All posts tagged "featured"

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  Greek oil tanker hijacked near Nigeria released

  A Greek oil tanker hijacked by gunmen off the coast of Nigeria at the weekend has been released along with its 20-strong crew, the Greek coastguard told AFP Monday. The Liberian-flagged oil tanker Aegean Star owned by...

  • Posted July 19, 2011
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• An Africa-Focused Mutual Fund Outperforming Its ETF Peers

  By Ryan Hoover Few mutual funds consistently beat the market because their fees tend to counteract any expertise that their managers bring to the table. But if consistent outperformance through active management is possible, it’s most likely...

  • Posted July 19, 2011
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  Master Secret of Influence in Leadership

  Editor’s note: This guest post is written by Ayo Fadumiye, Principal Consultant, LEADERSHIP edge Consult. You can  find Ayo on Facebook, Twitter, Email and Skype I welcome you to this life changing and thought provoking column packaged to help you to discover,...

  • Posted July 18, 2011
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  Sale of Nigeria’s Nitel bogs down in confusion

  The sale of Nitel, Nigeria’s incumbent telecom operator, has bogged down in confusion following the failure by Omen International Consortium to pay a US$105 million bid security to the Bureau of Public Enterprise. The sale of Nitel,...

  • Posted July 18, 2011
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  CBN’s interest-free banking gains momentum

  It seems that the influential governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, is winning the “hearts and minds” debate over the introduction of interest-free (Islamic) banking into Africa’s most populous yet highly...

  • Posted July 18, 2011
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  Lagos-Ibadan expressway: Adeboye prays for Babalakin

  Amid preparations for the commencement of full scale construction on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, at the weekend, strengthened the Chairman of Bi-Courtney Highway Services Limited,...

  • Posted July 17, 2011
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  BusinessNews Weekend Giveaway Promo: FREE Recharge Vouchers!

  Congratulations to last week winners of our weekly BusinessNews Giveaway Promo. This week, we are giving away 10 recharge vouchers (all networks) to our readers. Entry Requirement: Do one or both of the following: Become a fan of...

  • Posted July 15, 2011
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  Nigerian Billionaire Mike Adenuga Might Be Africas Richest Man

  By Mfonobong Nsehe Mike Adenuga, a Nigerian oil and telecoms tycoon, might be Africa’s new richest man. In March this year, Forbes published its annual rankings of the world’s richest people. Mike Adenuga, who debuted on the list, was...

  • Posted July 15, 2011
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  Machiavellian Business Lessons from Billionaire Aliko Dangote

  By Mfonobong Nsehe Ever since my first encounter several years ago with Robert Greene’s international bestseller, The 48 Laws of Power and Niccolo Machiavelli’s The Prince, I’ve become an ardent student of power, obsessed with studying and predicting the...

  • Posted July 13, 2011
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  The MTN Link Night – Abuja Edition [Pictures]

  The MTN Link Night train came to Abuja on the 2nd of July, 2011. The event which took place at the prestigious Transcorp Hilton Hotel lived up to its billing in every sense of the word. The...

  • Posted July 12, 2011
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