standards & Poors released a report on GTBank today. The agency rated the bank BB-/Stable/B, and rated key metrics such as Business Position and Risk Position, Adequate. The agency highlighted the banks strengths,...
- Posted December 3, 2012
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Political Parties Laud FG effort of curbing Fashola’s excessive loan taking
The efforts by the Federal Goverment to caution and block additional loan request by the Lagos State Government from the World Bank has been applauded by the Conference of Political Parties in the State. This is coming...
- Posted December 3, 2012
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Sub-Saharan Africa records largest increase in DHL Global Connectedness Index
DHL today released the second edition of the DHL Global Connectedness Index (GCI), a comprehensive analysis of the state of globalization around the world. The report, drawing on over one million data points from 2005 to...
- Posted December 3, 2012
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Advertising Industry Is Dying Because Of Multiple Taxation — OAAN
The Outdoor Advertising Association of Nigeria has attributed the declining affluence of the business in the country to multiple taxations. National President of the association, Mr. Charles Chijide, who stated this on Friday, also called on governments...
- Posted December 3, 2012
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Gas Industry Operators call for Dynamism in the Sector
As Nigeria explores the potentials she has in utilizing her Gas to power and drive the economy effectively, industry operators have expressed dissatisfaction with the progress report card of the sector due to the static posture of the policies and...
- Posted December 3, 2012
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Business Community Set for 2012 Quality Summit
No matter how well a product is advertised and packaged, once the quality is poor it completely cancels out the good intentions of the company that developed it. This therefore underscores the importance of Quality in ensuring valuable...
- Posted December 3, 2012