Traction not seen after years of mouthing diversification
After several years of shadow boxing, the situation on ground in Africa’s largest economy shows that very little has been done in real terms to diversify the economy from oil,…
Read moreGridlock, congestion and the megacity syndrome
Newspaper headlines have a way of conveying care or scare tendency. ‘Military activities forced Boko Haram to Lagos, Others – Police’ which a few newspapers used in one of their…
Read moreBrent oil eases as focus returns to global oversupply
Oil prices eased, reversing the previous day’s gains, as the risk premium stemming from the Paris attacks faded, and the focus returned to the global oversupply in crude and petroleum…
Read moreActis, RMB Westport and Paragon sell Nigeria’s Ikeja City Mall to Hyprop and Attacq
Actis, a leading emerging markets investor, RMB Westport, a notable sub-Saharan Africa real estate investment management and development group and Paragon Holdings, a leading Nigerian investor group have confirmed the…
Read morePfizer awards outstanding pharmacists at PSN conference
Pfizer Nigeria has further demonstrated its commitment to the pharmaceutical industry in Nigeria by rewarding outstanding pharmacists at the just concluded 88th Annual Conference of the Pharmaceutical Society of…
Read moreGroup seeks to unlock over $100bn potential in Nigerian mineral resources
CSR-in-Action, Nigeria’s premier business and ethical networking platform and consultancy for sustainability, has announced plans to host governments, captains of industry, experts and investors in the country’s capital, Abuja, to…
Read moreInvesting across Africa: Debunking the myths
Investing in Africa presents compelling long-term opportunities, however, there are myths surrounding investing on the continent. This is the view of Nick Ndiritu, Allan Gray portfolio manager, who in the…
Read moreA market approach to ending child deaths from preventable disease
Around the world more than 2.5 billion people do not have access to a toilet, and more than 1 billion people defecate in the open, impacting human health and leaving…
Read moreBuhari’s economic way forward: It’s all about people
The president has no other business. He is not doing anything else. This is his life commitment. And he has said this is what he is going to commit his…
Read moreApple Pay will not Pay Credit Card Companies Read How Apple Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Credit Card Company
Apple Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Credit Card Company By: David Hanson Dear Opportunistic Investor, $18 million a day. That’s how much money American Express, Capital One, Chase, Discover…
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