THE Lagos State Government is seeking the assistance of the Scottish Development International to develop and attract investors in its energy and solid mineral sector.
The Commissioner for Energy and Mineral Resources, Taofiq Ajibade Tijani...

BARELY two months into the effective date for the commencement of the stipulated interest rate on savings deposits in banks, majority of the financial institutions have defied the directive.

According to investigations, the directive contained in...

VICE President Mohammed Namadi Sambo has challenged Japan to invest heavily in Nigeria due to the potentials inherent in the country’s progressive economic growth and development.

A statement by his media office at the weekend quoted Sambo, who...

THE World Bank has invested $56 million (N8.9 billion) in the nation’s agricultural research system, to improve food production in the country.

The five-year project, codenamed West Africa Agricultural Productivity Programme (WAAPP-Nigeria) and...

THE  President of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), Alhaji Bashir Borodo, has advocated the introduction of a single-digit interest rate on agricultural loans to enhance growth in the sector.

Borodo made the suggestion in an...

The first anniversary of the Dana Airline accident, which claimed over 160 lives, including all members of the same family is today. While the full investigation report on the cause of the accident is yet to be released, WOLE SHADARE and...

•Recovers $1.99b debt from IOCs

THE Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiatives (NEITI) has recovered that about $1.99 billion (N316 billion) from International Oil Companies (IOCs) and paid into the Federation Account since its...

EXCEPT telecommunications service providers take urgent steps to address the persistent sharp decline in service quality, they risk the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) sanctions, The Guardian has learnt.

Besides, the National Association...

STAKEHOLDERS in the telecommunications sector have lamented what they described as huge Internet transmission cost in Nigeria.

This is coming on the heels of the presence of about four sub-marine cables put at about N347 billion in the country...

ORGANISATION of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has attributed the current global crude oil price volatility to continued uncertainty, stemming from the slow pace of global economic growth, continued Euro-zone debt crises, high unemployment...

Stephan Botha, until recently, was the Managing Director of Integrated Cash Management Services (ICMS) in Nigeria. Before leaving the country for South Africa at the end of his tenure, he spoke with Business Editor, ADE OGIDAN. Excerpts:

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Mr. Tim Hinton is the Global Head, Small and Medium Enterprises Banking at Standard Chartered Bank. He came to Nigeria as part of his oversight functions and had a chat with CHIJIOKE NELSON on the bank’s strategy to boost Nigeria’s economy...

MIDYEAR in 2007, the analysis  available from usually  redoubtable sources disposed that Nigeria would need to produce a Gross Domestic Product  in the range of US$570 billion  by year 2020 to qualify as one of the 20 largest...

STRINGENT punishment for offenders, application of modern technology and the use of electronic surveillance devices, have been identified as measures capable of tackling pipeline vandalism in the country.

Stakeholders at 2013 Petroleum Downstream...