Thursday, May 23rd, 2013
Being a paper presented by Mrs. ‘Funke Adekoya, Senior Advocate of Nigeria and Head, Dispute Resolution Practice Group at ǼLEX at the Law Association of Zambia 2nd Annual Conference held in Livingstone, Zambia…last week A by product of the recent global financial meltdown is that...
Thursday, May 23rd, 2013
By Onche Odeh Director General of the Centre for Black and African Arts and Civilization (CBAAC), Professor Tunde Babawale, has offered some recommendations on how science could help Nigeria and other developing countries in Africa use their huge cultural wealth to accelerate development. Part of...
Thursday, May 23rd, 2013
The stakeholders in the Arbitration sector met in Lagos last Friday for an emergency meeting to discuss the Bill for the establishment of the National Alternative Dispute Resolution Regulatory Commission which has scaled the second reading at the Lower Chamber of the National Assembly. The...
Thursday, May 23rd, 2013
By Efe Ebelo, Snr. Correspondent, Abuja Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Malam Lamido Sanusi, said the apex bank is committed to realising the vision of providing a secure, robust and accessible payment infrastructure. He said the payments system as an important component of...
Thursday, May 23rd, 2013
As part of the ongoing reforms in the mortgage sector where mortgage banks have been told to raise their capital base to N5 billion, two mortgage banks in the country, Stallion Home Savings & Loan Limited and Mutual Alliance Savings & Loans Limited, have signed...
Thursday, May 23rd, 2013
By Bamidele Ogunwusi, Correspondent, Lagos Shareholders of Skye Bank, on Wednesday in Lagos gave their blessing to plans by the board to raise additional N50 billion to strengthen its balance sheet and support its business expansion. The fresh capital is to be raised from the capital...
Thursday, May 23rd, 2013
By Oladele Ogunsola/Ibadan Government and Community leaders were yesterday urged to step up the campaign for exclusive breast-feeding for newborn babies in view of the. unquantifiable benefits inherent in the method. This call was made by stake holders in the health sector at a programme...
Thursday, May 23rd, 2013
By Chibuzor Emejor, Correspondent, Abuja Director-General of the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON, Joseph Odumodu, on Wednesday said the agency plans to reduce sub-standard products in the country to 20 per cent before end of this year. Addressing the Executive Director of Christabel International Company, Christabel...
Thursday, May 23rd, 2013
Nigeria’s president, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, has been urged to take the lead as the world consolidates plans to eradicate poliomyelitis from the face of the earth. This is in view of the fact that Nigeria is one of only three countries in the world and...
Thursday, May 23rd, 2013
The National Housing Fund (NHF) was established in by Act N0 3 of 1992, to set in motion a housing revolution that will make more Nigerians home owners. However, the reverse seems the case as the housing deficit, which was less than a million units...
Thursday, May 23rd, 2013
Data from the Equipment Leasing Association of Nigeria (ELAN), shows that the nation’s leasing industry recorded N671.494 billion in transaction value in the 12 months of last year.
Thursday, May 23rd, 2013
A woman of impeccable character, Titilola Akinlawon was called to the Nigerian Bar in 1981. She got elevated to the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria in 2011 after legal practice of three decades. She was in the law firm of M I Jegede and...
Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013
By Bamidele Ogunwusi/Lagos When shareholders of construction giant- Julius Berger gather in Abuja next month for their annual meeting, one of the first tasks will be to consider the company’s financials for the year ended December 31, 2012, and to consider and approve the N2.50...
Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013
By Sola Alabadan The Nigerian Insurers Association (NIA) plans to put an end to the menace of fake marine insurance policies rampant in the country from December 2013, NIA’s Director General, Sunday Thomas, has hinted. After having successfully deployed the motor insurance module on its...
Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013
By Sola Alabadan Make sacrifices today to save for retirement Make no mistake by thinking that your income is low or that because you have so many things you are spending on; it will be difficult for you to have any money left to save...
