by Omoigui-Okauru The question of why Nigeria has not been able to sustain generations of successful businesses has been addressed differently by experts, but former Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) Executive Chairman, Mrs. Ifueko Omoigui-Okauru, attributed it to poor visual…
Nigeria Electronic Fraud Forum (NeFF) has said that loss arising from electronic payment fraud has fallen by 63 percent. Chairman of the Forum and Director, Banking and Payment System Department, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Dipo Fatokun disclosed this…
A consultant to the World Bank, Prof Abel Ogunwale, has advised the government to invest in infrastructure and value-added production. Ogunwale, a lecturer in Agricultural Extension and Rural Development, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Ladoke Akintola University, Ogbomosho, Oyo State, noted…
Tele communications giant, MTN today announced the resignation its Nigerian CEO resignation, Michael Ikpoki. The sudden resignations came at a time the company is trying to pay a $5.2 billion (R71 billion) fine imposed on the company by the Nigerian…
The Major Oil Marketers Association of Nigeria on Friday threatened to stop the importation of petroleum products over yet-to-be-paid N256 billion subsidy claim by the Federal Government. The Executive Secretary of MOMAN, Obafemi Olawore, made the disclosure at a…
Governor Adams Oshiomhole says there’s urgent need to clean-up areas polluted by oil exploration and pipeline vandalism in the Niger Delta to prevent diseases that may be induced by environmental pollution. Speaking during a courtesy visit to him by the…
Should crude oil prices remain volatile, averaging $53 in 2015, the Oil Producers Trade Section (OPTS) has estimated that Nigeria’s revenue from oil and gas sales could be cut by about $10 billion or 30 per cent. OPTS, through its…
The Chairman of Nigeria Agriculture Business Group (NABG), and its Coordinator, Sani Dangote, Comrade Peter Esele and Emmanuel Ijewere, yesterday expressed confidence in the ability of the newly elected President of African Development Bank (AfDB), and former Minister of Agriculture…
FREEPRESS — The Nigerian banking sector has for over a decade now received its fair share of legal and regulatory attention resulting from the massive failures of financial institutions that characterised the 90s. With the Central Bank of Nigeria’s recapitalisation…
*Commits to responsible TAM on refineries FREEPRESS — As part of its new business strategies to overcome extant disruptions in international crude oil market especially with regards to hydro-fracking technology and loss of patronage from the United States, Nigeria could…
