
JULIUS ALAGBE| The planned removal of commission on turnover (CoT) by the Central bank of Nigeria, CBN, in 2016 will reduce transaction cost for the...

DON OKERE| The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) have reportedly set aside N300 billion for agricultural lending in 2016 apparently in...

The piece of legislation seeking to remove petroleum products from the list of regulated commodities will soon be considered on the floor of the House of...

Crude oil steadied near $32 per barrel on Tuesday thereby recovering slightly as investors booked profits. Prices are down around 15 percent since the start of...

Agro Dealers Association of Nigeria has threatened that its members will boycott the Growth Enhancement Support (GES) scheme unless the government pays N73 billion debt owed...

The Director-General, Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), Mr Muda Yusuf, said Nigeria’s huge population was not an economic disadvantage but that the people were...
FUNSO OLOJO| There is palpable anxiety within the ranks of operators of agencies in the maritime sector that are facing unprecedented pressure to deliver even more...

OKEY ONYENWEAKU & JULIUS ALAGBE| For insiders within the First Bank system, Dr. Adesola Kazeem Adeduntan, FCA, the new helmsman at First Bank of Nigeria Limited,...
UCHE CHRIS; OKEY ONYENWEAKU & JULIUS ALAGBE| Following last week’s visit of the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, IMF, Ms Christine Lagarde, to Nigeria,...