Fidelity Supports Vocational Education
As part of efforts to adequately prepare Nigerian youths for specific trades and crafts, Fidelity Bank Plc has contributed to the renovation at the Lagos State School for Vocational Studies....
IFRS Academy Takes off before March
The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has disclosed that the much-awaited International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) Academy will be inaugurated before the end of the first quarter of next year. Chairman,...
Nigeria, Others Battle WTO, Developed Nations over Trade Policies
With the effort of Nigeria and other developing countries in holding off larger developed nations from initiating allegedly inequitable global trade policies through the World Trade Organisation (WTO) yielding dividend...
Oil/Gas Index Leads with 94% Growth
Less than one month to the end of the year the oil and gas sector of the stock market has maintained its lead, recording the highest growth of 94.01 per...
HPZ Boosts Shareholders’ Confidence with New Factory
Haier Paterson Zochonis (HPZ) Limited, a subsidiary of PZ Cussons, has restated its commitment to boosting shareholders' confidence despite the harsh business environment facing manufacturing activities in the country. ...
Lagos Needs $50bn to Fix Infrastructural Challenges
The Commissioner for Economic Planning and Budget, Lagos State, Mr. Ben Akabueze, has said Lagos State requires an investment of $50 billion in ten years to address its infrastructural challenges....
NCC Allays Fears of Monopoly in Broadband Infrastructure Rollout
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has cleared the air of doubt as to whether the planned licensing of seven Infrastructure Companies (InfraCo) by the NCC will lead to unfair competition...
NACCIMA Flays CBN’s Cash Reserve Requirement Policy
The Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA) has decried the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN's) recent policy pronouncement to increase Cash Reserve Requirement (CRR) on...
History as Physically Challenged Student Wins NSE Essay Competition
History was made recently as a physically-challenged student, Master Mahmud Abdullahi, from Government College Azare, Bauchi State, emerged winner of the 12th annual national essay competition of the Nigerian Stock...
Market Loses N104bn as BearsTake Control
After hitting an all-time high the previous week, the Nigerian equities market ended the month of November on a poor note as the bears dominated activities on four trading days...